About Wikipedia
The official Wikipedia app for iOS helps you explore the world’s largest free knowledge project - ad-free and free of charge, forever. With 60+ million articles in nearly 300 languages, your favorite encyclopedia is...
The official Wikipedia app for iOS helps you explore the world’s largest free knowledge project - ad-free and free of charge, forever. With 60+ million articles in nearly 300 languages, your favorite encyclopedia is always at your fingertips. Why you’ll love this app Free, open, and ad-free Wikipedia is written and verified by volunteers worldwide, supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. No ads, no tracking - just knowledge you can trust. Search smarter, discover more Find the information you need without distraction. Search across 300 languages, explore trending and breaking news through a personalized feed. Add knowledge to your Home Screen Use widgets for quick access to trending articles, featured content, or the “Picture of the Day,” right from your Home Screen. Read your way Choose from light, sepia, dark, or pure black themes. Adjust text size and image dimming for comfortable reading anytime, anywhere. Explore nearby places Learn about landmarks and locations near you - or places you dream of visiting - through map-based article discovery. Stay connected offline Save articles to custom reading lists and access them offline - perfect for travel or learning without internet access. Share and continue seamlessly Share articles and images with friends, or use Handoff to keep reading across your Apple devices. Get insights into your activity See your own reading and contribution activity on Wikipedia with personalized insights that help you understand and celebrate how you use engage with Wikipedia. Stay organized with tabs Open multiple articles in tabs and switch between them with ease, just like in a browser. Compare topics, keep your place, and dive deeper without losing track. Join the conversation Read and reply to article discussion pages, and get notifications when discussions you follow are updated. Contribute on the go Manage your Watchlist to help keep Wikipedia accurate and up to date. Additional Information Feedback: In the app, go to Settings → Send app feedback. Contribute to translations: https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:WikimediaMobile Source code: https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-ios-wikipedia Privacy Policy: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy Terms of Use: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use About the Wikimedia Foundation: https://wikimediafoundation.org/
Version History Minor updates and enhancements 8.1.3 1d ago Updated screenshots to show current state 8.1.2 1d ago Get ready to read! Take part in the 25-day reading challenge with Baby Globe, Wikipedia’s birthday mascot. To participate, install the reading challenge widget from your phone’s home screen, and read 1 article everyday for 25 days in a row. Join anytime until June 18. 8.1.1 May 15 Get ready to read! Starting May 11, take part in a 25-day reading challenge with Baby Globe, Wikipedia’s birthday mascot. To participate, install the reading challenge widget, and read 1 article everyday for 25 days in a row. 8.1.0 May 9 Minor updates and enhancements 8.0.1 Apr 28 Wikipedia has been updated with a fresh new look using iOS 26's Liquid Glass design. 8.0.0 Apr 14 Reading history is available to all logged-out and logged-in users within Search. 7.9.3 Mar 27 We fixed bugs affecting the Picture of the Day widget, and scrolling on iPad. 7.9.2 Mar 9 Minor updates and enhancements 7.9.1 Feb 17 The Activity tab is now available to all users and includes improved editing insights. History has been relocated to the Search tab. 7.9.0 Feb 11 This release fixes a bug with Search activation on iPad. We've also added your edits into the Activity timeline, and made improvements to thumbnail image infrastructure. 7.8.11 Jan 30 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.10 Jan 27 This release contains improvements to Tabs and Activity. You can now close all tabs at once, long-press on tab previews for quicker actions, and easily spot your active tab with a new highlight. For users with access to the Activity tab, you can now customize your experience by turning insights on or off, giving you control over what you see. 7.8.9 Jan 12 This update includes an A/B test of our new Activity tab. The tab surfaces recent reading activity, including time spent, articles viewed, saved items, and edits. All insights are generated locally on your device, ensuring your data remains private. 7.8.8 12/15/2025 This update includes an A/B test of our new Activity tab. The tab surfaces recent reading activity, including time spent, articles viewed, saved items, and edits. All insights are generated locally on your device, ensuring your data remains private. 