No further Internet access is required to read the archive's content.
Read kiwix archive#
Once you have obtained an archive (see below), select it in Kiwix JS, or drag-and-drop it into the app, and start searching for article Primarily intended for use within the Mozilla Extension. There is also a version implemented as an offline-first Progressive Web App (PWA) at , YouĬan get the extension, completely free, from the Mozilla, Chrome and Edge extension stores (search for "Kiwix", or click on a badgeīelow). Kiwix JS is an official HTML5/Javascript implementation of the Kiwix software, principally targeting browser extensions or add-ons.
Read kiwix full#
For full information about the open-source Kiwix project, see our main Web site. * NEW: Support for non-http URLs in img and link tags (e.g.Kiwix is an offline viewer for Wikipedia, Stackexchange, Project Gutenberg, and other Web resources packaged as highly compressed ZIMĪrchives. * NEW: Provided methods for resetting the app and bypassing the appCache from the UI * NEW: App now defaults to Service Worker mode if accessed directly as a PWA (does not apply to browser extensions) * FEATURE: Provided a workaround to enable Service Worker mode in Firefox extensions (via a PWA) * BUGFIX: Correct race condition preventing initialization of decompressors in some contexts (e.g. * BUGFIX: Correct the handling of version numbers in GitHub publishing workflow * FIX: Provide a platform-compliant hook name for the Ubuntu Touch app (note that settings may be lost when upgrading to this version) * FIX: Improve packaging for the Ubuntu Touch app * NOTICE: This is a bugfix release to fix critical errors with the Ubuntu Touch app.
* UPDATE: Routine updates to dependencies: Karma, node-fetch, follow-redirects, minimist * FIX: Provide an alert if user selects random button when no ZIM is loaded * FIX: Partially remove dependency of backend on the User Interface * FEATURE: Use bootstrap modal for alert and confirm dialogue boxes instead of native browser dialogues * FEATURE: Provide automatic dark mode switching (based on the underlying OS theme) in browsers supporting theme detection
Read kiwix update#
* UPDATE: Update logo on Firefox and Windows stores * FIX: Directory Entries were wrongly assumed to be no larger than 2048 bytes (this could lead to some infinite loop, with some very specific ZIM files * FIX: In ServiceWorker mode, open external links in new tabs (instead of inside the iframe, which could fail), and warn the user * FIX: Video seeking in ServiceWorker mode was not always working in some browser extensions * FEATURE: The Enter key is now handled in Bootstrap dialogue boxes, triggering the default action If your Internet access is expensive/rare/slow/unreliable/watched/censored, you still can browse this amazing amount of knowledge and culture. It can also work with other works packed in the openZIM file format (see for more details), but has been only tested on the Wikipedia ones.
All the content of Wikipedia is inside your device (including the images). You can search among the article titles, and read any of them without any Internet access. You need to download an archive (ZIM file) from, store it in on your device, and manually select it after starting the extension. Kiwix : offline Wikipedia reader Kiwix is an offline Wikipedia (an many other offlined Web sites) viewer.
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