Offline Projects/Tech Development
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File storage [edit]
- openZIM
- Set of python scripts to download to CD: https://github.com/santhoshtr/wiki2cd/wiki/
File readers [edit]
- Kiwix
- Okawix
- WikiTaxi
- qvido - lightweight offline reader. See Github for code and build instructions.
See one user's evaluation of these systems in these personal blog posts.
Tools for offline selection help [edit]
Right now, User:Yuvipanda is helping with the conversion of the Wikipedia 1.0 bot into a set of MediaWiki extentions (note: part of Google Summer of Code project). This conversion of tools will help the provide simple article selection tools for all the projects. For more information:
Current activity [edit]
- Offline reader for Android and other phone applications[1]
- Recently finished Kiwix project: agenda and status, see: Kiwix UX Improvement Effort
- To offer feedback on Kiwix Usability, see: Kiwix UX Improvement Effort Talk Page
References [edit]
- ↑ See March 20, 2012 email from User:Kelson on the current status of the Android phone application build