XOWA - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Main features 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Toggle the table of contents XOWA 7 languages Беларуская বাংলা Bahasa Indonesia Русский Simple English Українська 中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons MediaWiki Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Software to host an offline Wikipedia XOWA Screenshot of XOWA Written in Java License AGPLv3 Website xowa.org Repository github.com/gnosygnu/xowa XOWA is a free and open-source application written primarily in Java by anonymous developers and is intended for users who wish to run their own copy of Wikipedia, or any other compatible wiki, offline without an internet connection. XOWA is compatible with Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux and Android.[1] Licensed under the GNU AGPLv3, XOWA is free software. Main features [edit] XOWA allows users to download and import their own copy of Wikipedia using official database dumps, or by special database files specifically created for use within XOWA. The application is designed to accurately display Wikipedia content through its own internal browser, or by a locally hosted web server which allows users to access content using any browser of choice. Users can also host content across their own network.[2] See also [edit] Free and open-source software portal Kiwix References [edit] ↑ "Accessing Wikipedia offline". June 11, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2016. ↑ "How to use the open source XOWA interface for Wikipedia". Tech Republic. February 18, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2016. 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