Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A searchable archive of Wikipedia's “Current Events” portal launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   NewsBot▲189

   The fastest way to find related articles

   2015 · pedicuresalonaangenaam.nl · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Transparent▲80

   View news article histories in your browser

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Memo▲91

   A new online publication for people curious about the future

   2015 · account.forbes.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   NewsDiffs▲66

   Tracks edits to stories over time on major news sites.

   2014 · newsdiffs.org · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wonker▲84

   User-generated explanations on complex current events.

   2014 · wonker.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Better History▲93

   Your Chrome Browsing history. Better.

   2014 · better-history.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Infobitt▲62

   For The News What Wikipedia Did for Encyclopedias

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   I’ve made an RSS news-aggregator based on Wikipedia▲24

   News aggregator powered by Wikipedia. Contribute to WikiNewsFeed/wikinewsfeed development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Founch▲95

   A new way to explore the web (an advanced Wikipedia)

   2015 · founch.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Data Dashboard by Wikimedia Foundation▲75

    Compiled data of the Worlds busiest public site

    2016 · analytics.wikimedia.org · its alternatives →

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    I parsed the entire en.wikipedia for events, time and location▲18

    Search and explore events, in space-time

    2020 · whataday.info · its alternatives →

12. 12RA
    Read articles with context, wikipedia snippets of people or interests▲5

    2016 · contextually.in · its alternatives →

13. 13AF
    A fresh take on Wikipedia▲8

    2012 · lolcat.biz · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Internet History Calendar▲8

    A curated digital calendar showcasing the internet

    2024 · internethistorycalendar.com · its alternatives →

15. 15UW
    Using Wikipedia as a dictionary▲8

    2015 · wikitranslateitfor.me · its alternatives →

16. 16LA
    Link-Archive.org▲7

    2022 · link-archive.org · its alternatives →

17. 17PM
    Patroltool – Monitor Wikipedia's latest edits▲6

    2021 · altilunium.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Wiki – Command line Wikipedia summaries▲7

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Annotated▲5

    A Newsletter About News

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Machine learning enhanced Wikipedia browsing (Chrome extension)▲5

    2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Wiki Reverse▲15

    See what websites are linking to Wikipedia pages

    2015 · wikireverse.org · its alternatives →

22. 22TW
    Tiny weekend project from scraped Wikipedia data: whodiedhere.com▲6

    2012 · whodiedhere.com · its alternatives →

23. 23WT
    WikiScroll (TikTok-Style Wikipedia)▲7

    2025 · wiki-scroll-blush.vercel.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Index▲7

    A tool for tracking tech news

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →