Alchetron AlternativesEncyclopedias and other similar apps like Alchetron

Sites and apps similar to Alchetron include Wikipedia, which is free and open source. Other options are Ibis Wiki, Encyclopædia Britannica, Miraheze and Fandom. There's no shortage of Encyclopedias like Alchetron, with more than 25 alternatives for iPad, iPhone, Android, self-hosting and Mac.

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  1. Wikipedia icon
     1703 likes

    Free content, multilingual online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers through a model of open collaboration, using a wiki-based editing system.

    68 Wikipedia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • OpenAPK
    • MediaWiki
    • visionOS
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  2. Ibis Wiki icon
     26 likes

    Ibis is a federated encyclopedia which uses the ActivityPub protocol, just like Mastodon or Lemmy. Users can create, browse, edit articles and use many other features. If you want to start a wiki for a TV series, a video game, or an open source project, then Ibis is for you!

    33 Ibis Wiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • PostgreSQL
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  3. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., a privately-held company. The articles in the Britannica are aimed at educated adult readers, and written by a staff of about 100 full-time editors and...

    26 Encyclopædia Britannica alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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  4. Miraheze icon
     34 likes

    Miraheze is a wiki farm (hosts wikis) for free and with no ads, it also provides custom domains, extensions and many other features. It is based on MediaWiki.

    27 Miraheze alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MediaWiki
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  5. Fandom icon
     76 likes

    FANDOM is a community-based service that allows anyone to create a wiki on virtually any subject. Discover, share and add your knowledge! Wikia is financed by advertisment!

    30 Fandom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  6. WikiSpooks.com icon
     29 likes

    WikiSpooks is a global alternative encyclopedia on politics, spy craft, deep state intelligence, and conspiracies, free of corporate influence, partisan politics, or government propaganda for historians and truth-seekers to read, edit, and share.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Wikiwand icon
     30 likes

    Wikiwand is a modern interface for web and mobile, that optimizes Wikipedia's amazing content for a quicker and significantly improved reading experience.

    13 Wikiwand alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  8. Scholarpedia icon
     27 likes

    Scholarpedia is a peer-reviewed open-access encyclopedia written and maintained by scholarly experts from around the world. Scholarpedia is inspired by Wikipedia and aims to complement it by providing in-depth scholarly treatments of academic topics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. WikiIndex icon
     15 likes

    Welcome to WikiIndex, a wiki of all wiki, wiki people, wiki software, wiki farms, and wiki ideas, a 'work in progress' founded in 2006.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Oppia icon
     26 likes

    Oppia is a free, open-source learning platform. Full of interactive activities called 'explorations', Oppia helps curious minds learn and teach.

    77 Oppia alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Wikipanion icon
     12 likes

    Wikipanion is the best and fastest Wikipedia browsing application for the iPhone. Wikipanion uses a direct connection to the Wikipedia servers, making it extremely fast. Never deal with overloaded third party servers. Never worry about third party server privacy concerns.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  12. Online dictionary and encyclopedia with pictures, facts, and videos. Get information and homework help with millions of articles in our free, online library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Online
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