CDPedia
Access the Wikipedia information even if you don't have an Internet connection.
Access the Wikipedia information even if you don't have an Internet connection.
CDPedia is Free Software, we recommend (and thank you) that you copy these discs and files, and give them to your friends, family and acquaintances.
The information must be free, so we improve the quality of our education.
CDPedia is developed by a group of people like you who dedicate their time and knowledge to provide a useful tool for the community.
Join, it's easy and we're sure to have some task where you can help.
CDPedia works on Linux, Mac or Windows without having to install any additional software (you only need Python which in Linux and Mac is already installed, and the Windows version is included and used straightaway).
The latest version is 0.9.0, with content up to April 16, 2021, and can be downloaded in the following ways (if you have the possibility, we appreciate you downloading and sharing the files via BitTorrent):
| Format | Size | Checksums | Download | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD | 716.9 MB | md5 - sha1 | Torrent | Pages: 50,000; images: 5% |
| Tarball | 2.4 GB | md5 - sha1 | Torrent | Pages: 300,000; images: 8% |
| DVD | 4.6 GB | md5 - sha1 | Torrent | Pages: 1,000,000; images: 8% |
| Super Tarball | 14.8 GB | md5 - sha1 | Torrent | Pages: all; images: 85% |
You can see all the files (torrents, checksums, etc) here.
If you need help, we invite you to read the FAQ's or to make new questions in the forum
You can download files in two formats.
It can be a disk image (specially designed to fit on a CD or a DVD, depending on the version). The first thing you have to do is burn it to a blank disk, for which you need a burner and burning software. If you use Windows and don't have one installed on your computer, we recommend InfraRecorder that is Free Software and very easy to use (as an example, you can see a video guide)).
It can also be a tarball, that is to say, directly the files ready to decompress and use. You can download and decompress them directly into a USB stick or on a hard disk, and use the CDPedia.
If you have disks available, make some copies of CDPedia to give to your family and friends, to your neighborhood library, or to your children.
Spread CDPedia!
You put the generated disk in your computer and when the folder with the CD is opened double click on the file cdpedia.py. Your browser will open with the cover of CDPedia.
If you downloaded the compressed files, just unzip them into anywhere and that's all, no need to burn a disk.
This version works on Linux, Mac or Windows without having to install any additional software (you only need Python which on Linux and Mac comes installed, and the version for Windows is included and used directly).
To use the CDPedia in server mode (installing it on a single machine but accessing it from many others), these are the instructions.
CDPedia is a Python Argentina project to access the information on Wikipedia even if you don't have an Internet connection.
All information included was obtained from Wikipedia in the date indicated above, and it's a picture of the online content at that given time. We suggest you to access information directly on the Wikipedia Web if you need information updated on one of the topics.
Important: CDPedia is Free Software, we recommend (and thank you) to copy these disks and files, and give them to your friends, family and acquaintances. The information must be free, so we improve the quality of our education.
Enjoy it!