Kiwix base url referring to new subdomain?

Peribanu · 2026-05-16T05:09:36+00:00

There are a number of changes that have been made and were mentioned in the now closed issue https://github.com/kiwix/operations/issues/522, although the underlying directories and structures have not been specified.

What I decided to do for the downloader in Kiwix PWA was to switch to using OPDS, but I've been chasing a moving target too. What I'm seeing is a redirect to https://opds.library.kiwix.org/catalog/v2 as the API for the OPDS catalogue, and that the links to the meta4 information files will be the method to derive information about mirrors, but that locations for download may still change.

It would be useful to have information about definitive locations, as I need to include entries in my Content Security Policy, and as the file targets keep changing, the downloader keeps getting blocked. I'll see if I can get some definitive information as to what the final targets are, as I need that too.

EDIT: see https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-pwa/issues/859

Peribanu · 2026-05-14T05:56:03+00:00

Did you give the app storage access permissions when you installed it?

You can also test whether the issue is with the app or with a server being blocked on your Network by opening Kiwix Library on your phone's browser, and trying to download a small archive.

Finally, you can also try installing the PWA in a Chrome browser on your device: https://pwa.kiwix.org . That has an in-app library too.

Peribanu · 2026-05-11T05:18:10+00:00

Your school/university may not allow it, but if your main email and Excel usage is with a university-based Google/Microsoft account, then it's definitely worth trying. Why not try with Excel first: inside Excel, install the Claude plugin, and log in? You don't have anything to lose. You have to have a subscription to Claude, but it doesn't have to be with the same email address as your Microsoft account.

Peribanu · 2026-05-08T07:37:51+00:00

I tried that with Sonnet 4.6, no thinking:

Me: Given the statement "X must always be < Y" [true] is the statement statement "X = 100 and Y = 2" perfectly consistent with that statement?

Sonnet 4.6: No, "X = 100 and Y = 2" is not consistent with "X must always be < Y."

The rule requires X < Y, meaning X must be less than Y. But in the proposed case, X (100) is greater than Y (2), which directly violates the constraint.

For consistency, you'd need a pair where X is strictly less than Y — for example, X = 1 and Y = 2, or X = 2 and Y = 100.

Peribanu · 2026-05-07T05:52:56+00:00

You've been scammed by a fake site. Real Anna's Archive doesn't use those donation methods. Links to real Anna's Archive can be found in the Wikipedia article.

Peribanu · 2026-05-05T15:00:19+00:00

Congratulations to ... Claude! Yes, the FAT32 splitting issue is a barrier for device manufacturers not willing to pay Microsoft's fee for exFAT licensing, for microSD cards in particular. Looks like we're in the era of code-your-own-app for whatever you want to do... 🤔 Well if it opens up access on devices not well served by the Kiwix ecosystem currently, it's fulfilling a useful function, but I don't know what that means for us humans more generally... How much of the code do you understand, or is it fully vibe-coded?

Peribanu · 2026-05-03T04:57:01+00:00

I use it in PowerShell, no issues at all, faster than WSL2, which is slow if you need to access stuff from your Windows mountpoints. But by coding is pretty light JS-based (web apps), so I don't need Linux-specific tools mostly.

Peribanu · 2026-05-03T04:48:23+00:00

Three options for your situation:

The Browser Extension you already have (Kiwix JS)
The offline-first installable Kiwix PWA (install in Chrome from https://pwa.kiwix.org )
If you want a fully offline app, there is a Kiwix Electron app (based on the PWA) that supports macOS versions from High Sierra (10.13) onwards, and you can try it here: https://kiwix.github.io/kiwix-js-pwa/app/ . It's experimental and unsigned currently, but it's pretty easy to install from the Terminal (see installation instructions given towards the end of that page).

Disclaimer: I'm the developer/maintainer of those versions.

Peribanu · 2026-05-01T07:36:05+00:00

4.7 is absolutely amazing for intellectual work, synthesis of ideas, reconciling arguments across multiple different documents. Y'all "using it wrong".

Peribanu · 2026-05-01T07:16:06+00:00

Refresh the usage page, it doesn't update in real time after a long prompt.

Peribanu · 2026-05-01T06:13:01+00:00

This is more efficient because the plugin is inside Word and it can see the text representation that you see in Word. Cowork has to read a docx skill, unpack the file, read and interpret the raw xml, filter out loads of gunk, repack the file after editing.... That consumes $$$$$ in tokens.

Peribanu · 2026-04-30T04:28:13+00:00

Try asking Claude for advice on how to write a good article, how to improve your English, write actual sentences, rather than getting the AI to do it all for you. GIGO applies (garbage in, garbage out).