7.8.7 12/12/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.6 11/27/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.5 11/10/2025 This release contains tests within the tabbed browsing feature for select users. We’re exploring different experiences for what happens when you open a new tab, providing recommendations for articles based on your recent tabs, and providing a way to close all tabs at once. We also fixed a bug that was affecting Search within the "Saved" tab. 7.8.4 10/27/2025 Minor updates and enhancements. 7.8.3 09/29/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.2 09/15/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.1 09/01/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.0 08/06/2025 Big news: Tabs have arrived! The wait is over. Browsing with tabs has officially landed on iOS. • Open now, read later: Long-press links to open them in a new tab or in the background. • Jump between articles: Quickly switch between everything you’re reading with the new tabs overview. • Never lose your place: Tabs remember exactly where you left off in the article We've also improved the toolbar navigation on iPad! Easily switch from articles to the main view by tapping an item in the top toolbar. Thanks for using the Wikipedia app. Happy reading! 7.7.8 07/22/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.7.7 06/27/2025 This update brings a few exciting changes to your Wikipedia experience: • New Article Search Bar: We've introduced a redesigned article search bar, now available to all users. • Tabbed Browsing (A/B Test): We're testing a new tabbed browsing feature with a subset of users in select countries, specifically on the Arabic, English, and Japanese Wikipedias. This allows for easier switching between multiple open articles. We plan to roll out tabbed browsing more broadly later this year. As always, thank you for using the Wikipedia app! 7.7.6 06/12/2025
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Wikipedia since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-02 17:41:55.
The latest version is 8.1.3 and it was updated on 2026-06-23 04:34:43. See below the changes in each version.
Wikipedia version 8.1.3
Updated At: 2026-05-31
Changes: Version History Minor updates and enhancements 8.1.3 1d ago Updated screenshots to show current state 8.1.2 1d ago Get ready to read! Take part in the 25-day reading challenge with Baby Globe, Wikipedia’s birthday mascot. To participate, install the reading challenge widget from your phone’s home screen, and read 1 article everyday for 25 days in a row. Join anytime until June 18. 8.1.1 May 15 Get ready to read! Starting May 11, take part in a 25-day reading challenge with Baby Globe, Wikipedia’s birthday mascot. To participate, install the reading challenge widget, and read 1 article everyday for 25 days in a row. 8.1.0 May 9 Minor updates and enhancements 8.0.1 Apr 28 Wikipedia has been updated with a fresh new look using iOS 26's Liquid Glass design. 8.0.0 Apr 14 Reading history is available to all logged-out and logged-in users within Search. 7.9.3 Mar 27 We fixed bugs affecting the Picture of the Day widget, and scrolling on iPad. 7.9.2 Mar 9 Minor updates and enhancements 7.9.1 Feb 17 The Activity tab is now available to all users and includes improved editing insights. History has been relocated to the Search tab. 7.9.0 Feb 11 This release fixes a bug with Search activation on iPad. We've also added your edits into the Activity timeline, and made improvements to thumbnail image infrastructure. 7.8.11 Jan 30 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.10 Jan 27 This release contains improvements to Tabs and Activity. You can now close all tabs at once, long-press on tab previews for quicker actions, and easily spot your active tab with a new highlight. For users with access to the Activity tab, you can now customize your experience by turning insights on or off, giving you control over what you see. 7.8.9 Jan 12 This update includes an A/B test of our new Activity tab. The tab surfaces recent reading activity, including time spent, articles viewed, saved items, and edits. All insights are generated locally on your device, ensuring your data remains private. 7.8.8 12/15/2025 This update includes an A/B test of our new Activity tab. The tab surfaces recent reading activity, including time spent, articles viewed, saved items, and edits. All insights are generated locally on your device, ensuring your data remains private. 7.8.7 12/12/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.6 11/27/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.5 11/10/2025 This release contains tests within the tabbed browsing feature for select users. We’re exploring different experiences for what happens when you open a new tab, providing recommendations for articles based on your recent tabs, and providing a way to close all tabs at once.
