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==Offline Hitchwiki on Android==
See lower for complete instructions.
Install [http://aarddict.org/ Aard 2], and download the Hitchwiki offline file for it [https://mashi.neocities.org/aard.html#Download here]. Refresh dictionaries. You can now search terms like a town or a road to find the corresponding Hitchwiki page all while offline!
==Android==
Another solutionAndroid, is Linux, Window, Mac[http://aarddict.org/ Aard 2], is a simple FOSS free and open source app for which you can download that works with ".slob " files. Dictionary filesare available for several Wikis, dictionaries in its own data storage format that is and more. The size of a .slob file can range from just as efficient as ZIM a few MB (the file format used by Kiwix, from which it was forkedhitchwiki) to several GB (wikipedia). Aard 2 is fast, All .slob files stored on your phone are loaded into the app so you can search on multiple and browser several dictionaries at the same time, and it doesn't crash. You can store .slob files everywhere, so it's easy to copy on a computeronce.
==iPhone==
Currently, there is sadly no known option to read Hitchwiki offline on an iPhone.
===Paper===
cleanup, update, order
==Introduction==
One can use [[Hitchwiki:Database_dumps|Hitchwiki's daily database dumps]] to develop an app that would update automatically.
===Kiwix=Software==There are multiple ways to download wikis made with MediaWiki (the Wikipedia engine used by Hitchwiki) and read them on a smartphone, the probably most popular one is [https://www.kiwix.org/en/ Kiwix], funded by Wikimedia Switzerland. While Kiwix is a good project with plenty of content, it suffers a somewhat slow interface, and crashes irregularly. It's also pretty complicated to build files from a website for it. Since an app like this one should be plenty reliable in case you're stranded somewhere, there is no version of Hitchwiki available for download on Kiwix.
===Aard 2===
The latest Hitchwiki is available as a .slob file can be found [https://mashi.neocities.org/aard.html#Download here]. Other dictionary files can be found [https://github.com/itkach/slob/wiki/Dictionaries here].
====How to(Android)====
# Install Aard 2 from [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/itkach.aard2 F-Droid], [https://github.com/itkach/aard2-android/releases Github] or [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=itkach.aard2&hl=en_US&gl=US Google Play].
# You can then search for terms (like a town or a highway), and, while you're there, you can add Hitchwiki's "Main Page" to your favorites so you know where it is (homepages are a function Aard 2 lacks).
# You're good to go, have a nice time hitchhiking with (kinda) up to date directions.
====How to (others)====
[https://github.com/itkach/aard2-web Aard for web] is a Java app for browsing .slob files via internet-browser. It should work on every system that can run Java.
===Kiwix===
Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, macOS
[https://www.kiwix.org/en/ Kiwix] is funded by Wikimedia Switzerland. While Kiwix is a good project with plenty of content, it suffers a somewhat slow interface, and crashes irregularly. It's also pretty complicated to build files from a website for it. Dictionary files (.zim) including the latest for Hitchwiki can be downloaded [https://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/Content_in_all_languages here].
===My Hitchhiking Spots===
Some Hitchwiki users developed [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myhitchhikingspots My Hitchhiking Spots] for browsing Hitchwiki online. It claims it can download spots from the map, but [[User:Swaden|Swaden]] got their deleted after the app restarted.
===Other platformssoftware or dictionaries===
===Hitchspots.me for conversion to MAPS.me bookmarks (.gpx file)===
If you're interested: [https://wiki.mag.lab.sh/wiki/Geekend/Hitchwiki The automated script for the convertion and aditional info (in German)]
[[Zac]] had an idea to make a [[Hitchhiking Zine|print zine hitchhiking guide]]. One could take the task to edit each country into a guide, though we can consider this idea too complex for the reward.
