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==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.