The Internet is one of the largest places on the planet. It contains rivers and rivers of information. At times, finding what we are looking for can be very complex and tedious. Many times we have doubts or questions about geography, history or general information for which we want to find the answer as quickly as possible. There is a site, very famous indeed, that has it all. We speak nothing more and nothing less than Wikipedia.
We are going to tell you everything you need to know about this incredible page and its free application. The tool is available for mobile phones with Android and iOS operating systems. Wikipedia is a site where the dream of reaching total knowledge is fulfilled.

One of the most frequent questions that arise is how Wikipedia works. The site was born in 2001 and the most important thing to note is that it is free and open source. Wikipedia is characterized by its horizontality. All entries are made collaboratively between users. According to the official website, to date, it has more than 50 million articles made in 300 different languages. The number of editions made on the web is more than 2000 million. Anyone can share their knowledge through Wikipedia.

For those who want to download Wikipedia on their mobiles, the application is available in the virtual app stores. They will have access to all the best content without ads and for free. Remember that the organization accepts donations in order to maintain the project.
Also among the advantages of Wikipedia you will find that you can use the app offline. If you don't have a data plan or Wifi, you will have the chance to save your favorite articles to read later whenever you want. You can build your list in the "My lists" section. Once you collect which ones you want to read, you have the opportunity to give the set of texts a name to know what they are about. In addition, everything you save will be synchronized on the various devices on which you have started your session.

Using Wikipedia is easy. This is one of the features that stands out the most on the site created by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Both in the browser version and the mobile app, the interface is accessible, intuitive and very easy to use. This is very important due to the large amount of information and articles available on the platform. In addition, if you read Wikipedia on mobile phones, you have various options available to alter the colors on the screen and make them as comfortable as possible for your eyes. Options are black, dark, sepia, or light mode.
To search for articles you can complete the search bar, use voice commands or even emoticons. There are also highlighted texts selected each day, notes on historical events that have happened on the date that we are browsing and suggestions that come from articles we have visited before.
The Wikipedia app adds a large number of custom configuration options. In the settings section you will have the chance to organize your channel and there choose which items you want to appear on your screen. They can be texts related to current news, generate them in a random way, the most viewed trends of the day or show entries that are related to each other. In addition, in other highlighted functions, if you are on vacation or want to know more about what is happening in your neighborhood and surroundings, you can use the option to explore near you. The app accesses your location, displays a map in the style of Google Maps and marks with small distinctive sites on which you can display information.

Wikipedia is one of the most important, outstanding and interesting experiences that the internet has given. Not only because of the amount of content it has but also because of its management model. In a sense, it represents everything that is searched for on the web. A horizontal, open collaboration that connects editors, users and people.
Browsing Wikipedia, either on computers or in its free mobile app, is an experience that can be very enriching for day-to-day life. Sometimes it is good to put aside social networks to discover articles about events or places that we did not know.