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Kiwix offers downloadable material (including the full Wikipedia), in a format specifically designed for offline browsing. https://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/Content

Kiwix offers downloadable material (including the full Wikipedia), in a format specifically designed for offline browsing. https://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/Content https://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/Content Their Wikipedia bundle wasn't being updated for a while and had fallen out of date, but that seems to have been fixed now.

easton 6y ago
This is what makes the 256GB iPad worth it, you can carry the entire Wikipedia (with pictures) around with you. It’s fantastic when on a plane or if you need to entertain yourself without Wi-Fi.
- m-p-3 6y ago
  I "upgraded" the internal storage of my Kobo Glo HD (which is in fact using a 4GB MicroSD card as its onboard storage) to a 128GB. I can store the "all maxi" 82GB ZIM file on it. The Kobo firmware includes (but doesn't advertise) ZIM support, so I can browse Wikipedia on an eInk display and great battery life without Internet connectivity. That would be a great post-apocalyptic knowledge archive, and it would be easy enough to recharge using a USB solar panel.
  - ObsoleteNerd 6y ago
    I've been wanting something like this for ages. I always thought the Kindle not having the full Wikipedia archive as an optional install was a massive missed opportunity, especially back when the Kindle had the keyboard at the bottom. It would have literally been the Hitchhikers Guide as explained in the books.
  - lxgr 6y ago
    > The Kobo firmware includes (but doesn't advertise) ZIM support This is one of the nicest hidden features/easter eggs I've ever come across. Thanks for sharing this!
  - ianbooker 6y ago
    Time to update XKCD: https://xkcd.com/548/ https://xkcd.com/548/
  - SahAssar 6y ago
    This comment convinced me to buy a kobo. How's the search functionality in wikipedia when used like this?
    - m-p-3 6y ago
      You open the ZIM file as if it was an eBook, then you can use the search feature within it. Example: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=276219 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=276219
- herpderperator 6y ago
  This sounds like an amazing idea. Thanks for the tip!
- andrepd 6y ago
  Or a Kobo with an external SD slot!
SomewhatLikely 6y ago
The link for this post has the full wikipedia, just not in a very readable form. I believe the grandparent comment was saying that wikipedia is a summary of original material such as books and scholarly articles.

easton 6y ago

This is what makes the 256GB iPad worth it, you can carry the entire Wikipedia (with pictures) around with you. It’s fantastic when on a plane or if you need to entertain yourself without Wi-Fi.

m-p-3 6y ago
I "upgraded" the internal storage of my Kobo Glo HD (which is in fact using a 4GB MicroSD card as its onboard storage) to a 128GB. I can store the "all maxi" 82GB ZIM file on it. The Kobo firmware includes (but doesn't advertise) ZIM support, so I can browse Wikipedia on an eInk display and great battery life without Internet connectivity. That would be a great post-apocalyptic knowledge archive, and it would be easy enough to recharge using a USB solar panel.
- ObsoleteNerd 6y ago
  I've been wanting something like this for ages. I always thought the Kindle not having the full Wikipedia archive as an optional install was a massive missed opportunity, especially back when the Kindle had the keyboard at the bottom. It would have literally been the Hitchhikers Guide as explained in the books.
- lxgr 6y ago
  > The Kobo firmware includes (but doesn't advertise) ZIM support This is one of the nicest hidden features/easter eggs I've ever come across. Thanks for sharing this!
- ianbooker 6y ago
  Time to update XKCD: https://xkcd.com/548/ https://xkcd.com/548/
- SahAssar 6y ago
  This comment convinced me to buy a kobo. How's the search functionality in wikipedia when used like this?
  - m-p-3 6y ago
    You open the ZIM file as if it was an eBook, then you can use the search feature within it. Example: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=276219 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=276219
herpderperator 6y ago
This sounds like an amazing idea. Thanks for the tip!
andrepd 6y ago
Or a Kobo with an external SD slot!

SomewhatLikely 6y ago

The link for this post has the full wikipedia, just not in a very readable form. I believe the grandparent comment was saying that wikipedia is a summary of original material such as books and scholarly articles.