This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Nishkarsh Pandey
Yes, I made Wikipedia vertical, swipeable, and Gen-Z approved.
💡 What Is WikiSnap?
WikiSnap is Wikipedia, but designed for how we actually consume content in 2025.
Instead of long static pages, you get:
Swipeable, vertical knowledge snaps
Article content broken into 30-second chunks
Dark mode, overlay text, animated images
Interactive citations, hashtags, related articles
"Random Article" becomes Knowledge Roulette
It’s like reading a story from a history book... except it feels like you’re using TikTok.
🧠 Why I Built This::
I love learning. But let’s face it:
Wikipedia feels outdated
Gen-Z needs snackable knowledge
Most apps still treat reading like a desktop-first experience
So I thought:
What if learning felt like scrolling Reels or Stories?
What if Wikipedia looked and behaved like Snapchat?
And just like that — WikiSnap was born.
⚙️ The Tech Stack::
| Layer | Tool |
|---|---|
| 🖼️ Frontend | Lovable (no-code builder{React,Typescript}) + custom code |
| 🌐 API | Wikipedia REST API |
| 🎨 Styling | CSS, animations, overlays |
| 💬 AI/Helper Tools | Used for ideation and chunking strategies |
| 🔌 Optional Extensibility | Can be turned into a Chrome extension, mobile PWA, etc. |
🔌 Using the Wikipedia API:
WikiSnap runs on the official Wikipedia REST API, which gives you:
📝 Clean article summaries:
https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/summary/{title}
🖼️ Image/media info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/media/{title}
🎲 Random articles:
https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/random/summary
🔍 Search results:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/rest.php/v1/search/title?q=elon+musk
This means you can build a real-time, interactive encyclopedia experience — no scraping required.
🧩 Feature Highlights::
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 📜 Article Snaps | Swipeable, readable article sections |
| 🌑 Dark Mode | Because light mode is a crime |
| 🔄 Edit History Swipe | Swipe right to see "creator profile" of article versions |
| 🎲 Knowledge Roulette | Swipe up for random articles |
| 🔗 Floating Link Bubbles | Tap to explore without leaving the snap |
| 📚 Citations & Sources | Displayed like Snapchat/TikTok-style overlays |
| 📅 “Today in History” | Trending historical moments, swipeable |
| 🧠 Hashtag Categories | Shown as Wiki categories |
🛠️ What I Learned (and What You Should Know)
I built WikiSnap using a mix of no-code tools, AI, and my own coding skills. And here’s the important truth I want to share:
🤖 AI and no-code tools are amazing — but they won’t build your whole product.
💻 They give you the base, but real coding makes it functional and beautiful.
I had to:
Write logic to break articles into readable “snaps”
Customize transitions, effects, and gestures
Fix weird layout bugs no visual tool could solve
Write manual code to make the app feel polished
So here’s my advice:
👇 Real Talk to Devs
Use AI. Use no-code. Use every tool available.
But never forget:
💡 AI gives you the bones — your code is what brings it to life.
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🚀 Try It Yourself::
🙌 How You Can Support::
If this project inspired you or made you say “whoa”:
✅ Star the repo →Wikisnap on Github
👨💻 Follow me →Follow me on Github
💬 Final Thought
We’re entering a new era of development — where knowledge meets design, AI meets creativity, and code meets the modern web.
HAPPY CODING DEV'S
WikiSnap is my little experiment to prove that.
What’s yours?
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Nishkarsh Pandey
Nishkarsh Pandey | Sciencx (2025-06-25T16:40:29+00:00) 🧠 WikiSnap — I Reimagined Wikipedia as TikTok. Here’s How (and Why). Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/06/25/%f0%9f%a7%a0-wikisnap-i-reimagined-wikipedia-as-tiktok-heres-how-and-why/
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