Encyclopædia Britannica AlternativesEncyclopedias and other similar apps like Encyclopædia Britannica

Apps similar to Encyclopædia Britannica include Wikipedia, which is free and open source. Other options are Wikiversity, Grokipedia, Scholarpedia and Encyclopedia.com. You're spoiled for choice with Encyclopedias like Encyclopædia Britannica: we list more than 25 alternatives for the web, Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac.

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  1. Wikipedia icon
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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.

    69 Wikipedia alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • OpenAPK
    • MediaWiki
    • visionOS
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  2. Wikiversity icon
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    Wikiversity is a Wikimedia Foundation project devoted to learning resources, learning projects, and research for use in all levels, types, and styles of education from pre-school to university, including professional training and informal learning.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  3. Grokipedia icon
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    Grokipedia is an online encyclopedia created by xAI that positions itself as an alternative to Wikipedia. Articles are generated and later labeled as “fact checked by .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  4. 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.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  6. 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Infoplease icon
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    Infoplease is a reference and learning site, combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. Our editors regularly update and refine this enormous body of information—as well as adding...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  8. Wikipedia, better than ever—on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Discover the world and enjoy beautiful typography with this sleek app.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  9. HandWiki icon
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    HandWiki is a wiki encyclopedia dedicated to scientific computing and science. This wiki can be used for collaborative editing of articles about applications of computers and software programs in different areas of science, finance and engineering.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  10. Citizendium icon
     11 likes

    Citizendium, powered by MediaWiki, is "an open wiki project dedicated to creating a free, comprehensive, and reliable repository of structured knowledge". Unlike with Wikipedia, a contributor must register using their real name and verify their identity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • MediaWiki
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  11. Alchetron icon
     7 likes

    Alchetron.com is a free social encyclopedia for world where you can create, organize and learn easily using topics.

    With Alchetron you can search & share thousands of organized topics which can be biographies, free courses for students etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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