With Pocket Wikipedia you'll have access to a Mini Wikipedia from a USB device without needing an internet connection. The platform lets you view a large number of articles, images, and data from Wikipedia's extensive database. It's ideal for educational use, especially in classrooms without internet access.
Getting Pocket Wikipedia up and running
The first thing to do after downloading the ZIP file (it weighs 175 MB) is to unzip it to a device and run WikipediaW.exe.
Browsing the offline encyclopedia
To start browsing the Mini Wikipedia database, head to the top menu. On the top left, you'll find the Subjects Index, which is categorized by topics (Art, citizenship, countries, business, geography, history, IT, and more).
You can also search for articles by the first letter of the title using the Title Index. If you want to go straight to what you're looking for, use the Search for keywords section. The articles in Mini Wikipedia have the same graphical interface as the Wikipedia website.
A solid offline option
Really, Pocket Wikipedia is a very good option for accessing Wikipedia information without an internet connection. The biggest drawback we found is that the entire database is in English, but it can still be very useful for many users. If you need to download the entire Wikipedia database onto a USB device, we recommend reading this link, but be warned that the full database weighs more than 13GB. Pocket Wikipedia works on Windows and Linux.
