Kiwix Hack 3.1 + Redeem Codes
Developer: Wikimedia CH
Category: Reference
Price: Free
Version: 3.1
ID: self.Kiwix
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Description
Kiwix 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, Kiwix gives you access to the whole human knowledge for free. You don't need Internet, everything is stored on your mobile device!
Download the Kiwix program from the iTunes App Store then download the ZIM data files which contain the content. You can download these files directly using the Kiwix App on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac - 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.kiwix.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.
Download the Kiwix program from the iTunes App Store then download the ZIM data files which contain the content. You can download these files directly using the Kiwix App on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac - 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.kiwix.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.
Version history
3.1
2023-05-29
- Notification for when a download task complete
- Improved handling and error surfacing for failed download tasks
- Fixed an issue where tasks are not labeled as failed when app is force quit (iOS & iPadOS)
- Improved handling and error surfacing for failed download tasks
- Fixed an issue where tasks are not labeled as failed when app is force quit (iOS & iPadOS)
3.0.2
2022-11-21
- fixed an issue where app UI cannot be loaded for some devices
3.0.1
2022-11-19
- fixed an issue where app UI cannot be loaded for some devices
3.0
2022-11-14
- Kiwix is expanding to Mac, supports macOS 12.0 and later
- New library UI with opened, categories, download tasks and new zim files section
- Article preview also have a new look in bookmark and search results
- Streamlined settings UI (iOS & iPadOS)
- Add iOS 16 compatibility and remove iOS 13 support
- New library UI with opened, categories, download tasks and new zim files section
- Article preview also have a new look in bookmark and search results
- Streamlined settings UI (iOS & iPadOS)
- Add iOS 16 compatibility and remove iOS 13 support
1.15.6
2022-05-24
- prevent app from crashing when searching zim files with no full text index
1.15.5
2022-03-24
libkiwix 10 & libzim 7 compatibility
1.15.4
2022-01-20
Attempt to resolve crashes reported on iOS 14
1.15.3
2021-12-11
- Revert libkiwix and libzim to the last known stable release (9.4.1 and 6.3.2 respectively)
- Added version notation of libkiwix and libzim to the about page
- Added version notation of libkiwix and libzim to the about page
1.15.2
2021-12-10
- Fixed an issue where random button can lead to app crash due to error. In this partial fix, an error will be displayed when such error happens. The full fix will be delivered in a future release.
1.15.1
2021-11-08
- Fixed an issue where open in places zim files are identified as corrupted.
1.15
2021-11-06
- Half sheet table of contents (iOS 15 & horizontally compact interfaces)
- Using quicklook to preview zim files in the files app
- Bookmark UI is made consistent with other article list UI (e.g. search results)
- Using quicklook to preview zim files in the files app
- Bookmark UI is made consistent with other article list UI (e.g. search results)
1.14.5
2021-09-25
- fix: crashes during parsing search result snippets
- fix: crashes when activating search by tapping search bar
- improvement: search result snippet extraction performance
- fix: crashes when activating search by tapping search bar
- improvement: search result snippet extraction performance
1.14.4
2021-09-19
- Added iOS 15 compatibility and dropped iOS 12 support
- Performance improvements and optimization for library search and category list
- Performance improvements and optimization for library search and category list
1.14.3
2021-09-14
- Library zim file detail now show file descriptions
- Technical implementation improvements for library on iOS 13 & 14
- Fixed an issue where recent search button doesn't do anything if the search text contains spaces
- Note: we will drop support for iOS 12 in the near future, we support the last three major iOS versions
- Technical implementation improvements for library on iOS 13 & 14
- Fixed an issue where recent search button doesn't do anything if the search text contains spaces
- Note: we will drop support for iOS 12 in the near future, we support the last three major iOS versions
1.14.2
2021-06-14
- Search result UI tweaks
- Stability Improvements & crash fixes
- Stability Improvements & crash fixes
1.14.1
2021-04-02
- Hides zim files that requires service worker to function
- The zim file detail view now show progress on iOS 14 when downloading
- The zim file detail view now show progress on iOS 14 when downloading
1.14
2021-01-06
- iPad: a new design with all UI controls at the top bar
- Random Article Button: tap to load a random article in the current zim file
- Main Page Button: tap to go to main page of the current article
- Long press on random article or main page button to choose from all on device zim files (not available on iOS 12 & 13)
- Link Preview: tap and hold on a link to see preview of the article (not available on iOS 12)
- UI updates in app settings (not available on iOS 12)
- Remove support for iOS 11 (We are committed to support last three major OS)
- Fix: library related crashings
- Fix: zim file icon transluency
