Wikipedia Print Optimizer

About

Wikipedia Print Optimizer turns any Wikipedia article into a clean, compact page that's easy to print or save as a PDF — saving ink and paper, and giving you a calm, screen-free read.

Print a Wikipedia article straight from the browser and you get pages of navigation bars, footnotes, grey boxes, and wide margins — when all you wanted was the article. This extension strips the clutter and reformats the article into a tight, readable layout. A long article that would print as ~70 pages often drops to ~10.

WHAT IT DOES
• Removes the clutter — navigation, sidebars, edit links, and site banners, plus (by your choice) references, notes, sources, "see also," external links, galleries, and inline citation markers.
• Compacts the layout — tight, single-spaced text and clean single-line headings.
• Keeps you in control — click any item to keep it or remove it; set the body font size and page margins; choose how to handle the infobox.
• Print or Save as PDF — straight from Chrome's own print dialog, exactly as it will appear on paper.

YOU'RE IN CONTROL
Click any item to keep it or strike it out:
• Images and galleries
• Notes, References, Sources, Further reading, See also, External links
• Inline citation [1] markers and link underlines
• Infobox: keep it, hide it, or move it onto its own page
• Body font size (8–16 pt) and page margins (0.25", 0.30", or 0.35")

Your settings are saved and follow you across devices.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No data collected — nothing it reads ever leaves your browser.
• No ads. No tracking. No analytics.
• Minimal permissions — it only touches the Wikipedia tab you're on, on demand, and stores your settings. Nothing more.

WORKS EVERYWHERE ON WIKIPEDIA
Every Wikipedia language — any wikipedia.org site.

HOW TO USE
1. Open any Wikipedia article.
2. Click the extension icon.
3. Choose what to keep or remove, and set your font size and margins.
4. Click Print. Chrome's print dialog opens, where you can pick a printer or choose "Save as PDF."

Tip: in Chrome's print dialog, leave the "Margins" setting on Default so the margin you picked in the popup is applied.

Free to use. No account, no sign-up, no "pro" tier.