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View Wikipedia pages from your terminal. Version 2.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10.
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Package summary
View Wikipedia pages from your terminal
Project links
Commands and aliases
- wik
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Project history and usage
WIK is Yash Singh's Python command-line tool for reading and searching Wikipedia from a terminal. It is intentionally small: the README describes search, full information, quick summaries, language selection, random pages, and an on-disk cache for repeated or offline-ish lookups.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on June 16, 2021. Public package history on PyPI shows early 1.x releases in February 2022, a 1.4.0 release in March 2023, and a 2.0.1 release on January 21, 2026.
Adoption history
WIK's adoption is modest but visible for a niche terminal Wikipedia client: the GitHub repository showed about 678 stars and 20 forks in July 2026, and PyPI listed the project as production/stable with Yash Singh as maintainer.
How it is used
Users call `wik -s` to search, `wik -i` to get information, `wik -q` for a quick summary, `wik -l` for another language, or `wik -x` for a random article. The cache feature makes repeated page access faster and gives the tool a simple terminal-notes feel without turning it into a full browser.
Why package nerds care
WIK is part of a long tail of CLI wrappers around Wikipedia and MediaWiki content. Its package interest is its minimal Python implementation and the familiar pattern of turning a web knowledge source into a terminal-native lookup command.
Timeline
- 2021-06-16: GitHub repository created.
- 2022-02-26: PyPI release history lists version 1.1.0.
- 2023-03-15: PyPI release history lists version 1.4.0.
- 2026-01-21: PyPI lists version 2.0.1 as the latest release.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for wik. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
wik | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.0.1
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:wik |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/yashsinghcodes/wik |
| Repository | https://github.com/yashsinghcodes/wik |
| Last updated | 2026-07-10T11:32:02Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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View the package source record on GitHub.
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