- Random Article Button: tap to load a random article in the current zim file
- Main Page Button: tap to go to main page of the current article
- Long press on random article or main page button to choose from all on device zim files (not available on iOS 12 & 13)
- Link Preview: tap and hold on a link to see preview of the article (not available on iOS 12)
- UI updates in app settings (not available on iOS 12)
- Remove support for iOS 11 (We are committed to support last three major OS)
- Fix: library related crashings
- Fix: zim file icon transluency
1.13.7
2020-12-06
- Disabled gesture that reveals the sidebar (iPad)
- tweak to the favicon to make it look nicer, especially on dark mode
- fixed an issue where unlink file could result in app crashes
- this will be the last version that supports iOS 11
- tweak to the favicon to make it look nicer, especially on dark mode
- fixed an issue where unlink file could result in app crashes
- this will be the last version that supports iOS 11
1.13.6
2020-10-21
- add TED category
- fixed an issue where it could lead to app launch crashes on iOS 12 (iPhone or iPad horizontally compact interface)
- notice: iOS 11 support will be dropped in the next major release (1.14)
- fixed an issue where it could lead to app launch crashes on iOS 12 (iPhone or iPad horizontally compact interface)
- notice: iOS 11 support will be dropped in the next major release (1.14)
1.13.5
2020-09-20
- added alert for when zim file of a bookmarked article is missing
- article loading speed improvements (especially on articles with a lot of images and on more recent devices)
- updated libkiwix version
- iOS 14 compatibility
- article loading speed improvements (especially on articles with a lot of images and on more recent devices)
- updated libkiwix version
- iOS 14 compatibility
1.13.4
2020-08-26
- bookmark snippets are now using the first sentence (iOS 12 and above) or the first paragraph (iOS 11)
- small tweaks of sidebar and outline for a better UX
- fix: now use zim file title as bookmark title when the article doesn't have a title
- small tweaks of sidebar and outline for a better UX
- fix: now use zim file title as bookmark title when the article doesn't have a title
1.13.3
2020-08-09
Stability improvements to the under the hood file download sub-system.
Stability improvements to search filters.
Stability improvements to search filters.
1.13.2
2020-07-06
- updated version of libkiwix and dependencies to resolve an issue where the app couldn't open some of the latest zim files
- updated version of realm to 5.2
- updated version of realm to 5.2
1.13.1
2020-06-25
- Resource unavailable alert: shown when a link was taped on, but the zim file is deleted.
- Fixed an issue where app is launched into the incorrect view for iPhones / iPod touch on iOS 11 and 12
- Prevent the snippet from showing up if all it contains is empty chars or new lines
- Fixed an issue where app is launched into the incorrect view for iPhones / iPod touch on iOS 11 and 12
- Prevent the snippet from showing up if all it contains is empty chars or new lines
1.13
2020-06-13
- article outline improvements:
- show article title in the navigation bar if available
- prevent too much indentation when there is only one `h1` element in the article
- list row separators now indent together with the text (so that it is easier to figure out the structure)
- iPad: fixed an issue where search is not hidden if already visible when tapping on a outline row
- for MediaWiki based zim files, sections are expanded when reading on horizontally narrow interface; if a section is already collapsed, tap on a outline item will expand that section
- iPad users can customize how side bar is displayed -- automatic, side by side or overlay
- setting for excluding zim files in backup is moved inside the library info interface
- bring back title based search results
- (iOS 13) some UI improvement / updates in search filter interface
- the "All" button would now change to "None" if all zim files are included in search
- show article title in the navigation bar if available
- prevent too much indentation when there is only one `h1` element in the article
- list row separators now indent together with the text (so that it is easier to figure out the structure)
- iPad: fixed an issue where search is not hidden if already visible when tapping on a outline row
- for MediaWiki based zim files, sections are expanded when reading on horizontally narrow interface; if a section is already collapsed, tap on a outline item will expand that section
- iPad users can customize how side bar is displayed -- automatic, side by side or overlay
- setting for excluding zim files in backup is moved inside the library info interface
- bring back title based search results
- (iOS 13) some UI improvement / updates in search filter interface
- the "All" button would now change to "None" if all zim files are included in search
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Ratings
4.2 out of 5
307 Ratings
Reviews
drednaught608,
Great App, But It Has One Major Issue
I’m loving that I have a portable encyclopedia and information resource whenever I cannot get internet, but I have noticed that whenever I play a video that I cannot fullscreen it. I also can’t move to a specific part in the video, I have to replay it all the way from the start to get back where I wanted. This is a terrific app, but this is the only major thing keeping me from fully enjoying it.
