XOWA
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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!
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Raspberry Pi
Discontinued
The latest version (4.6.15.2101) was released in January 2021.
Features
- Works Offline
- Dark Mode
- Offline Reading
Tags
- wikipedia
- offline-wikipedia
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Developed by
gnosygnuLicensing
Open Source and Free product.Written in
Alternatives
14 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
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Education & Reference, News & BooksGitHub repository
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What is XOWA?
XOWA is the free, open-source application that lets you download Wikipedia to your computer. Access all of Wikipedia offline -- without an internet connection!
Features:
- Download a complete, recent copy of English Wikipedia.
- Display 5.0+ million articles in full HTML formatting.
- Show images within an article. Access 5.0+ million images using the offline image databases.
- Set up over 800+ other wikis.
- Update your wiki whenever you want, using Wikimedia's database backups.
- Navigate between offline wikis. Click on "Look up this word in Wiktionary" and instantly view the page in Wiktionary.
- Edit articles to remove vandalism or errors.
- Install to a flash memory card for portability to other machines.
- Run on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Raspberry Pi, and Android
- View the HTML for any wiki page
- Search for any page by title using a Wikipedia-like Search box
- Browse pages by alphabetical order using Special:AllPages
- Find a word on a page.
- Access a history of viewed pages
- Bookmark your favorite pages.
Comments and Reviews
Tried to install and use XOWA, but I encountered so many errors that I gave up. Errors were related to the JVM, wiki downloads failing and not resuming, etc.
I decided to give a try to Kiwix, which proved to run very well.
Hasn't been updated since 2020.