Kiwix

Name: Kiwix
Rating: 4.2 (417 reviews)
Author: Wikimedia CH

Your offline knowledge gateway

Free

417 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Reference
Developer

Wikimedia CH
Language

EN
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Size

19
MB

Download and store the entirety of Wikipedia (and more) on your phone! Access the world's knowledge offline with Kiwix! Download free educational content once and browse it anytime, anywhere - no internet connection needed. Kiwix uses advanced compression technology to store vast amounts of content whilst taking minimal space on your device. Whether you're travelling, have limited internet access, or simply want to save on data costs, Kiwix puts reliable information at your fingertips. Need help? Our team is available at info@kiwix.org should you need any clarifications or support. Support us! Kiwix is a non-profit and displays no ads nor collects any data. Feel free to donate here: https://kiwix.org/en/get-involved/#donate OR use Apple Pay for donations, it can be accessed from: Settings (scroll down) -> Misc: Support Kiwix.

Ratings & Reviews

4.2

out of 5

417 Ratings

Ui a bit messy
12/16/2023
the greatest and awesomest
Zim is great for offline storing, but the ui took a while to figure out. For example, I wanted to delete a file. Since I couldn’t find a delete button, I went into the files app and manually deleted it, but it still didn’t go away. Then after a while, I realized I had to long press tabs and hit library and then long press the file and hit unlink. My sister, who installed it for bulbapedia because she plays emulators offline, deleted it in one second because she couldn’t figure anything out, and then I had to install it and do everything for her.
Ui a bit messy
12/16/2023
the greatest and awesomest

Zim is great for offline storing, but the ui took a while to figure out. For example, I wanted to delete a file. Since I couldn’t find a delete button, I went into the files app and manually deleted it, but it still didn’t go away. Then after a while, I realized I had to long press tabs and hit library and then long press the file and hit unlink. My sister, who installed it for bulbapedia because she plays emulators offline, deleted it in one second because she couldn’t figure anything out, and then I had to install it and do everything for her.
The entire internet in the palm of your hand
05/05/2023
fayfoxxhearts
Even though this takes up 50gb for me, it's much worth it. You can read about the history of poptarts, random grammatical rules, or really just anything on the internet, without the internet. I highly recommend Kiwix to anyone with a few dozen gigabytes to store, especially if they don't have a reliable internet connection. I'd also like to add that if it crashes a lot while searching, switch to "Matches" for your search engine, it takes longer but i find it to be more reliable, more accurate, and crash a lot less.
The entire internet in the palm of your hand
05/05/2023
fayfoxxhearts

Even though this takes up 50gb for me, it's much worth it. You can read about the history of poptarts, random grammatical rules, or really just anything on the internet, without the internet. I highly recommend Kiwix to anyone with a few dozen gigabytes to store, especially if they don't have a reliable internet connection. I'd also like to add that if it crashes a lot while searching, switch to "Matches" for your search engine, it takes longer but i find it to be more reliable, more accurate, and crash a lot less.
Great App, But It Has One Major Issue
07/08/2021
drednaught608
I’m loving that I have a portable encyclopedia and information resource whenever I cannot get internet, but I have noticed that whenever I play a video that I cannot fullscreen it. I also can’t move to a specific part in the video, I have to replay it all the way from the start to get back where I wanted. This is a terrific app, but this is the only major thing keeping me from fully enjoying it.
Great App, But It Has One Major Issue
07/08/2021
drednaught608

I’m loving that I have a portable encyclopedia and information resource whenever I cannot get internet, but I have noticed that whenever I play a video that I cannot fullscreen it. I also can’t move to a specific part in the video, I have to replay it all the way from the start to get back where I wanted. This is a terrific app, but this is the only major thing keeping me from fully enjoying it.
Chinese Search Results Missing After Update
05/23/2024
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I’ve been a long-time user of Kiwix and have found it incredibly useful. However, after the recent update, I’ve noticed a significant issue: searching for Chinese entries often yields no results. This is a major problem for users who rely on the app for accessing Chinese content. I hope the developers can address this issue promptly, as it greatly affects the usability of the app for Chinese-speaking users.
Chinese Search Results Missing After Update
05/23/2024
匿名，，，，。

I’ve been a long-time user of Kiwix and have found it incredibly useful. However, after the recent update, I’ve noticed a significant issue: searching for Chinese entries often yields no results. This is a major problem for users who rely on the app for accessing Chinese content. I hope the developers can address this issue promptly, as it greatly affects the usability of the app for Chinese-speaking users.

## New - Donation form allowing monthly payments - Sort and filter opened ZIM files - Enforce a single empty tab on iOS - Make languages searchable - Sort category languages, and filter categories by preferred languages ## Fix - iPad fresh install navigation issues - Persist state of tabs when app put to background - Center welcome screen - Content preloading for quicker tab switching - Disappearing toolbars on iPad - Block external resources earlier - Update tab bar menu for iOS, to avoid crashing overlay sheets - Apple Pay related crash ## Updated - Use libkiwix_xcframework-14.2.1-2 - Change photos permission to write only - Add subtitle to Hotspot service - Localization updates

Version 3.16.1 Jul 29

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Information

Seller: Wikimedia CH
Size: 19 MB
Category: Reference
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.6 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
Languages: English and 36 more

English, Albanian, Breton, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Indonesian, Interlingua, Italian, Japanese, Kabyle, Korean, Lingala, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Northern Sami, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Seraiki, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
Age Rating: 4+

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