ElegantWiki is a clean, fast, distraction-free Wikipedia reader that focuses on readability, performance, and accessibility. It reformats publicly licensed Wikipedia content (CC BY-SA 4.0) into a modern interface with better typography, mobile-friendly spacing, and subtle interface enhancements. The goal is simple: make long-form knowledge easier to absorb while keeping attribution and licensing clear.

This project was created for people who enjoy exploring Wikipedia but prefer a calmer reading experience, faster navigation, dark mode, and ergonomic design. It does not alter the meaning of the text. It only restructures layout elements (infobox, images, tables, headings) for clarity and flow. If you like using browser extensions, you may also enjoy Wikiwand or Modern for Wikipedia. They have done good work rethinking the reading layer, and ElegantWiki exists in the same spirit as a lightweight, standalone web experience you can load instantly without installing anything.

Below is a concise overview of the key features that make ElegantWiki a practical alternative interface for reading Wikipedia articles.

• Enhanced Typography: Professionally selected fonts, optimal spacing, and responsive scaling for comfortable reading on any device.
• Built-in Dark Mode: Toggle between light and dark themes to reduce eye strain during long reading sessions.
• Progress Tracking: Visualize your reading progress with accurate time estimates and a visual progress bar.
• Smart Search: Find articles quickly with real-time suggestions and support for direct Wikipedia URLs.
• Enhanced Navigation: Floating table of contents, section navigation, and link previews for a seamless browsing experience.
• Customizable Settings: Adjust font family, text size, and line height to create your ideal reading experience.

All these features work together to create a cohesive reading experience that respects both Wikipedia content creators and readers seeking a more enjoyable way to consume knowledge.

Wikipedia is a collaboratively edited encyclopedia. Its openness means quality can vary between topics, but multiple studies show that core scientific and general reference articles can approach the accuracy of traditional encyclopedias, especially after community refinement.

A widely cited comparative study published in Nature (2005) found a similar average number of serious factual errors in science articles between Wikipedia and Encyclopaedia Britannica (Nature report). Follow-up discussion highlighted that volunteer-driven knowledge can be competitive in many domains.

Additional analyses in medical and computational fields, plus coverage in major newspapers, show that while Wikipedia is generally reliable for overview learning, caution is needed for time-sensitive, emerging, or controversial subjects. Potential issues include:

• Editorial Lag: New developments may take hours or days to stabilize.
• Systemic Bias: Coverage can skew toward topics of interest to active editor demographics.
• Citation Quality Variation: Some articles rely on primary sources or weaker references.

Best practice: treat Wikipedia as a starting layer. Check cited references, compare with scholarly databases, and look for secondary reviews when accuracy is critical. Wikipedia policy on Verifiability stresses that content should be backed by reliable published sources.

Selected references and coverage: Nature 2005, Pew Research, The Guardian.

Wikipedia text content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. Some older contributions may also be dual-licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, but CC BY-SA 4.0 is the primary modern standard.

What the license allows: You may copy, redistribute, remix, adapt, and use the content commercially, provided you give proper attribution and share derivative adaptations under the same license if you distribute them.

Attribution checklist for reuse:

• Credit the source (for example, "Content from the Wikipedia article [Article Title]").
• Link to the original page and to the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
• Indicate if changes were made (formatting, trimming, updates).
• Retain the same license for adapted text you redistribute.

Media such as images, diagrams, and audio may use different licenses (CC BY, CC BY-SA, Public Domain, Fair Use). Always check the file license page before reuse. Some assets require extra attribution or disallow commercial use.

Wikipedia and the puzzle globe logo are registered trademarks of the Wikimedia Foundation and are not covered by the content license. ElegantWiki is an independent interface and does not represent the Wikimedia Foundation.

For full reuse guidance, see Wikimedia licensing resources and the CC BY-SA 4.0 deed.