Wikiless AlternativesEncyclopedias and other similar apps like Wikiless

Wikiless has been discontinued. Similar apps include Wikipedia, which is free and open source. Other options are Kiwix, Grokipedia, WikiReader and Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopedias like Wikiless are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for the web, Android, iPad, iPhone and Linux.

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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. Kiwix icon
     120 likes

    Provides offline access to Wikipedia and HTML content via ZIM format, featuring a full-text search engine, multi-language interface, export capabilities, bookmarks, content manager, and support for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, USB drives, and local servers.

    27 Kiwix alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Wine
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  3. Grokipedia icon
     17 likes

    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

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. WikiReader icon
     13 likes

    Supports light mode, dark mode, Material You dynamic colors and 300+ Wikipedia languages

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  5. 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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  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. IFDB.org icon
     6 likes

    IFDB is a Wiki-style community project: members can add new game listings, write reviews, exchange game recommendations, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. GapLearn icon
     1 like

    A minimalist, AI-powered micro-learning app designed to turn mindless doomscrolling habits into personalized, 1-minute daily knowledge cards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  9. Metapedia icon
     22 likes

    Metapedia is an electronic encyclopedia which focuses on culture, art, science, philosophy and politics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. XOWA icon
     13 likes

    XOWA is the free, open-source application that lets you download Wikipedia to your computer. Access all of Wikipedia offline -- without an internet connection!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Raspberry Pi
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  11. 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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  12. 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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