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It works on Windows, Linux, Mac and now Android. Kiwix is an offline content reader working with ZIM (OpenZIM) files. Give it a try, and tell us what you want: new features, new paradigm, new platform target, etc.: We’ll try to make it happen.īeside the Kiwix app itself, we are also working to provide more content in the ZIM format, so that every Kiwix-enabled device can become a large library of free content. We have some ideas but are also expecting feedback from users. Our strategy for mobile development is not set in stone.

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This Android version was developed during a one-week hackathon sponsored by Wikimedia CH (Switzerland) and our focus was on providing a stable and comfortable experience. This is the beginning of Kiwix for mobile.

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You can directly start hacking the UI and easily rebuild the APK package file. You don’t even need to compile the C++ code: it’s available as a pre-compiled file. Just download the code from our code repository and read the COMPILE file. We combine these tools using the Java Native Interface.

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Kiwix for Android uses a native Android user interface in Java (which offers a nice look & feel) and is built on the Kiwix and libzim C++ code. It provides access to the most essential features: opening and reading a ZIM file, search with auto-completion on article titles, in-page search, random navigation, zoom in & out, and access to the mobile-friendly ZIM file catalog. You can also use any of the Books created on Wikipedia.īeing a mobile version of a feature-rich desktop software, the Android version is lightweight. If you don’t already have a ZIM file, Kiwix leads you to its online repository so you can download one.

That’s it! You’re already browsing offline content.

Click on the “Open” button, select a ZIM file from the list (from your device or SD card).

Download the app from the Google Play Store, and launch it.

That said, Kiwix for Android can also be just as useful to Westerners who want to walk around with the entirety of the world’s largest encyclopedia in their pocket (if they have a big enough SD card), accessible at no cost or data fees. Cheap Android devices might spread more quickly, and we really want to facilitate access to free content everywhere. In places where connectivity is a difficult (at least 30 countries on the sole African continent), the only way to access Wikipedia content is Kiwix Desktop, but it still requires a computer and electricity. It is not limited to mobile phones and tablets, but it also powers TV, appliances, “USB computers” and an increasing range of cheap computers. The market of Android-powered devices is exploding. Kiwix for Android is the latest innovation in this series: This app, available from the Google Play Store or from the Kiwix website, allows users of Android-powered devices to browse offline content from Wikipedia and its sister sites.

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The Kiwix-plug empowers African students to access full snapshots of Wikipedia and Wikisource right from their campus, on their own laptop or phone.The Wikipedia Zero initiative allows cellphone users in Africa and Asia to access parts of Wikipedia without incurring data charges.

The Wikipedia Mobile App allows smartphone users to browse Wikipedia on mobile devices, save articles and much more.Kiwix is a software that allows users to browse full snapshots of Wikipedia (and numerous other resources) from a personal computer that isn’t connected to the internet.This is the reason why, throughout the movement, Wikimedians are working to diversify and facilitate access to Wikipedia and its sister sites:

While their regular desktop, online version is enough for most users, it is inadequate for many others. Providing access to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites to as many people as possible is one of the Wikimedia movement’s core goals. You can also download smaller (and custom) selections of pages, if you’re short on storage space.

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Once you install it on your Android device, you can actually use it to download the whole website, and access its millions of articles even when you’re offline (or when you don’t want to use your data plan). Kiwix isn’t just Yet Another Wikipedia app. The Kiwix app empowers Android users to download and view large sets of Wikipedia content on their devices while offline.

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