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{{Short description|Software to host an offline Wikipedia}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = XOWA
| logo =XOWA app icon.png
| screenshot = XOWA screenshot.png
| caption = Screenshot of XOWA
| programming language = [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
| language =
| license = [[AGPLv3]]
| website = {{URL|xowa.org}}
}}
'''XOWA''' is a [[Free and open-source software|free and open-source application]] written primarily in [[Java (programming language)|Java]] by anonymous developers and is intended for users who wish to run their own copy of [[Wikipedia]], or any other compatible [[Wiki]], offline without an [[Internet access|internet connection]].
XOWA is compatible with [[Microsoft Windows]], [[MacOS]], [[Linux]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Accessing Wikipedia offline|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/601055/|date=June 11, 2014|access-date=August 28, 2016}}</ref> Licensed under the [[GNU Affero General Public License|GNU AGPLv3]], XOWA is [[free software]].
==Main features==
XOWA allows users to download and import their own copy of Wikipedia using [[Wikipedia:Database download|official database dumps]], or by special database files specifically created for use within XOWA. The application is designed to accurately display Wikipedia content through its own internal browser, or by a locally hosted web server which allows users to access content using any browser of choice. Users can also host content across their own network.<ref>{{cite web|title=How to use the open source XOWA interface for Wikipedia|url=http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/how-to-use-the-open-source-xowa-interface-for-wikipedia/|publisher=Tech Republic|date=February 18, 2013|access-date=August 28, 2016}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Kiwix]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official site|http://xowa.org/}}
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