KIWIX FOR DESKTOP ANDROID

Objective 2: Apply WMF UX recommendations on all Android apps.

Objective 1: Provide a modern and user friendly Kiwix 2.0 for all recent Windows and Linux users.

KIWIX FOR DESKTOP PROFESSIONAL

To do this, we will hire the services of a professional UX/UI expert and C++/Qt coders to help us out.

We want to revamp the desktop UX and architecture so that Kiwix can keep on running for many more years on desktop computers. (note: all distribution channels do not give numbers in a similar and easy-to-grab way, so consider these as lowball estimates)Р”В«ecause most if not all of our volunteers have now moved to working on the mobile versions of Kiwix (Android, iOS, and even soon Windows mobile), we know that relying on volunteers for that segment is not much of an option (also the fact that the desktop version hasn't evolved past 0.9 in years confirms it). Here's where Kiwix versions currently stand: This will save us some significant work, therefore time, and therefore money in future work, as well as make it easier to onboard new volunteers that may be only interested in one side of the project or another. Kiwix-lib, Kiwix-tools, etc.) that we can reuse into other products in a more flexible/relevant manner (as a good analogy: we used to have one big heavy brick and now are working with LegosРІвЂћСћ). The last grant ( Wikimed) allowed us to lay some foundations for that work: while Kiwix used to be a one-size-fits-all piece of software, we've started to break it down into core components (e.g.

KIWIX FOR DESKTOP DOWNLOAD

To put it bluntly, Kiwix has become increasingly buggy since Windows 7, and this shows in our download numbers.

KIWIX FOR DESKTOP SOFTWARE

With certain elements of its software architecture having been deprecated, we have an increasing number of compatibility issues and reports of poor desktop user experience.

KIWIX FOR DESKTOP OFFLINE

Kiwix being used offline we cannot collect detailed usage data, and as these two examples show we probably don't want to anyway: we just know it is widely used from reports we get (or press clippings).Р”Р‡eedback is regularly coming in from users, which helps us know what they want or need (and also flag bugs). We also have many distributors around the world who find Kiwix extremely valuable and useful, but use their own distribution means: to give but two extreme example, Kiwix is now officially distributed by all government computer clubs in Cuba, and copies are also smuggled into North Korea. This is a low estimate, as by ''direct downloads'' we mean the number of individual connections to our servers to download one version of Kiwix or another: this does not include people downloading it once on a flash drive, for instance, and then distributing several copies on their school computers as we know happens quite a bit (nor does it include NGO's using it in their own programs, e.g. In 2016, all versions of Kiwix were directly downloaded more than a million times (see Kiwix Annual Report), 60% of these being on desktop computers. Thanks to Kiwix, students in schools, libraries and prisons can easily access content offline to support their learning when connectivity is low or inexistent (and, in our experience, these places usually have little choice in terms of books to compensate). You can then transfer the ZIM file to your iOS device using iTunes File Sharing.Here's what the Windows version looks like today. You can download these files directly using the Kiwix App on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch - but this might take a long time, may incur expensive charges for the download, and is liable to errors because some files are rather large.Р”Р„ faster and more reliable method is to use a computer to download the small torrent file for the large non-indexed ZIM file you want (not the pre-indexed package for Windows) from, then use a bit-torrent client (such a qTorrent) to download the actual ZIM data file to your computer. You don't need Internet, everything is stored on your mobile device!Р”Вownload the Kiwix program from the iTunes App Store then download the ZIM data files which contain the content.

Kiwix enables you to have the whole of Wikipedia (and many other web sites) available wherever you go! On a boat, in the middle of nowhere, or when data charges are too high, Kiwix gives you access to the whole human knowledge for free.

Kiwix for desktop