Wikiwix1 is a web-based search engine that indexes and searches Wikipedia articles. It also provides a related archiving service that preserves snapshots of referenced web pages.2
Description
Wikiwix is not a wiki, as the name might suggest, but is a multilingual internet search engine operating independently of the Wikimedia Foundation. However, its search results are provided solely from the Wikipedia database.3 It also provides an archiving service which sees extensive use in the French Wikipedia.4
The search engine is developed by a French company, Linterweb, which also provided sponsorship towards publishing Wikipedia 0.5 on DVD in 2007.56
Functionality
The search engine allows searching for texts, images and geographical names on maps (called "atlas") in 13 languages (Arabic, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Interlingua, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish).
References
References
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- Iacolare, Livia (July 16, 2007). "The Wiki Toolbox: 30+ Wiki Tools and Resources". Mashable. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- Smarty, Ann (20 August 2009). "WikiWix: Additional Help with Your Keyword Research". Search Engine Journal. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- "Wikipédia:Prise de décision/Système de cache" [Wikipedia:Decision making/Cache system]. Wikipédia (in French). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- Arrington, Michael (May 19, 2007). "The Mysterious Wikiwix: Affiliated With Wikipedia?". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- "Wikipedia maakt cd voor internetlozen" [Wikipedia makes CD for internetless]. Tweakers (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 November 2025.