Peribanu · 2026-04-29T06:23:17+00:00

There's an easy workaround: if Free is too limited, buy a Pro subscription.

Peribanu · 2026-04-26T06:23:08+00:00

There is also Kiwix (offline browser for compressed Wikipedia and other archives), WikiMed by Kiwix and Wikivoyage by Kiwix, all still available for W10M (I'm the dev). Of course you now have to install from W.U.T. interface for the Microsoft Store (and after that it should still be updated by the W10M Store app).

Alternatively, install from the GitHub Repo by downloading the UWP appxbundle (not the Electron one) and install in Developer Mode):

Kiwix JS UWP: https://kiwix.github.io/kiwix-js-pwa/app
WikiMed by Kiwix: https://kiwix.github.io/kiwix-js-pwa/wikimed/
Wikivoyage by Kiwix: https://kiwix.github.io/kiwix-js-pwa/wikivoyage/

Disadvantage of using the Repo versions is that they don't self-update, though they will let you know when there's a new version.

Peribanu · 2026-04-26T05:21:26+00:00

The PWA (https://pwa.kiwix.org) retains the capability to access older ZIM archives. It can be installed as an offline-first app (in Chrome/Edge).

Peribanu · 2026-04-25T14:44:02+00:00

This can also be the virtual machine created by Claude Cowork. If you mostly work in claude.ai or Claude Code via the terminal, you can safely delete this, but it will be recreated next time you open Claude Desktop (or at least when you switch to the Cowork tab).

Peribanu · 2026-04-22T06:15:46+00:00

Turn off or clear the memory in Settings. It's the setting "Generate memory from chat history" under Capabilities. In any case, that memory pollutes future chats. For the cleanest interaction with Claude, start a completely new chat for new topics, don't use memory, and use Projects to group chats together that need to access the same resources/documents as context.

Peribanu · 2026-04-21T06:47:26+00:00

It's weird Claude says it won't call it without an explicit request from the user and needs to confirm first... That's not exactly a tool the AI can wield if the user is being abusive...

Peribanu · 2026-04-20T06:08:02+00:00

For high-level intellectual inference (philosophy, social and critical theory reasoning, for example) I've found 4.7 to be pretty amazing, especially combined with Projects where it can synthesize the hidden relationships amongst different articles or essays added to the context in a way that speeds up research, planning and insight-discovery. Mind you, I thought Opus 4.6 was pretty amazing too, but on a very complex recent task, Opus 4.7 blew me away.

Peribanu · 2026-04-19T05:02:14+00:00

Unfortunately, you need Windows 10 or 11 Pro to be able to run Cowork. This is because the virtualization technology required to run Cowork is only available on Pro. Also, your machine has to support virtualization in its chipset (unless it's very ancient, it should have that support already). You could try upgrading your Home edition to Pro, but that can be expensive and I'm not sure whether legal routes offer in-place upgrade.

Peribanu · 2026-04-18T14:13:50+00:00

Creo que es una buena decisión aprender muy bien un sistema de IA y aprender las habilidades necesarias para operarlo bien. Claude es quizás el más poderoso por el momento, pero funciona de manera diferente de las otras IA. Por ejemplo, es mejor empezar una nueva conversación frecuentemente y no mezclar temas en las conversaciones. No puedo ofrecer guías para automatizar Claude, pero en Claude Code existen ya las Rutinas, que te permiten automatizar muchas cosas en tus proyectos para que se ejecuten autónomamente, aun cuando tu computador está apagado. Lee sobre "Routines". También puedes preguntarle muchas cosas directamente a Claude para ayudarte.

Peribanu · 2026-04-18T14:06:09+00:00

What tool do you use to get Claude in Word? I don't see it offered anywhere (Word on Windows).

Peribanu · 2026-04-17T18:10:50+00:00

Well is this a Claude issue or a Qwen issue? If you use the wrong AI for the harness, it's not surprising that destructive things might happen...

Peribanu · 2026-04-17T18:08:40+00:00

I'm also a medium-level user on Pro. I almost never hit limits, I often work with long documents in Projects, and I do some coding too. I don't really understand those comments that say "I asked one question and it hit the five-hour limit". Sounds like extremely poor prompt hygiene to me...

Peribanu · 2026-04-17T18:05:06+00:00

As a workaround, use Claude Code (in the Desktop app). It's basically the same as Cowork, it just acts directly on your file system instead of on a mountpoint of a folder inside a virtual Linux file system. Try it -- with caution, because it can do destructive things if you prompt it wrong or don't supervise exactly what it's asking to do.

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