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Kiwix: An Offline Reader for Wikipedia!
Wikipedia is an excellent resource, and, let’s be honest, it can be quite fun to get lost in it for hours at a time. However, to read Wikipedia, you need to be connected to the Internet, and not everyone has access to the World Wide Web 24 hours a day. Have you ever been stuck away from home and desperately needed to look something up, only to see no available wireless networks on your netbook, tablet, or laptop? It’s a problem that has frustrated many since the birth of Wikipedia, and finally, an offline reader for Wikipedia has become available.
Kiwix is a neat little program that allows users to read content from Wikipedia offline. Using ZIM files, Kiwix displays articles exactly as they would appear on Wikipedia (pictures and all!), and also provides some functions that are used in web browsers (such as the ability to use tabs and bookmarks). Combine this with links to other articles, options, like selecting a random article to view, and it’s easy to forget that this is only an offline version of Wikipedia!