anonymouse293018,
The entire internet in the palm of your hand
Even though this takes up 50gb for me, it's much worth it. You can read about the history of poptarts, random grammatical rules, or really just anything on the internet, without the internet. I highly recommend Kiwix to anyone with a few dozen gigabytes to store, especially if they don't have a reliable internet connection. I'd also like to add that if it crashes a lot while searching, switch to "Matches" for your search engine, it takes longer but i find it to be more reliable, more accurate, and crash a lot less.
enderDanny, ROBLOX Fan,
Great app, although only 1 thing.
Personally, I think this is a great app, although because there are so many genres and articles on them, it doesnt cover all of them. I’m interested in one genre, but it isn’t contained in the app. And, personally, I would love a feature in which you could download specific articles, but sadly that doesnt exist.
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.
KoolCroco,
REGULAR WIKIPEDIA WITH PICTURES IS NOT AVAILABLE
Kiwix is awesome, but I will only give 5 stars once you make it where I can download regular Wikipedia with pictures. I need the version with pictures please. I know that with pictures it’s like 80gb but I NEED IT. Is this a bug? I thought you could download entire Wikipedia with all the text and pictures in here. At least that’s what Wikipedia said you could do.
When I’m at the download place there are only two regular English Wikipedias which both say they lack pictures. I actually can’t tell a difference between the two besides the size. Does one only have lede sections or something?
When I’m at the download place there are only two regular English Wikipedias which both say they lack pictures. I actually can’t tell a difference between the two besides the size. Does one only have lede sections or something?
OHgodNOTme,
Large file issues
So downloading small files are no issue but that app will download a large chunk of the larger files then just simply quit forcing you to try again. It’s been a 5 day endeavor trying to get the basic no picture no video Wikipedia downloaded. First attempt got to 90% before quitting. Second got to 67% then 31%
Downloading Over cellular is also not working. Or if it does it completely fails at less than 10% and refuses to progress.
Iphone13 pro
Downloading Over cellular is also not working. Or if it does it completely fails at less than 10% and refuses to progress.
Iphone13 pro
HoldingTunic69,
Blown away
I always wished for phones to truly be this endless void of knowledge, and this app grants my wish. The ability to download all of Wikipedia for a fraction of a gigabyte is extremely powerful, espically knowing that I won’t have to wait for load times anymore. My only concern is the formatting is a little weird (Using an IPhone X), but overall I love the app.
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.
pizzaboyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy,
Life changer - GET THIS APP!!!!
I am an adult with limited internet access and a passion for learning. This has transformed my cell phone into my best friend. Thank you so much.
Categories are separated by source AND topic. You can download a general set or specific subsets (which saves a lot of space when you have limited storage). Speaking of limited storage, you can download sets of articles with or without pics or details, which further saves space.
ESL? They have simple English articles as well. 8 years old? They have the children’s set.
This app is so wonderful.
Categories are separated by source AND topic. You can download a general set or specific subsets (which saves a lot of space when you have limited storage). Speaking of limited storage, you can download sets of articles with or without pics or details, which further saves space.
ESL? They have simple English articles as well. 8 years old? They have the children’s set.
This app is so wonderful.
RandomDalmascan,
Idea is great but has a crippling bug
Bug that stops downloads at 100% is simply awful. I spend an entire day trying to download a file and it corrupts at the end. Tried a restart and anything else I could. Forums said the issue was resolved. It most definitely was not. Great concept though. I am using a 256GB iPhone X by the way, and I know I have plenty of space available.