We also fixed a bug that was affecting Search within the "Saved" tab. 7.8.4 10/27/2025 Minor updates and enhancements. 7.8.3 09/29/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.2 09/15/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.1 09/01/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.0 08/06/2025 Big news: Tabs have arrived!
The wait is over. Browsing with tabs has officially landed on iOS.
• Open now, read later: Long-press links to open them in a new tab or in the background.
• Jump between articles: Quickly switch between everything you’re reading with the new tabs overview.
• Never lose your place: Tabs remember exactly where you left off in the article
We've also improved the toolbar navigation on iPad! Easily switch from articles to the main view by tapping an item in the top toolbar.
Thanks for using the Wikipedia app. Happy reading! 7.7.8 07/22/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.7.7 06/27/2025 This update brings a few exciting changes to your Wikipedia experience:
• New Article Search Bar: We've introduced a redesigned article search bar, now available to all users.
• Tabbed Browsing (A/B Test): We're testing a new tabbed browsing feature with a subset of users in select countries, specifically on the Arabic, English, and Japanese Wikipedias. This allows for easier switching between multiple open articles. We plan to roll out tabbed browsing more broadly later this year.
As always, thank you for using the Wikipedia app! 7.7.6 06/12/2025
Wikipedia version 7.9.1
Updated At: 2026-02-17
Changes: Minor updates and enhancements
Wikipedia version 7.8.2
Updated At: 2025-09-15
Changes: Sep 15, 2025
Version 7.8.2
Minor updates and enhancements
Wikipedia version 7.7.8
Updated At: 2025-07-22
Changes: Jul 22, 2025
Version 7.7.8
Big news: Tabs have arrived!
The wait is over. Browsing with tabs has officially landed on iOS.
• Open now, read later: Long-press links to open them in a new tab or in the background.
• Jump between articles: Quickly switch between everything you’re reading with the new tabs overview.
• Never lose your place: Tabs remember exactly where you left off in the article
We've also improved the toolbar navigation on iPad! Easily switch from articles to the main view by tapping an item in the top toolbar.
Thanks for using the Wikipedia app. Happy reading!
Wikipedia version 7.7.5
Updated At: 2025-05-06
Changes: May 6, 2025
Version 7.7.5
This release includes on-device statistics improvements for future “Wikipedia Year in Review” features. We also began a short test on Turkish, Spanish, French, and Chinese Wikipedias to explore the concept of an Activity tab.
Wikipedia version 7.7.4
Updated At: 2025-04-23
Changes: Apr 23, 2025
Version 7.7.4
• We added support for Temporary Accounts to Wikipedias where they are currently enabled, to protect the IP addresses of unregistered editors.
• With the help of volunteer developers, we fixed several bugs
• The “add a link” editing flow was not automatically searching the text
• The keyboard was occasionally covering input fields within “Add an image” editing flow
• The search cursor was sometimes not active upon first tap
• Date formatting on talk pages was not matching device settings
Wikipedia version 7.7.3
Updated At: 2025-04-17
Changes: Apr 17, 2025
Version 7.7.3
Minor updates and enhancements
Wikipedia version 7.7.2
Updated At: 2025-03-03
Changes: Mar 3, 2025
Version 7.7.2
Minor updates and enhancements
Wikipedia version 7.7.1
Updated At: 2025-02-13
Changes: Feb 13, 2025
Version 7.7.1
What’s new:
• Access the Profile menu has now been added to Saved, Search, Places, and History
• Thanks to volunteer developer support, several bugs were fixed.
• On Arabic, French, German, and Japanese Wikipedias, we are testing a more prominent search bar within the article view
Have feedback? Feel free to reach out to
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Wikipedia version 7.7.0
Updated At: 2025-01-30
Changes: Jan 30, 2025
Version 7.7.0
We made improvements to update the look and feel of the navigation across the app.
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