The Best Wikipedia AlternativesTop Encyclopedias and other similar apps like Wikipedia

The top-rated alternative to Wikipedia is Encyclopædia Britannica, which has a free version. People also recommend Kiwix, Scholarpedia, Wikiless and WikiReader. There's no shortage of Encyclopedias like Wikipedia, with more than 50 alternatives for the web, Android, iPad, iPhone and Linux.

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  1. 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...

    27 Encyclopædia Britannica alternatives

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  2. Kiwix icon
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    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

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    • Microsoft Edge
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  3. Scholarpedia icon
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    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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  4. Wikiless icon
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    Wikiless is a free open source alternative Wikipedia front-end focused on privacy.

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  5. WikiReader icon
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    Supports light mode, dark mode, Material You dynamic colors and 300+ Wikipedia languages

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  6. 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 .

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  7. 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.

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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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  9. Non-profit history encyclopedia with the mission to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide.

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    • Online
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  10. WikiSpooks.com icon
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    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.

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  11. WikiIndex icon
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    Welcome to WikiIndex, a wiki of all wiki, wiki people, wiki software, wiki farms, and wiki ideas, a 'work in progress' founded in 2006.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  12. Citizendium icon
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    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.

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    • Free
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    • MediaWiki
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