Kiwix
Kiwix for Windows and GNU/Linux desktops observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 64
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 5
- age_days: 3195
- days_rel: 241
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
1441 stars · 177 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Kiwix for Android is an offline reader application that displays Web content, primarily Wikipedia, from highly compressed ZIM archive files. It is written in Kotlin and supports Android versions 7.1 through 15.
Use cases
- read wikipedia offline on my phone
- access educational content without internet
- browse zim files on android
- download wikipedia for offline use while traveling
- use an encyclopedia in areas with no connectivity
- save web content for offline reading on mobile
When to choose
- you need offline access to Wikipedia or other ZIM-format content on an Android device
- you work or travel in areas with limited or no internet connectivity
- you want an open-source, GPL-licensed offline reader
When to avoid
- you need to read ZIM files on desktop or iOS rather than Android
- you rely on the Play Store variant and need to load ZIM files from arbitrary storage locations, which Android 11+ policies restrict
- you need live, up-to-date web content rather than static offline archives
Facets
application · maturity active
gui search-engine file-system education self-hosted cross-platform developer-tools offline-reader zim-format wikipedia openzim kotlin offline-content android mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-desktop · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1396461d4581
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kiwix/kiwix-desktop | main | 87 |
| kiwix/kiwix-android | main | 90 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="kiwix/kiwix-desktop")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem