WordTrace (Hybrid Free)
Inline etymology: Wiktionary first (free), then Merriam‑Webster (dev key), then Wordnik (free key).
As of May 2026, WordTrace (Hybrid Free) has — users in the Productivity category.
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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 21, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 6, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Now | — | — | — | 1.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- contextMenusactiveTabscriptingstorage
- Host access
- https://en.wiktionary.org/*, https://www.dictionaryapi.com/*, https://api.wordnik.com/*
Screenshots
About
WordTrace is a new lightweight chrome extension that can bring the history of the language behind any word of your choice right to your screen. Simply highlight a word, right click and then you can see its etymology, origins, linguistic history, definition and more all within an inline popup at your own convenience without having to leave the tab.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 10.93KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- glmamlofnjohdeeghjlefjmpbidpadjb
- Developer ID
- uac7d5a7359c0f3901625b8251859359d
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Sep 30, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Sep 30, 2025
- Last Scraped
- May 31, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 31, 2026.