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WaniKani Notifier

by BleckJeck · Education
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Simple Notifier and Launcher for WaniKani Reviews and Lessons. Works with API v2

Users
548
+2 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
9
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#41K
#35K among extensions
Version
2.0.1
updated 28 Aug 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
60310559Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 548 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
269Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 9 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About WaniKani Notifier

Notifies you when your reviews are due. There's not much else to it. Made mostly for fun, works with the WaniKani API v2. Features: - A badge shows how many reviews are due (you can tick a box in the settings page to get politely reminded of your lessons as well). - Click on the extension to open a pop-up with links to your lessons and reviews. NEW in version 2.0.1 - Reworked to be compliant with Chrome extensions manifest V3. - Moved from timers to alarms, which limits API calls to one call per minute. - Added support for vacation mode in the settings (hide your reviews count while on vacation). This update was made necessary by the new Google policy for Chrome extensions (more info here if you're interested: https://developer.chrome.com/blog/mv2-transition/). The extension is now MV3-compliant, which it's definitely a good thing as it means is won't be removed from the store, but it also forced some less welcome design changes, especially the one around timers. In short, this means the extension can only refresh once every minute, which is fine most of the time but can be somewhat annoying while you're in the middle of doing reviews. I also finally got around to add support for vacation mode, which will hide your review count and stop making API calls while you're taking a break from WaniKani. Bear in mind this is completely independent from the vacation settings on WK itself, so remember to update your options in both places!

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−7−1.3%00.00
30 days+2+0.4%00.00
6 months+13+2.4%00.00
1 year+56+11.4%00.00

Version history

6 versions recorded
2.0.16 Jun 2022
1.1.324 Apr 2021
1.1.24 Feb 2021
1.1.11 Feb 2021
1.0.17 Sep 2020
1.0.06 Sep 2020

Details

Category
Education
First seen
6 Sep 2020
Size
94 KB
Languages
en-GB
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
heelibmlhnhijgkloghdgpfgobhjemem

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 0
Permissions
storagealarms

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