Wikipedia Alternatives

Wikipedia is described as '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' and is a leading Encyclopedia in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Wikipedia for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPad, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Wikipedia alternative is Encyclopædia Britannica, which is free. Other great apps like Wikipedia are Kiwix, Scholarpedia, Grokipedia and WikiReader.

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  1. Newslines icon
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    Newslines lets people create shared timelines on any person, product or news event. Writers create news snippets that are combined into interactive multimedia timelines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2.  3 likes

    Wikimore is a simple frontend for Wikimedia projects. It uses the MediaWiki API to fetch data from Wikimedia projects and display it in a user-friendly way. It is built using Flask.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. WikiNewsFeed icon
     2 likes

    News aggregator powered by Wikipedia.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wikipedia
     
  4. Hypatia icon
     Like

    Hypatia is a research tool for the Linux desktop. It's designed to provide at-a-glance information about the topics you're reading, or about things you're curious about. It lets you find definitions, explanations, and answers related to the text on your display...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. WikiGenes icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. WikiGalaxy icon
     10 likes

    Explore wikipedia in 3d.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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  7. 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
     
  8.  1 like

    Kiwix-serve is a ZIM compatible Web server. With its help you can deliver ZIM file content over your network. Designed to serve Wikipedia zim files over LAN in an offline setting.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  9. Okawix icon
     5 likes

    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
     
  10. 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
     
  11. Wikifur icon
     8 likes

    User-editable encyclopedia for fans of anthropomorphic animals. Over 18,000 articles on furry community and culture in twenty-one languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Panthrisk icon
     3 likes

    Panthrisk is a real-time, AI-driven platform that tracks and visualizes humanity’s most critical existential risks — including nuclear war, AI, climate change, pandemics, misinformation, and unknown threats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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