Encyclopædia Britannica Alternatives

Encyclopædia Britannica is described as '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' and is a popular Encyclopedia in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Encyclopædia Britannica for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Self-Hosted apps. The best Encyclopædia Britannica alternative is Wikipedia, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Encyclopædia Britannica are Grokipedia, Wikiversity, Wikiless and Scholarpedia.

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  1. Alchetron icon
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  2. EncycloSearch icon
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    EncycloSearch is an ad-free, open source encyclopedia search engine and reader, supported by the Knowledge Standards Foundation. It searches over a dozen encyclopedias at once.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  3. Golden icon
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    Golden is a self-constructing knowledge database built by artificial and human intelligence with the goal of mapping all human knowledge.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  4. Proteopedia icon
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    Protopedia is a wiki style database containing information on a wide array of biological macromolecules. The site offers generalized information about the molecule of interest in addition to providing 3D visuals on the structure of the molecule and information on its...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  5. Conzept icon
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    Conzept is an attempt to create an encyclopedia for the 21st century. A modern topic-exploration tool based on Wikipedia, Wikidata, Open Library, GBIF and other useful information sources.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  6. WikiPathways icon
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    WikiPathways was established to facilitate the contribution and maintenance of pathway information by the biology community. WikiPathways is an open, collaborative platform dedicated to the curation of biological pathways.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
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    The Encyclopedia of Mathematics wiki is an open access resource designed specifically for the mathematics community. The original articles are from the online Encyclopaedia of Mathematics, published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2002.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  8. Priam icon
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    Priam, Ancient History Resources is a growing collection of resources about the ancient world. Texts, online magazines, databases, tools and communities are complemented by a section of highlights and a gallery with images from and about antiquity.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  9. WikiGenes icon
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    WikiGenes is the first wiki system to combine the collaborative and largely altruistic possibilities of wikis with explicit authorship.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. Gene Wiki icon
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    Gene Wiki app provides extensive information on genes names and genetics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Rei Publicae icon
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    In the history of our species, access to information has never been easier. That is, for sure, an advantage we should cherish.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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