Software:List of Wikipedia mobile apps

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A number of organizations within the Wikimedia movement including the Wikimedia Foundation publish official mobile apps for mobile access to Wikipedia. All are available via the appropriate app store (e.g. Google Play, App Store, Microsoft Store, F-Droid). They can also be downloaded independently of any third-party store from the Wikimedia Foundation's releases website, which also keeps old and beta versions.[1]

Official apps

Wikimedia Foundation

Wikipedia apps from the Wikimedia Foundation are called "Wikipedia".

Android

The Android app allows users to read and edit articles directly from the app. [2] It is available on Play Store, Galaxy Store,[3] Aptoide,[4] Cafe Bazaar,[5] F-Droid,[6] and GetJar.[7] A separate app on the Play Store provides access to beta features that may not be available in the standard Wikipedia app.[8]

In June 2025, a quiz game called Which Came First? was introduced to the app, which allows users to answer five questions regarding which historical event of two given events occurred first.[9][10] A feature called Year in Review that allows users to see the time and topics they spent reading for a given year was also introduced that year.[11]

iOS 

The iOS app also allows users to read and edit articles directly from the app, [12][13] similar to the Android app and mobile web version. It allows users to share an article via Facebook and other social websites, and to find geotagged articles near their current location.[14] It does not allow users to see categories or see the normal desktop version.[citation needed]

Windows

The Metro-style app provides a read-only version of Wikipedia, similar to the mobile web version. The app when used in Windows RT is incapable of showing moving pictures.[citation needed]

KaiOS

The KaiOS app was released in April 2024.[15]

Kiwix

Kiwix has developed a number of offline apps based on Wikipedia content.

Title Description Android iOS Windows Linux Other OS Open source
Kiwix Free program to download a whole Wikimedia project and read offline. Yes Yes Windows 10 UWP;
Older Windows (x86)		 Linux ,
F-Droid
Firefox Add-on, Chrome Extension,
S60 3rd edition, feature pack 1 or later can show ZIM files via WikiOnBoard		 Yes Yes
Medical Wikipedia (Offline) Wikipedia's Offline Medical Encyclopedia. Based on Kiwix and developed in collaboration with Wiki Project Med Foundation. AR, DE, EN, ES, FA, FR, JA, OR, PT, ZH EN WikiMed UWP EN;
Kiwix JS + in-app download of any WikiMed language		 only as content file (ZIM) in Kiwix or WikiOnBoard Yes Yes

Unassociated apps

These apps were mainly developed to display articles and are often used on platforms for which an official Wikipedia app was not formerly available, such as Windows Phone. Typical features include searching for articles, bookmarks, sharing, or enlarging images.[citation needed]

Title Description Available Android iOS Open source
WikiNodes By Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA)[16][17][18] No No yes No
Wikiwand Made to allow easier navigation and search than the website or the site's own app[19][20][21] Yes Currently invitation only[22] yes No
Wikiweb Wikiweb is a Wikipedia reader for iPhone and iPad that visualizes the connections between articles.[23][24] No No yes No
TripEnhancer TripEnhancer is a Wikipedia reader for Android that reads aloud articles in the surroundings of the user.[25] Yes yes No No

There is an Android app for Wikimedia Commons, which is community maintained and described on the Commons mobile app page. There was also an Android app for Wiktionary, although it is no longer available.[26]

