Documentation

Everything you need to install RTW, prepare a library, run it offline and share it nearby.

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What Reinvent the Wheel is, what it does today, and what it doesn't.

Get an offline library running on a Mac in a few minutes.

Requirements, installation and day-to-day use on a Mac.

Install RTW in Termux on an Android phone or tablet.

Choose, download and organise content while you're online.

How RTW serves Wikipedia and other collections with Kiwix.

Starting, stopping and checking the library day to day.

Let nearby phones, laptops and tablets use the library.

Status of keeping the library on an external drive.

Protect your library and recover from a lost device or password.

Fixes for common problems.

How the pieces fit together, for contributors.

How to help — code, docs, testing, translation and curation.