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Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:11 pm
by Marc
Kiwix allows to read Wikipedia offline. In addition, using the highly efficient ZIM file format (
http://www.openzim.org), Kiwix can read any HTML content offline. In order to enjoy Wikipedia offline, you need to download Kiwix and a ZIM file of Wikipedia (from the Kiwix web-site or directly from the Kiwix internal library).
Then you can surf in Wikipedia as if you were online. Kiwix provides almost everything you will need:
Case and diacritics insensitive full text search engine
Bookmarks & Notes
ZIM based HTTP server
PDF/HTML export
Localized in more than 80 languages
Search suggestions
Tabs navigation
Integrated content manager/downloader
Kiwix 0.9rc2 Development Test 1
http://portableapps.com/node/31809
Relating to "Incremental Updates Issue"
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.ar ... .devel/707
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:38 pm
by I am Baas
And why is this in the "Submission" sub-forum?
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:43 pm
by Marc
Submit portable freeware that you find here.
Really why the question? As this application is not listed in the database nor posted in the forums is not an application update. Does it look like a discussion thread because of the extra bottom links?
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:44 pm
by I am Baas
Did you test Kiwix for portability? It saves settings in AppData. Is there a way to change this behaviour?
- startupCache.4.little in AppData\Local\www.kiwix.org\Kiwix\Profiles\y9wz1wzo.default\startupCache
- bookmarks-notes.xml, compatibility.ini, cookies.sqlite, downloader.log, library.xml, localstore.rdf, parent.lock, permissions.sqlite, places.sqlite, and prefs.js in AppData\Roaming\www.kiwix.org\Kiwix\Profiles\y9wz1wzo.default
- profiles.ini in AppData\Roaming\www.kiwix.org\Kiwix
- AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Extensions folder
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:38 pm
by Marc
Did you notice the PortableApps Kiwix 0.9rc2 Development Test 1? It creates two emtpy folders in AppData and AppData/Local Settings, which as I recap is pretty much accepted here. Configuration files are stored under Data in Application folder.
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:51 am
by I am Baas
Did you notice that you did not submit Kiwix Portable but Kiwix? Also, the download links provided (Sourceforge and Softpedia) in the OP are for a non-portable versions of Kiwix. So, which one is it, smart ass?
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:59 am
by Marc
Alright, removing SF and Softpedia links would do and placing PA link on top?
Edit: would you prefer if I change the title as well to reflect the PAL?
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:49 pm
by Midas
That's our
Baas: always nurturing participation -- the rough way...
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:35 pm
by I am Baas
Midas wrote:That's our
Baas: always nurturing participation -- the rough way...
But it did get Marc closer to the 50 post mark
, did it not?
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:53 pm
by Marc
yeah it's been quite a ride hasn't it?
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:43 pm
by webfork
Marc wrote:Kiwix allows to read Wikipedia offline.
Definitely have a use for this -- thanks for posting.
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:36 pm
by abc
Definitely will come in handy. Thanks for posting.
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:23 pm
by Marc
@webfork
@abc
You are welcome
Re: Kiwix - SF Proyect of the Month 2013/02
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:47 am
by webfork
Kiwix allows to read Wikipedia offline.
Ha! I just saw on the KKiwix home page exactly what I was looking for today:
http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Main_Page
"Download Wikipedia using BitTorrent" ... only 42 gigs!
Fortunately an English-only version was available for 1.75 gigs inside the tool. I do obviously wish there were more resources than Wikipedia archives, but it's definitely the baseline. If there was a tool like this
without Wikipedia, that would be my first feature request.