Version 3 is a big milestone for the Kiwix PWA and Electron apps. Highlights of this release include:
Preliminary support for Zimit v2.0 archive types
Provision of new packages for Windows on ARM64 and Linux on ARM64, with a new, simplified Web Installer for Windows that auto-selects the correct package
Ability to use built-in DarkReader with all Zimit-style ZIMs
Fallback support for reading static content in any archive type (using jQuery mode).
IMPORTANT: If the Electron app is updating from a previous version, then you will need to restart it TWICE after the update is offered for the app to update fully to the latest code. Search for "KNOWN ISSUES" in the release info for further issues you may encounter, or check the full issue tracker.
New or updated features since v2.0 was released:
Support for all known ZIM types from Wikipedia 0.5 to Zimit v2
Huge range of supported browsers and frameworks
Full-text searching of ZIM contents using javascript-libzim
Cutting-edge Origin Private File System support with best-available fallbacks
Built-in DarkReader support for nearly all ZIM types (SW mode)
Use multiple ZIM archives simultaneously with File Handling API
ZIM content is loaded in a secure sandbox for safety
Download ZIM archives in-app and display download progress
Read all Zimit archives (see youzim.it to make your own)
Open a new browsable tab or window
In-page searching and highlighting
Title and URL search with wildcards .* or regexes
Alphabetical index of all articles in archive (type space in search field)
Find assets by prefixing namespace (or type space + / in search)
Printing articles (with optional filtering for Wikipedia articles)
Transform Wikipedia layout from mobile to desktop style and vice versa
Download and save content and assets from ZIM
Support full-screen and orientation lock in most browsers and frameworks
We are proud to announce Kiwix JS PWA version 3!
Version 3 is a big milestone for the Kiwix PWA and Electron apps. Highlights of this release include:
For the PWA, simply visit https://pwa.kiwix.org, and wait for it to offer v3.0.1. For portable and installable Electron and NWJS packages, which can be installed fully offline (other than the Web installer), go to https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-pwa/releases/tag/v3.0.1-E.
IMPORTANT: If the Electron app is updating from a previous version, then you will need to restart it TWICE after the update is offered for the app to update fully to the latest code. Search for "KNOWN ISSUES" in the release info for further issues you may encounter, or check the full issue tracker.
New or updated features since v2.0 was released:
Also see the full CHANGELOG.