{"id":4198,"date":"2013-09-06T15:18:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T15:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/?p=4198"},"modified":"2019-08-26T10:26:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T10:26:14","slug":"view-download-wikipedia-offline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/archives\/4198-view-download-wikipedia-offline.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Download And View Wikipedia Offline"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Internet is a great resource. There are tons of ways to find the information you\u2019re searching for. One example, the popular go-to resource: Wikipedia. When you search the Internet for anything, a Wikipedia article is probably one of the first Google results you click on.<\/p>\n

But what if you\u2019re in an Internet black hole and need to do some preliminary research? We\u2019re always looking up quick details on vacation destinations, historical events, celebrities, word definitions, and perhaps even PDF conversion.<\/p>\n

You\u2019d be hard pressed to find a research source as accessible as Wikipedia without the Internet. Or would you?<\/p>\n

In the past, we showed you how to create a PDF file of Wikpedia articles<\/a> you could take with you. Well, we came across yet another neat solution where you can actually create your own offline version using WikiTaxi.<\/p>\n

What is WikiTaxi?<\/b><\/h2>\n

WikiTaxi<\/a> is an app that lets you download Wikipedia\u2019s database to your computer which you can view, search, and browse offline. According to the project page, it\u2019s a \u201csingle-file application\u201d that \u201cdoes not require a database engine or\u00a0HTML<\/acronym>\u00a0browser.\u201d<\/p>\n

So how does WikiTaxi do it? The app uses Wikipedia\u2019s original database dumps. Data dumps, in general, are outputs of data that are used as a backup. But it can also be used to replicate the database. This is essentially what you\u2019ll be doing with WikiTaxi.<\/p>\n

How To Download Your Own Wikipedia <\/b><\/h2>\n

To start getting your own offline Wikipedia, you\u2019ll be downloading a Wikipedia database file and the WikiTaxi application from the Internet. The application has the offline Wikipedia viewer and importer you need. Then you\u2019ll be importing the database file into a WikiTaxi database you can use.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n

*A word of warning: you\u2019ll be dealing with large file sizes. So download times may be slow. <\/i><\/p>\n

1. Download one of the Wiki backups. Some of the ones recommended on the project\u2019s site:<\/p>\n