![]() So, downloading some ZIM files can take time. However, ZIM files are usually big in sizes, because a specific topic related ZIM file, contains all the details about the topic, with images and links to related topics. Since the source itself is stored locally, so jumping between links and pages inside Kiwix is very fast, and above all it doesn’t uses internet. ZIM files are highly compressed open format files, added with some meta data. Simply click on desired to do requisite.īut, before you start reading anything, you have to download-save the source files locally. ![]() Starting from left, there is home, back and forward buttons, zoom buttons, switch to full screen, print, bookmark, find in text, browse library, and one search field at top left side of interface (same as web browsers). Using it is simple, easy, and is like the same old web browsing. If you love reading web contents, then Kiwix is worth a try. Good thing is the Kiwix size is pretty small and it doesn’t uses too many system resources for running. It is a good offline web page reader, and you can read any webpage without connecting to internet, provided you have the ZIM file. All you have to do is install the freeware, download-save the contents source files ( ZIM file formats) locally and then, open the source file within the freeware. The basic idea behind this content reader is to make it possible to read Wikipedia pages offline. ![]() It is a web browser type freeware that has buttons and operations similar to web browser, like: you can read page content, search for words in a page, bookmark pages, jump back and forth between pages, open links, search a topic, zoom in/out, print and export pages, select-copy contents etc. which is a train wreck if you're reading a 93GB file.Kiwix is a freeware that lets you read webpages offline, anytime and anywhere. It doesn't work well with Firefox because Firefox on Android (unlike on PC) tries to read the whole ZIM into memory when you pick it. On Android it works best with Samsung Internet browser, which has faster filereading for some strange reason, but its OK with Chrome. *On Android, filereading is sluggish (hey, it's not our fault.□), so you're overall better off with Kiwix Android, but it's still fine for that quick fix and with smaller archives. This app comes in various formats: see Latest release for more info. Want to give feedback on this? Post here, or open an issue on the repo. Please note it doesn't do full text search of all articles in a ZIM (yet). For dynamic content, you may need to switch to Service Worker mode in Config (you'll be prompted if necessary). It supports the mainstream ZIM types, and is tuned particularly for Wikipedia-related files. It even has a lightweight Download Library for finding that latest ZIM file you want to download. You can open a ZIM with drag-and-drop into the app. It has a beautiful dark mode, can transform mobile style to desktop style (Wikipedia/Wikimedia ZIMs), you can open multiple windows or tabs with a ctrl-click / middle-click, it has flexible title search with wildcards, and its UI gets out of your way. This is a lightweight JS-based Kiwix, so it doesn't have as many features as the full client, but on a PC it's super-fast, and you never have to worry about updates.
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