Editing Help:Mobile access (section)

==Offline access ==
{{see also|meta:Offline Projects|Wikipedia:Database download}}
[[File:Kiwix on Android Tablet.png|thumb|Kiwix on an Android-powered tablet]]
Offline access to English Wikipedia can be done in many ways.

The '''[https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/04/09/download-the-text-of-the-entire-english-wikipedia/ OpenZIM format]''' uses the free [[Kiwix]] software available in the [[Microsoft Store]], on '''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixmobile Google Play]''' and '''[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kiwix/id997079563?mt=8 Apple's iOS App Store]''' to view Wikipedia offline. A series of "customized apps" have also been released, of which [[Medical Wikipedia]] and [[PhET]] simulations are the two largest.
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The [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team|Version 1.0 Editorial Team]] works on publishing sets of Wikipedia articles in print, CD, DVD, or some combination thereof. In 2008, SOS Children published a [[Wikipedia CD Selection]] for schools, which may be viewed at '''[http://schools-wikipedia.org/ schools-wikipedia.org],''' and is available for free download via '''[http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/archive/2008/10/2008-wikipedia-for-schools the charity's website].'''
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Try one of the other external applications listed below which allow you to download a copy of Wikipedia's database and then view, search, and browse it offline.
* [[XOWA]]: ([[Wikipedia:Database download#XOWA|instructions]])
* aarddict: ([[Wikipedia:Database download#Aard Dictionary|instructions]])
* BzReader (for Windows): ([[Wikipedia:Database download#BzReader and MzReader (for Windows)|instructions]])
* WikiTaxi (for Windows): ([[Wikipedia:Database download#WikiTaxi (for Windows)|instructions]])

;Raw data dump
English Wikipedia dumps in SQL and XML: {{URL|//dumps.wikimedia.org/enwiki/}} and the [https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22enwiki%22%20AND%20subject%3A%22data%20dumps%22%20AND%20collection%3A%22wikimediadownloads%22 Internet Archive]. The database can be downloaded [[Wikipedia:Database download|here]], but you will need to set up a [[web server]], [[PHP]], [[MySQL]] and our wiki software, [[mw:|MediaWiki]], to make use of it.
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[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data_dump_torrents#English_Wikipedia Download here] the data dump using a BitTorrent client.