Wikipedia Alternatives

Wikipedia is described as 'Free content, multilingual online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers through a model of open collaboration, using a wiki-based editing system' and is a leading Encyclopedia in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Wikipedia for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPad, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Wikipedia alternative is Encyclopædia Britannica, which is free. Other great apps like Wikipedia are Kiwix, Scholarpedia, Grokipedia and WikiReader.

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Wikipedia alternatives are mainly Encyclopedias, but if you're looking for Online Education Services or Dictionaries you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Wikipedia.
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  1. Logopedia icon
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    Logopedia is a collaborative database for logos and corporate branding. It includes the history of successful company logos, popular branding, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • FANDOM
    • Online
     
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    Logopedia is only about logos, Wikipedia is about basically everything

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    • Logopedia is Free and Open SourceWikipedia is also Free and Open Source
  2. Wikimed icon
     6 likes

    With 75,000+ medical articles, WikiMed is the largest and most comprehensive collection of health-related articles available in English for offline use.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. WikiCFP icon
     3 likes

    A Wiki website of Calls For Papers (CFP) of international conferences, workshops, meetings, seminars, events, journals and book chapters in computer science, communications, software engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, networking, signal processing, systems...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
  4. Wiki2touch icon
     4 likes

    Wiki2Touch - A Wikipedia offline reader for the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. WikiTaxi icon
     9 likes

    WikiTaxi It's a portable application that delivers the Wikipedia of your choice to wherever you go.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. ConceptMesh icon
     1 like

    ConceptMesh turns any topic into a visual map of connected ideas. Just enter a concept, and explore its key themes, subtopics, and summaries in an interactive graph. Save your maps by creating a free account. No ads, no clutter — just fast, intuitive learning.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. matterwiki icon
     2 likes

    A simple and beautiful wiki for teams People use it to store documentation, notes, culture guidelines, employee onboarding content and everything they want to.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Proteopedia icon
     4 likes

    Protopedia is a wiki style database containing information on a wide array of biological macromolecules. The site offers generalized information about the molecule of interest in addition to providing 3D visuals on the structure of the molecule and information on its...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Crabgrass icon
     1 like

    Crabgrass is a web application designed for activist groups to be better able to collaborate online. Mostly, it is a glorified wiki with fine-grain control over access rights.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Stubia icon
     6 likes

    Stubia is a mobile encyclopedia that limits each article to 160 characters: this limitation makes each topic easy to understand.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. MyWikis icon
     4 likes

    A premium wiki host with top-class quality, excellent support, and VisualEditor (a WYSIWYG application), that puts an individual touch to repetitive business.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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