Kiwix Overview
What is Kiwix? Kiwix is an app that allows you to access Wikipedia and other websites without an internet connection. You can download the Kiwix program from the iTunes App Store and then download the ZIM data files which contain the content.
Features
- Access to Wikipedia and other websites without an internet connection
- Download the Kiwix program from the iTunes App Store
- Download ZIM data files directly using the Kiwix App on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch
- Faster and more reliable method of downloading ZIM files using a computer and a bit-torrent client
- Transfer ZIM files to your iOS device using iTunes File Sharing.
Official Screenshots
Product Details and Description of
this app enables you to have the whole of Wikipedia (and many other web sites) available wherever you go! On a boat, in the middle of nowhere, or when data charges are too high, this app gives you access to the whole human knowledge for free. You don't need Internet, everything is stored on your mobile device! Download the this app program from the iTunes App Store then download the ZIM data files which contain the content. You can download these files directly using the this app App on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch - but this might take a long time, may incur expensive charges for the download, and is liable to errors because some files are rather large. A faster and more reliable method is to use a computer to download the small torrent file for the large non-indexed ZIM file you want (not the pre-indexed package for Windows) from http://www.this app.org/wiki/Content_in_all_languages, then use a bit-torrent client (such a qTorrent) to download the actual ZIM data file to your computer. You can then transfer the ZIM file to your iOS device using iTunes File Sharing.
Top Reviews
By FlyingSinger
Super handy, clean and stable
I do quite a bit of international travel, and even with a decent data plan, access to the internet is often not cheap, convenient, or even possible. So I love having a big chunk of Wikipedia and Wiktionary stored offline for those times when I just NEED to know something and Google and online Wikipedia are not available. This does the trick with a clean design and stable performance on my 128 GB iPad.
By BunduDave
Makes the world a better place
This is one of those apps that everyone should be talking about. It does an excellent job of bringing Jimmy Wales' Wikipedia knowledge to people who don't have easy internet access. I aplaud the people behind it. Apple needs to have a special link for Apps like this that make the world a better place.
By wrw1963
Such a great resource!
I travel to a lot of remote areas, where there is no internet access. Being able to have a copy of ALL of Wikipedia on my iPhone is so helpful! There are also a lot of other libraries available, like Wiktionary and Wikiquote!
