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4.5
692K reviews
50M+
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PEGI 3
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About this app

The best Wikipedia experience on your Mobile device. Ad-free and free of charge, forever. With the official Wikipedia app, you can search and explore 40+ million articles in 300+ languages, no matter where you are.

== Why you'll love the this app ==

1. It's free and open
Wikipedia is the encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Articles on Wikipedia are freely licensed and the app code is 100% open source. The heart and soul of Wikipedia is a community of people working to bring you unlimited access to free, reliable and neutral information.

2. No ads
Wikipedia is a place to learn, not a place for advertising. This app is made by the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports and operates Wikipedia. We provide this service in the pursuit of open knowledge that’s always ad-free and never tracks your data.

3. Read in your language
Search 40 million articles in over 300 languages in the world’s largest source of information. Set your preferred languages in the app and easily switch between them when browsing or reading.

4. Use it offline
Save your favorite articles and read Wikipedia offline with “My lists“. Name lists as you like and collect articles across different languages. Saved articles and reading lists are synced across all your devices and are available even when you do not have internet connectivity.

5. Attention to detail and night mode
The app embraces Wikipedia’s simplicity and adds delight to it. A beautiful and distraction-free interface lets you focus on the essential: reading articles. With text size adjustment and themes in pure black, dark, sepia or light, you can choose the most pleasant reading experience for you.

== Broaden your horizon with these features ==

1. Customize your Explore feed
"Explore" lets you see recommended Wikipedia content including current events, popular articles, captivating freely-licensed photos, events on this day in history, suggested articles based on your reading history, and more.

2. Find and search
Quickly find what you're looking for by searching within articles or with the search bar at the top of the app. You can even search using your favorite emojis or voice-enabled search.

== We'd love your feedback ==

1. To send feedback from the app:
In the menu, press "Settings", then, in the "About" section, tap "Send app feedback".

2. If you have experience with Java and the Android SDK, then we look forward to your contributions! More info: https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Android/App_hacking

3. Explanation of permissions needed by the app: https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Android_FAQ#Security_and_Permissions

4. Privacy policy: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy

5. Terms of Use: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use

6. About the Wikimedia Foundation:
The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable nonprofit organization that supports and operates Wikipedia and the other Wiki projects. It is funded mainly through donations. For more information, please visit our website: https://wikimediafoundation.org/
Updated on
6 Nov 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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No data collected
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Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
639K reviews
Maryam R.
6 November 2024
One of my favourite apps out there. Brilliant for people with an insatiable hunger for knowledge. Would love it if I were able to annotate an article like a book page and be able to highlight, make notes and add personal comments to it that are visible only to me; would also love it if I could create sections inside saved lists, much like I can create sections in Pinterest boards.
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mukunda
29 September 2024
The app is really good for readers of Wikipedia. But I'm a new editor who has been trying to edit from mobile. The experience we get on browser is really bad so I switched to the app. But it's just as bad here. The mobile app is smooth and modern and has almost no visible bugs. Great! But it lacks a lot of essential features that are available on browser. E.g. Sandbox, Suggested edits (exists in a different form), Account settings, Themes for Help: pages. The editor experience is bad NGL.
19 people found this review helpful
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E K
18 October 2024
I don't like that the open tabs are now displayed as tiles rather than a list. Each tab is much, much less readable/findable now. Plus the change isn't listed in the app updates, nor is there an option to revert back to the list format. A small but frustrating change for me.
9 people found this review helpful
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What's new

- General bug fixes and enhancements.

App support

Phone number
+14158396885
About the developer
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
android-support@wikimedia.org
1 Montgomery St Ste 1600 San Francisco, CA 94104 United States
+1 415-839-6885

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