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Whitaker's Words Helper

by FullBlown · Tools
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

This extension uses the wonderful program, designed by William Whitaker, to easily get detailed and accurate Latin definitions.

Users
385
+33 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
6
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#49K
#41K among extensions
Version
2.1.2
updated 4 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
60222385Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 385 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
246Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 6 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Whitaker's Words Helper

Update: The extension has been restored to full functionality and any new bugs will be dealt with as soon as possible. The development team apologizes for the app breaking. As a Latin student myself I was often frustrated with constantly switching tabs to look up Latin vocabulary and I'm sure I wasn't the only one irritated by this. Wouldn't it be so much better if there was a way to look up words without switching tabs? This extension uses the wonderful application designed by the late William Whitaker (through a website set up by University Notre Dame) to seamlessly bring you Latin definitions while you're working, without ever needing you to leave the page you're working on. Carpe diem! How To Use: Using this extension is incredibly easy, all you have to is double click on a word and the definition will appear. If you want to look up many words at once you can either drag-highlight the words and then right click and select 'Get definitions' from the Whitaker's Words Helper menu, or double click and drag. If you want to see only definitions, without the possible parts of speech, check the definitions only option. The Whitaker's Words Helper right click menu also has a 'Get scansion' option that will scan the selected text for dactylic hexameter. Finally, if you want to disable the extension, click on the icon in the top left, next to the search bar and click the toggle to disable the extension. The original Whitaker's Words site can be found at https://latin-words.com. Copyright © 1993-2007 The scansion is provided by The Latin Macronizer at www.alatius.com/macronizer/. Copyright 2015-2021 Johan Winge.

Growth

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7 days+8+2.1%00.00
30 days+33+9.4%00.00
6 months+61+18.8%00.00
1 year+70+22.2%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Whitaker's Words Helper appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
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Version history

6 versions recorded
2.1.24 Oct 2026
2.1.14 Mar 2024
2.1.03 Mar 2024
2.01 Mar 2024
1.423 Feb 2024
1.31 Sep 2019

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
1 Sep 2019
Size
34 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
mpjaoplmcdeknomnaphnfipccfbppidl

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
storagecontextMenus

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