

You can then transfer the ZIM file to your iOS device using iTunes File Sharing. You can download these files directly using the Kiwix App on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch - 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.Ī 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, then use a bit-torrent client (such a qTorrent) to download the actual ZIM data file to your computer. These data sets are not officially supported and may not be up to date.

Despite its file size being so big for some websites, Kiwix requires very low hardware processing resources. You don't need Internet, everything is stored on your mobile device!ĭownload the Kiwix program from the iTunes App Store then download the ZIM data files which contain the content. Kiwix files Static dumps of wiki projects in OpenZim format Dataset collection at the Data Hub (off-site) Many additional datasets that may be of interest to researchers, users and developers can be found in this collection. .zim is a file compression format containg full wiki contents for offline browsing. 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.
