About Kiwix
Imagine being able to store the entirety of Wikipedia on your phone, and browsing it anytime, anywhere, even when there is no connectivity. Fully offline! For free! Kiwix is a browser that downloads, stores and reads...
Imagine being able to store the entirety of Wikipedia on your phone, and browsing it anytime, anywhere, even when there is no connectivity. Fully offline! For free!
Kiwix is a browser that downloads, stores and reads copies of your favourite educational websites - Wikipedia, TED talks, Stack Exchange, and thousands more in dozens of languages.
Note: Kiwix is also available on regular computers (Windows, Mac, Linux) as well as on Raspberry Pi hotspots - more info at kiwix.org . Kiwix is a non-profit and displays no ads nor collects any data. Only donations from happy users keep us going :-)
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Kiwix since it was posted on our website on 2013-08-22 05:26:52.
The latest version is and it was updated on 2024-04-22 20:40:28. See below the changes in each version.
Kiwix version
Updated At: 2023-12-27
Changes: 3.9.1
* Better permission requesting
* Better trigger Error reporting activity when crashing
* Remove latencies while typing to get article suggestions
Kiwix version
Updated At: 2023-12-03
Changes: 3.8.1
* Fix crash scenario by typing search pattern
3.8.0
* Download pause/resume
* Read ZIM files from USB-OTG stick
* Endless suggestion list
* Refactored LocalFileTransfer UI to educate users on how to use this feature.
* Lots of bug fixes
Kiwix version
Updated At: 2021-10-22
Changes: 3.4.5
NEW: Supports Android 11
NEW: Hotspot socket address better visible, clickable and shareable
BUGFIX: Some zim-it files doesn't read anymore
BUGFIX: "Search in Kiwix" is just redirecting to Kiwix
BUGFIX: Laggy input in search box
Kiwix version
Updated At: 2021-10-22
Changes: 3.4.4
NEW: The Download of Zim in now more stable
NEW: Updated translations
BUGFIX: In Search menu item recreates multiple times
BUGFIX: Clicking the search result doesn't go anywhere
BUGFIX: Search text don't appear in the search field
BUGFIX: Back Press doesn't work in SearchFragment
BUGFIX: Memory leaks patched
Kiwix version
Updated At: 2021-05-10
Changes: 3.4.3
NEW: Updated translations
BUGFIX: Video seek was not working
BUGFIX: Back button in history and bookmarks toolbar always took to library
BUGFIX: Books hosted from android client were not updating on browser dynamically
BUGFIX: Creating multiple tabs was causing `loading` in previously opened tabs
BUGFIX: Messages displayed when no books are present were inconsistent typographically
Kiwix version
Updated At: 2020-12-20
Changes: 3.4.1
NEW: Overhauled navigation
NEW: Updated translations
NEW: Support resizing Kiwix
NEW: Open search in new tab
BUGFIX: Search speed increased and loading state added
BUGFIX: Memory leaks patched
BUGFIX: More consistent labelling drives internal/external
BUGFIX: Cache results of a conclusive file system detection
BUGFIX: Overlapping labels in Library
BUGFIX: Accessibility improvements
+ Lots Lots Lots More
Kiwix version
Updated At: 2020-10-16
Changes: NEW: Updated translations
BUGFIX: Fullscreen videos were not displaying
BUGFIX: Urls containing "?" were not loading properly
BUGFIX: Notifications were erroneously allowing the user to pause a download
BUGFIX: Urls with "#" anchors now load to the correct portion of the page
BUGFIX: Save Media on long click was not working
+ Lots More
Kiwix version
Updated At: 2020-07-20
Changes: NEW: Better flow for hosting books
NEW: Control text zoom for zim files
NEW: Bookmarks/History internals rewrite
NEW: Updated translations
BUGFIX: Search results were inaccurate when typing too quickly
BUGFIX: new zim scheme for addressing content
BUGFIX: Native memory leaks fixed
BUGFIX: fix crash on returning to webview from search result
BUGFIX: some zim files could not be found after downloading
+ Lots More
Kiwix version
Updated At: 2020-05-15
Changes: NEW: Improved loading of audio/video content
NEW: Card based views for lists
NEW: Improved translations
NEW: Delete notes
NEW: Send Diagnostic Reports
BUGFIX: Loading older zim files could fail
BUGFIX: Some svgs were not loading
BUGFIX: Sensible zoom defaults for oversized content
BUGFIX: Large downloads should start immediately
BUGFIX: Searching with kiwix via highlighting prompt
+ Lots More
Kiwix version 3.2.1
Updated At: 2020-05-06
Changes: NEW: Downloads tab merged with Library
NEW: Improved translations
NEW: Swipe down to show tabs
NEW: Swipe left/right on top bar to switch tabs
NEW: Improved UI for Bookmarks & History
BUGFIX: Improved the speed of file system detection for SD cards
BUGFIX: Improved speed of Article Search
BUGFIX: Language changes in Settings better supported
BUGFIX: Read Aloud shows warning for unsupported languages
BUGFIX: Find In Page crash when searching for empty
+ Lots More
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