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[[File:Kiwix.jpg|thumbnail|ZIM file containing a Wikipedia article, shown offline]]
The '''ZIM''' file format is an [[open file format]] that stores [[wiki]] content for [[offline]] usage.<ref>{{cite web |title=openZIM project wiki |url=http://www.openzim.org/Main_Page |accessdate=4 April 2012}}</ref> Its primary focus is the contents of [[Wikipedia]] and other [[Wikimedia projects]].
The format allows for the [[lossless compression|compression]] of articles using, features a [[full-text search]] index and native category and image handling similar to [[MediaWiki]], and the entire file is easily indexable and readable using a program like [[Kiwix]] - unlike native Wikipedia [[XML]] [[Wikipedia:Database download|database dumps]].
In addition to the open file format, the openZIM project provides support for an open source ZIM reader called [[Kiwix]].
ZIM stands for "Zeno IMproved"<ref>{{cite web |title=Zeno File Format |url=http://www.openzim.org/Zeno_File_Format |publisher=openZIM.org |accessdate=10 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=.ZIM File |url=http://filext.com/file-extension/ZIM |work=FILExt |accessdate=10 April 2012}}</ref>, as it replaces the earlier Zeno file format. Its file compression uses [[LZMA2]], as implemented by the [[xz]]-utils library. The openZIM project is sponsored by Wikimedia CH, and supported by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]].
== See also ==
* [[Kiwix]]—ZIM reader
==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=33em}}
==External links==
* [http://www.openzim.org/index.php/Main_Page Official website]
* [http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Content_in_all_languages The reference collection of ZIM files]
* [https://cip.github.com/WikiOnBoard/ Symbian ZIM reader (WikiOnBoard) for mobile phones]
[[Category:Archive formats]]
[[Category:Wikipedia]]
[[Category:Open formats]]
The '''ZIM''' file format is an [[open file format]] that stores [[wiki]] content for [[offline]] usage.<ref>{{cite web |title=openZIM project wiki |url=http://www.openzim.org/Main_Page |accessdate=4 April 2012}}</ref> Its primary focus is the contents of [[Wikipedia]] and other [[Wikimedia projects]].
The format allows for the [[lossless compression|compression]] of articles using, features a [[full-text search]] index and native category and image handling similar to [[MediaWiki]], and the entire file is easily indexable and readable using a program like [[Kiwix]] - unlike native Wikipedia [[XML]] [[Wikipedia:Database download|database dumps]].
In addition to the open file format, the openZIM project provides support for an open source ZIM reader called [[Kiwix]].
ZIM stands for "Zeno IMproved"<ref>{{cite web |title=Zeno File Format |url=http://www.openzim.org/Zeno_File_Format |publisher=openZIM.org |accessdate=10 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=.ZIM File |url=http://filext.com/file-extension/ZIM |work=FILExt |accessdate=10 April 2012}}</ref>, as it replaces the earlier Zeno file format. Its file compression uses [[LZMA2]], as implemented by the [[xz]]-utils library. The openZIM project is sponsored by Wikimedia CH, and supported by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]].
== See also ==
* [[Kiwix]]—ZIM reader
==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=33em}}
==External links==
* [http://www.openzim.org/index.php/Main_Page Official website]
* [http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Content_in_all_languages The reference collection of ZIM files]
* [https://cip.github.com/WikiOnBoard/ Symbian ZIM reader (WikiOnBoard) for mobile phones]
[[Category:Archive formats]]
[[Category:Wikipedia]]
[[Category:Open formats]]
