Skip to content
EN

Software · Education & science

Kiwix

View offline content.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source

Overview

Features described on its official website: offline use.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “We create and support open technologies that bring the world’s knowledge Offline via our own open-source software dedicated to providing offline access to free educational content, and more…” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Kiwix is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Plans and conditions

  • Free content: the free library can be used without paying, under the publisher’s licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

Weaknesses

  • Few recent updates

About

Kiwix is an offline reader - meaning that it allows you to check text or video that is normally only available on the internet. We turn various online educational contents (such as Wikipedia, for example) into ZIM files, and these can be opened by Kiwix even if you have no connectivity whatsoever.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits, commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Homebrew (platforms) —
  • Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

How listings are built →

Do you develop Kiwix?

Correct this listing with the report form, or cite it with this optional badge (it shows the verified free status and changes nothing in the ranking):

<a href="https://licitpro.fr/en/resource/kiwix"><img src="https://licitpro.fr/badge/kiwix.svg?l=en" alt="Listed on LicitPro" height="20"></a>

Developers and publishers →

In the same category

Anki

Software · Open source

Anki is a flashcard program, available on Windows, macOS, Linux and iOS.

Free, with trade-offsWinMacLinuxiOS

Zotero

Software · Open source

Collect, organize and cite research.

Limited free planWinMacLinuxAndroidiOS

QGIS Desktop

Software · Open source

QGIS Desktop is a geographic information system, available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

Completely freeWinMacLinuxAndroidiOS

Google Earth Pro

Software

Google Earth Pro is a geographic information system, available on Windows and Linux: data import and export.

Free, with trade-offsWinLinux

Keypunch

Software · Open source

Practice your typing skills.

Completely freeLinux

GCompris

Software · Open source

Educational game for children.

Completely freeWinMacLinuxAndroid