#kiwix — Public Fediverse posts

#Kiwix brings the world’s knowledge to places where the internet can’t reach. From remote villages and refugee camps to submarines and aircraft carriers, Kiwix delivers Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg books, and other treasures entirely offline through a free, open-source reader powered by innovative compression technology.
#openSource #free #wikipedia #offline

https://kiwix.org/en/

🔄 Kiwix JS Browser Extension has been updated to 4.4.0 — our biggest update in 9 months, now in all 3 browser stores.

ℹ️ What is it? It's a Kiwix reader that lives in your browser! Read Wikipedia, Gutenberg, TED & more, completely offline. Free, no account, no tracking.

✨ New: important security fixes, better screen reader support, a more reliable in-app library.

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/kiwix-offline/
Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kiwix/donaljnlmapmngakoipdmehbfcioahhk
Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/kiwix/jlepddlenlljlnnhjinfaciabanbnjbp

#Kiwix #Wikipedia #FOSS #OpenSource

@viralobscurity @Em0nM4stodon Slightly off topic, apart of #wikipedia and #ifixit ,what are the files and datasets that you guys seed because you consider them as valuable for our global knowledge, culture, etc?

I never took the time to do it, and this #kiwix discussion reminded me to further help sharing such content ❤️

Of course this can edge with legality, but frankly I dont care anymore 😂

(BTW I realise that I haven't torrented anything for almost 10 years, and that it's time to do download again as well 😎)

Tiny Offline Tip to Access Knowledge! 📵📚

You can download local copies of some large knowledge databases, such as Wikipedia and iFitIt, to consult them later completely offline.

Benefits:

📵 You will keep access even if you don't have an internet connection or your connection is too slow.

🏛️ You will retain an archive in time, regardless of potential changes later on.

🔒 No tracking while you do your research.

Here's how! 👇
https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/113872764752277451

#TinyOfflineTip #Wikipedia #Kiwix #Knowledge

So I have bought an HDD IPv6 only tiny VPS from #Privex to use it as #NAS for me main VPS. I kinda feel guilty I told the support to revert SSD upgrade few minutes after she had done it...

I'm gonna seed torrents on me VPS. If you have spare bandwidth, I suggest you do it too. Whatever you like and benefits your community.

See Kiwix Library and FOSSTorrents for a list of torrents you could seed.

#seedbox #torrent #foss #opensource #kiwix #seeding

TIL about Kiwix thanks to the Fediverse. I’ll use solutions like these someday when, either due to external forces or my own choice, I live in an internet-free home. https://get.kiwix.org

#kiwix #internet #TIL #todayILearned #offline

📚 Kiwix JS 3.8.8 (Electron/PWA) is out! Read offline Wikipedia and thousands of other libraries, on Windows, Mac, Linux or in your browser.

New this time: downloading a big library (200MB+) is much faster in the desktop app thanks to built-in WebTorrent, and you can now pause and pick up where you left off. Mac and Windows versions are also fully signed now.

⬇️ All packages: https://kiwix.github.io/kiwix-js-pwa/app
🪟Microsoft Store (Windows 10/11): https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P8SLZ4J979J

#Kiwix #Offline #PWA #FOSS #Wikipedia

Discover best ZIM files, storage planning, library management, and everything you need to build a offline knowledge library with Kiwix.

Full guide here: https://ostechnix.com/best-kiwix-zim-files/

#Kiwix #ZIM #BestZIMFiles #DigitalLibrary #OfflineKnowledge #OfflineEncylopedia #OfflineWikipedia

📚 Kiwix PWA 3.8.6 is out for Linux, Windows & macOS! Our offline browser for Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg, TED Talks & more just got a refresh: automatic dark mode, handy keyboard shortcuts, and lots of fixes under the hood.

⚠️ Windows users: please use the Microsoft Store or try the web app at https://pwa.kiwix.org, because exe downloads are temporarily unavailable while we renew our signing certificate.

Full release: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-pwa/releases/tag/v3.8.6

#Kiwix #OfflineFirst #PWA #OpenSource #FOSS

How to Build Your Offline Knowledge Library with #Kiwix on #Linux

https://ostechnix.com/kiwix-build-offline-knowledge-library/

Learn how to build a personal offline knowledge library with Kiwix. Discover how to install Kiwix, organize your library, and access Wikipedia and a lot of other useful resources offline.

Full guide here: https://ostechnix.com/kiwix-build-offline-knowledge-library/

#kiwix #wikipedia #linux #zim #OfflineLibrary #opensource #OfflineEncyclopedia #DigitalLibrary

Does anybody know a workflow for converting exported #MediaWiki XML (as produced by `Special:Export`) to a ZIM for use with #KiwiX?

I'm willing to write some Python code for this if needed but would be happier if there's some tool that lets me just drop in the XML and get a KiwiX-ready ZIM out. I'm not fussed about the aesthetics of the result.

#AskFedi

Wikipedia has a 'built-in' reverse video button which is excellent for reading in low light (i.e. non-office) conditions.
Is it possible to achieve a similar effect whilst browsing ZIMs with Kiwix?

#kiwix #ZIM #DarkMode #wikipedia #offlinebrowsing #geek #wikimedia #browser

@internetarchive If preserving knowledge is important to their mission, have librarians met the #Kiwix project yet? @kiwix

@kbsez
It's been murdered by some greedy cunts like everything else that was once good about the Internet.
I suggest that everyone downloads the entire database while they still can before it's forever corrupted with corporate and political lies and AI garbage.
#RIP #Wikipedia #kiwix #XOWA

@iFixit direct apk download is my preferred store. Also, Accrescent would work. Or, you know, just a zim archive in #kiwix would be even better

@zekjur
The cool thing about kiwix is that u can jjst serve that even from ur phone and all those connected in ur wifi network can access it. Useful for libraries, classroom etc etc
U don't need internet all the time, only for updating. Pretty cool

#kiwix