See also

  • Help:Mobile access

References

  1. ↑ "Index of /mobile". http://releases.wikimedia.org/mobile. 
  2. ↑ "You can now edit articles, view random pages on the Android Wikipedia app" (in en-US). 2014-06-25. https://www.engadget.com/2014-06-25-new-wikipedia-app-android.html. 
  3. ↑ "Wikipedia - Apps on Galaxy Store". https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/org.wikipedia. 
  4. ↑ package in Aptoide
  5. ↑ package in Cafe Bazaar
  6. ↑ package in F-Droid
  7. ↑ package in Getjar
  8. ↑ "Wikipedia Beta - Apps on Google Play" (in en-US). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.beta&hl=en_US. 
  9. ↑ Walker, John (2025-06-20). "Wikipedia Is The Latest Place To Join The Daily Gaming Craze" (in en-US). https://kotaku.com/wikipedia-game-wordle-new-york-times-daily-puzzles-1851784815. 
  10. ↑ Navlakha, Meera (2025-06-23). "Wikipedia introduces a daily quiz game for Android users" (in en-US). https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/wikipedia-introduces-daily-quiz-game-164825695.html. 
  11. ↑ O'Brien, Terrence (2025-12-05). "Wikipedia is getting in on the yearly wrapped game" (in en-US). https://www.theverge.com/news/838989/wikipedia-year-in-review-2025-wrapped. 
  12. ↑ "iPhone App of the Week: Wikipedia Mobile". Smartcompany.com.au. 17 June 2011. http://www.smartcompany.com.au/information-technology/20110617-iphone-app-of-the-week-wikipedia-mobile.html. 
  13. ↑ "Wikipedia Revamps iOS App With Mobile Editing" (in en). 2014-08-01. https://www.pcmag.com/news/wikipedia-revamps-ios-app-with-mobile-editing. 
  14. ↑ Pandian, Yuvaraj (2012-04-05). "New Wikipedia app for iOS (and an update for our Android App)" (in en-US). Wikimedia Foundation. https://diff.wikimedia.org/2012/04/05/new-wikipedia-app-for-ios-and-an-update-for-our-android-app/. 
  15. ↑ "Wikipedia is available on the KaiOS, bringing a wealth of knowledge right to your fingertips." (in en-US). 2024-04-04. https://www.kaiostech.com/wikipedia-is-available-on-the-kaios-bringing-a-wealth-of-knowledge-right-to-your-fingertips/. 
  16. ↑ "WikiNodes Brings A New Perspective To Knowledge » 148Apps » iPhone and iPod Touch Application Reviews and News". 148Apps. 10 May 2011. http://www.148apps.com/news/wikinodes-brings-perspective-knowledge/. 
  17. ↑ "WikiNodes for iPad – Making Wikipedia Fun to Explore — iPad Insight". Ipadinsight.com. 12 May 2011. http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-app-reviews/wikinodes-for-ipad-making-wikipedia-fun-to-explore. 
  18. ↑ "WikiNodes for iPad". iPad App Finders. 23 May 2011. http://ipad.appfinders.com/wikinodes-for-ipad/. 
  19. ↑ Bell, Karissa (8 March 2015). "5 can't-miss apps: 'Zenith Space Adventure,' StubHub Music and more". Mashable. http://mashable.com/2015/03/07/5-cant-miss-apps-imgur/. 
  20. ↑ Sawers, Paul (19 August 2014). "WikiWand makes Wikipedia beautiful". The Next Web. https://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/08/19/wikiwand-makes-wikipedia-beautiful/. 
  21. ↑ Sawers, Paul (5 March 2015). "Wikiwand arrives on iPhone to help make Wikipedia beautiful". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2015/03/05/wikiwand-arrives-on-iphone-to-help-make-wikipedia-beautiful/. 
  22. ↑ Griffith, Eric (February 22, 2017). "The Best Tools to Improve Your Wikipedia Experience" (in en). https://www.pcmag.com/article/351839/the-best-tools-to-improve-your-wikipedia-experience. 
  23. ↑ Sawers, Paul (14 July 2012). "Wikiweb: A beautiful iOS Wikipedia app that lets you visualize connections between articles". The Next Web. https://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/07/14/wikiweb-a-beautiful-ios-wikipedia-app-that-lets-you-visualize-connections-between-articles/. 
  24. ↑ Rubio, Justin (18 July 2012). "Wikiweb app makes wasting time on Wikipedia even easier". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2012/7/18/3167757/wikiweb-ios-app-wikipedia. 
  25. ↑ Caris, Bart (26 September 2024). "TripEnhancer: A story around every corner.". Naxx by Bart Caris. https://tripenhancer.app/. 
  26. ↑ "Wiktionary:Wiktionary-supported software" (in en), Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 2025-03-29, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Wiktionary:Wiktionary-supported_software&oldid=84407673, retrieved 2025-07-28 
  • Wikimedia Apps - Project page for the official Wikipedia mobile apps on the Wikimedia Foundation's MediaWiki development website
  • Wikimedia mobile web team works on the mobile web experience, different from the mobile apps



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