Wikipedia App
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| Developer(s) | Wikimedia Foundation Inc |
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| Stable release | 1.2.1 / June 18, 2012 |
| Operating system | Android |
| Website | www.wikipedia.org |
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| Developer(s) | Wikimedia Foundation Inc |
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| Stable release | 3.1.2 / April 17, 2012 |
| Operating system | iOS |
| Website | www.wikipedia.org |
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| Developer(s) | Wikimedia Foundation Inc |
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| Initial release | May 31, 2012 |
| Operating system | Windows 8 |
| Website | www.wikipedia.org |
The Wikimedia Foundation publishes official Wikipedia Apps for using Wikipedia on multiple mobile device operating systems, currently: Android (via Google Play), BlackBerry (via BlackBerry World), iOS (via App Store), and Windows 8 (via Windows Store). Independent developers have also released many unofficial apps for reading Wikipedia articles. Some apps load content from the Wikipedia site and process it; other apps use the MediaWiki API.
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Official Android application [edit]
The official Android application from the Wikimedia Foundation is called "Wikipedia". It is free and provides a read-only version of Wikipedia, similar to the mobile web version of Wikipedia. It also allows users to find geotagged articles near their current location.
Official iOS application [edit]
The official iOS application from the Wikimedia Foundation is called "Wikipedia Mobile". It is free and provides a read-only version of Wikipedia,[1] similar to the mobile web version of Wikipedia. It also allows users to find geotagged articles near their current location.
Official Windows application [edit]
Can be downloaded from Windows Store.
Unofficial applications [edit]
These apps' primary objective is to display articles. Typical features include searching for articles, bookmarks, sharing, or enlarging images.
- "Aard Dictionary", a free cross-platform (Android, Linux, Mac, Windows) offline dictionary reader[2]
- "All Of Wikipedia - Offline", by Brilliant(ish) Software[3]
- "Discover — Wikipedia in a Magazine", by Cooliris, Inc.[4][5]
- "WikiNodes" by Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA)[6][7][8]
- "Articles", by Sophiestication Software[9]
- "Minipedia - Offline Encyclopedia", by Minipedia[10]
The Wiki Loves Monuments app, written for a photo contest, is an aid for Wikiphotographers. It shows a map of nearby national heritage register items, indicating whether Wikipedia has a photo for the site, and enabling quick and easy photo uploads for camera phones. It is not integrated with the official article display app.[11] Wikimedia Foundation also publish an official Wikimedia Commons app.[12]
References [edit]
- ^ "iPhone App of the Week: Wikipedia Mobile". Smartcompany.com.au. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ "Desktop — Aard Dictionary". Aarddict.org. 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ By BrothaTech (2011-06-16). "All of Wikipedia - On or Offline Wiki Reading For your iPhone or iPad". Appscout.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ "DISCOVER A New Wikipedia". Wassapps.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ Monday, February 14th, 2011 (2011-02-14). "Cooliris Gets $9.6 Million From Kleiner Perkins And Others, Releases New Version Of LiveShare Photo Sharing App". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ "WikiNodes Brings A New Perspective To Knowledge » 148Apps » iPhone and iPod Touch Application Reviews and News". 148Apps. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ "WikiNodes for iPad – Making Wikipedia Fun to Explore — iPad Insight". Ipadinsight.com. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ "WikiNodes for iPad". iPad App Finders. 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ Mike Schramm (2010-06-09). "Apple Design Awards go to popular iPhone and iPad apps". TUAW. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "Minipedia - Offline Encyclopedia (Wikipedia Reader)". Apple Inc. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-04-1.
- ^ Google Play Wiki Loves Monuments, Wikimedia Foundation
- ^ Commons mobile app]
External links [edit]
- Wikipedia for Android at the Google Play marketplace
- Wikipedia for BlackBerry at the BlackBerry World
- Wikipedia for iOS at the iTunes Preview
- Wikipedia for Windows 8 at the Windows Store
- Wikipedia Mobile Support and Development at GitHub
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