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[[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg|{{revautoalign}}|thumb|''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'']]
[[File:bittorrent.jpg|{{revautoalign}}|thumb|Kiwix recommends using [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent BitTorrent]]]
[[File:bittorrent.jpg|{{revautoalign}}|thumb|Kiwix recommends using [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittorrent Bittorrent]]]
'''Kiwix''' is perfect for reading '''Wikipedia''' offline. In order to read and enjoy the Wikipedia articles offline, you will need:
# Kiwix (the software)
# The [http://www.openzim.org ZIM file] with the content of the specific linguistic Wikipedia the user want (e.g. English).
# Optionally, the pre-index ZIM file allows full-text searches.


== Download == <!--T:2-->
'''Kiwix''' is perfect for reading many different types of content - like for example '''Wikipedia''' - offline.


To obtain Wikipedia offline on your computer, you can download the components separately or download a ready-to use package:
In order to read and enjoy all of them, you will need:
* '''Non-indexed ZIM''' files contain only a ZIM file. This allows you to search for articles by title, including suggestions. You may want to [[Special:MyLanguage/ZIM Indexing|index]] later if you need to do full-text searches.
# [[Software|Kiwix (the software)]]
* '''Portable pre-indexed ZIM''' files contain the Kiwix software with a pre-indexed ZIM file. Everything is compressed in a ZIP file. For now, these packages work only with Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux. In these packages, the ZIM files may be split into several two gigabytes parts to be compatible with FAT32 file systems.
# The [http://www.openzim.org ZIM file] with the content of your choice.


The '''Portable pre-indexed ZIM''' is always a little bit bigger than the '''Non-indexed ZIM''' file, but if you have enough bandwidth, we recommend users to download it. It's the easiest way to have a ready-to offline Wikipedia reader and this package can be easily redistributed.
Once [[Software|Kiwix (the software)]] is installed you have many ways to download content (files):
* '''With Kiwix''' if your version of Kiwix allows it. Once you have Kiwix open, go to the Kiwix internal library to pick your content.
* '''BitTorrent''' which downloads the file with a [http://www.qbittorrent.org/ torrent software]. Using BitTorrent saves our bandwidth and verifies that your file is not corrupted during the download process.
* '''Direct download''' which downloads the file directly with your browser.


There are two ways to download each file:
'''[https://library.kiwix.org/ All content (ZIM files) are available at the Kiwix Online Library]'''
* '''Bittorent''' (recommended) which downloads the file with a [http://www.utorrent.com torrent software]. Using Bittorrent you save our bandwidth and you get the certainty that your file won't get corrupted during the download process.
* '''Direct download''' which downloads the file directly with your browser. If you already have Kiwix installed on your computer, we recommend you to download this ZIM file from the internal Kiwix library.


Remark: More information about the ZIM file names nomenclature can be found [https://download.kiwix.org/zim/README here] (in English)


{{ZIMdumps|{{#ifeq:{{SUBPAGENAMEE}}|Wikipedia||{{SUBPAGENAMEE}}}}|{{#ifeq:{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}|Wikipedia_in_all_languages||{{#ifeq:{{SUBPAGENAMEE}}|Wikipedia|en|{{SUBPAGENAMEE}}}}}}}}
== See also == <!--T:9-->
 
== Usage ==  
[[File:Kiwix_0.9_alpha1_screenshot_en.png|{{revautoalign}}|thumb|Kiwix displaying an article of Wikipedia]]
[[File:Kiwix_0.9_alpha1_screenshot_en.png|{{revautoalign}}|thumb|Kiwix displaying an article of Wikipedia]]
If you have downloaded a '''Non-indexed ZIM''' file, then you only need to open it with Kiwix (downloaded separately) and if you need to, index it in addition.
If you have downloaded the '''Portable pre-indexed ZIM''', you will need to unzip it before using. Once it is unzipped you can find the Kiwix executable in the "kiwix" directory if you are using Microsoft Windows or in "kiwix-linux" directory if you are using GNU/Linux.
== See also == <!--T:9-->
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Help|Help]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Help|Help]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Software|Software]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Software|Software]]

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Kiwix recommends using BitTorrent

Kiwix is perfect for reading many different types of content - like for example Wikipedia - offline.

In order to read and enjoy all of them, you will need:

  1. Kiwix (the software)
  2. The ZIM file with the content of your choice.

Once Kiwix (the software) is installed you have many ways to download content (files):

  • With Kiwix if your version of Kiwix allows it. Once you have Kiwix open, go to the Kiwix internal library to pick your content.
  • BitTorrent which downloads the file with a torrent software. Using BitTorrent saves our bandwidth and verifies that your file is not corrupted during the download process.
  • Direct download which downloads the file directly with your browser.

All content (ZIM files) are available at the Kiwix Online Library

Remark: More information about the ZIM file names nomenclature can be found here (in English)

See also

Kiwix displaying an article of Wikipedia
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