Microsoft Encarta AlternativesEncyclopedias and other similar apps like Microsoft Encarta

Microsoft Encarta is described as 'Was a digital multimedia encyclopedia published by Microsoft Corporation from 1993 until 2009. As of 2008, the complete English version, Encarta Premium consisted of more than 62,000 articles, numerous photos and illustrations, music clips, videos' and is a Encyclopedia in the education & reference category. There are eight alternatives to Microsoft Encarta for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Mac, Web-based and Linux apps. The best Microsoft Encarta alternative is Wikipedia, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft Encarta are Kiwix, Encyclopædia Britannica, Uncyclopedia and Aard Dictionary.

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  1. Wikipedia icon

    Wikipedia

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    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

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • MediaWiki
    The home page of Wikipedia.
     
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    • Most users think Wikipedia is a great Microsoft Encarta alternative.

    • Wikipedia is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Microsoft Encarta.

    • Wikipedia is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Microsoft Encarta.

    • Wikipedia is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Encarta is Paid and Proprietary
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    Kiwix

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    Kiwix enables you to have the whole Wikipedia at hand wherever you go! You don't need Internet, everything is stored on your computer, USB flash drive or DVD!.

    23 Kiwix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Wine
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Kiwix viewing a page on Paris
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks Kiwix is a great Microsoft Encarta alternative.

    • Kiwix is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Microsoft Encarta.

    • Kiwix is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Encarta is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Encyclopædia Britannica icon

    Encyclopædia Britannica

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    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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    Main Page
     
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  5. Uncyclopedia icon

    Uncyclopedia

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    Uncyclopedia is the content-free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. It parodies Wikipedia.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Aard Dictionary icon

    Aard Dictionary

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    Dictionary and offline Wikipedia reader.

    "Aard Dictionary is a free, fast, easy to use word lookup program that

    looks up words fast even with huge dictionaries like English Wikipedia looks up words in multiple dictionaries in multiple languages without switching .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    Aardict in Ubuntu "Planck's Law": includes mathematical equations
     

    • Aard Dictionary is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Microsoft Encarta.

    • Aard Dictionary is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Encarta is Paid and Proprietary
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    WikiTaxi

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    WikiTaxi It's a portable application that delivers the Wikipedia of your choice to wherever you go.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WikiTaxi screenshot 1
     
  9. Okawix icon

    Okawix

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    Okawix lets you download the whole content of Wikipedia, with or without images, so that you can browse it offline:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    An Article
    Wikipedia 0.7 Main Page
    Language select for corpus download
     
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    WikiDroyd

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    Wikipedia is probably the single largest, most comprehensive and simply best information resource out there on the Internet - a really great resource.many people though would like to have access to this giant resource when they're not plugged into the Internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    Offline Wikipedia Reader
    Multiple Books (Databases)
    Random Articles
     
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