Kiwix Alternatives

Kiwix is described as 'Offers offline access to Wikipedia and other web content using ZIM format, with full text search, export options, multi-language support, and platform compatibility' and is a very popular Encyclopedia in the web browsers category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Kiwix for a variety of platforms, including Android, Linux, Web-based, Windows and iPhone apps. The best Kiwix alternative is Wikipedia, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kiwix are Grokipedia, WikiReader, XOWA and WikiTok.

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Kiwix alternatives are mainly Encyclopedias, but if you're looking for Web Archiving Services or Dictionaries you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Kiwix.
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  1. Okawix icon
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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
     
  2. Archives icon
     3 likes

    Every day, countless of websites go offline for good. High server costs, government censorship, venture capitalism are some of the threats, many of your favorite websites are facing.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  3. Wikipedia, better than ever—on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Discover the world and enjoy beautiful typography with this sleek app.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  4. Rei Publicae icon
     3 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Our mission is to create information on everything and make it accessible to everyone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. WikiTaxi icon
     9 likes

    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
     
  7. Conzept icon
     3 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. WikiNewsFeed icon
     2 likes

    News aggregator powered by Wikipedia.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wikipedia
     
  9. Fastwiki icon
     2 likes

    Fastwiki is an Offline wikipedia software, support Linux, windows, and Android 2.1+ system, its feature is very fast search and fuzzy search, and provide convert tool that can convert all language wiki dump file by yourself on Linux platform and Windows platform.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  10. WikiDroyd icon
     2 likes

    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
     
  11. OSS-Dict icon
     1 like

    OSS-Dict is an offline dictionary reader. It is fork of Aard 2 with new Material design and updated features

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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