List of online encyclopedias
This is a list of encyclopedias accessible on the Internet.
General reference
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baidu Baike | Chinese | Collaborative online encyclopedia hosted by the major Chinese search engine Baidu | Free |
| The Canadian Encyclopedia | English, French | General interest (original content of the hard copy Canadian Encyclopedia) | Free |
| Citizendium | English | General interest, wiki | Free |
| Columbia Encyclopedia | English | General interest | Free |
| Conservapedia | English | American conservative and Christian interests | Free |
| Crnogorska Enciklopedija | Montenegrin | General interest (hopes to encourage a Montenegrin language Wikipedia) | Defunct |
| Den Store Danske Encyklopædi | Danish | General interest | Free |
| Digital Universe | English | Collection of articles on educational, cultural, and scientific topics | Free |
| Doosan Encyclopedia | Korean | General interest | Free |
| EcuRed | Spanish | General interest. Cuban | Free |
| Ekşi Sözlük | Turkish | General interest | Free |
| Encarta | English | General interest | Defunct |
| Enciclonet | Spanish | General interest | Limited free access and features, subscription for full access |
| Encyclopædia Britannica | English | General interest | Limited free access and features, subscription for full access |
| Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition | English | General interest | Public domain: completely free access from several online sources |
| Encyclopedia of China | Chinese | General interest | Subscription |
| Encyklopedia Internautica | Polish | General interest | Free |
| Enciclopedia Italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti | Italian | General interest. Published by the Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani | Free |
| Enciclopedia Libre Universal en Español | Spanish | Fork of the Spanish Wikipedia, using wiki software, released under the GFDL | Free, copyleft |
| Encyclopedia Sindhiana | Sindhi | General interest | Limited free access and features |
| Encyclopædia Universalis | French | General interest encyclopedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica | Subscription |
| Everything2 | English | General interest, users can submit articles on the topic of essentially anything | Free |
| GNE | English | General interest articles are released under a GNU license. Formerly GNUpedia. | Defunct |
| Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana | Catalan | General interest | Free |
| Grand Larousse encyclopédique | French | General interest | Free |
| Great Soviet Encyclopedia | Russian, English | General interest, often from the former official Soviet viewpoint. | Free |
| Hudong | Chinese | General interest. China's largest wiki | Free |
| Internetowa encyklopedia PWN | Polish | General interest | Free |
| Interpedia | English | General interest, the first site to propose a free encyclopedia written by users | Defunct |
| Enciklopedio Kalblanda | Esperanto | General interest. The first online Esperanto encyclopedia | Defunct (merged into Esperanto Wikipedia) |
| Keyinpedia | Chinese | General interest | Free |
| Marathi Vishwakosh | Marathi | General Interest | Free |
| Marefa | Arabic | General interest | Free |
| Mawdoo3 | Arabic | General interest | Free |
| Metapedia | Hungarian, German, English, Spanish, Swedish, Romanian, Estonian, French, Slovenian, Czech, Portuguese, Norwegian, Croatian, Danish, Greek, Dutch | Far right-wing, white nationalist and neo nazi encyclopedia | Free |
| Meyers Konversations-Lexikon 4. ed. 1888 - 1892 | German | General interest | Free |
| Nationalencyklopedin | Swedish | General interest, comprehensive | Subscription |
| Nupedia | English | Combined with GNUpedia | Defunct |
| Open Site | English | Categorized community-built encyclopedia, inspired by the Open Directory Project | No longer an encyclopedia |
| Probert Encyclopaedia | English | General interest | Defunct |
| Proleksis Encyclopedia | Croatian | General and national encyclopedia | Free with registration |
| Sarvavijnanakosam | Malayalam | General interest | Free |
| Scholarpedia | English | Articles are written by scholars and peer-reviewed for accuracy | Free |
| Store norske leksikon | Norwegian (Bokmål) | General interest | Free |
| Susning.nu | Swedish | A Swedish language wiki 2001–2009 | Defunct |
| Tamil Encyclopedia | Tamil | General Interest | Free |
| Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam | Vietnamese | General interest. State-sponsored encyclopedia. | Free |
| Veropedia | English, Dutch, Spanish | Mirrors stable versions of selected English Wikipedia articles | Defunct |
| Vikidia | English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish | Articles designed for children ages 8–13 | Free |
| WIEM Encyklopedia | Polish | General interest | Free |
| Wikipedia | Various (see list here) | General interest, wiki | Free, copyleft |
| Winkler Prins | Dutch | General interest, three different age levels | Subscription |
| World Book Encyclopedia | English | General interest | Subscription |
Biography
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Dictionary of Biography | English | Entries on notable Australians who have died | Free |
| Dictionary of Canadian Biography | English, French | Entries on notable Canadians | Free |
| Dictionary of Irish Architects | English | Biographical information on Irish architects from 1720 to 1940 | Free |
| Kdo byl kdo | Czech | Biographies on notable Czech and Slovak people | Free |
| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | English | Comprehensive 66-volume reference work on notable figures from British history | Subscription |
| Dictionary of New Zealand Biography | English, Māori | Entries on notable New Zealanders who have died | Free |
| Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani | Italian | Biographical Dictionary of Italian People, published by the Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani | Free |
Antiquities, arts, and literature
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities | English | Incorporates text from the 19th century encyclopedia of the same name. Focuses on topics of cultural and historical Greek and Roman significance. | Free |
| Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology | English | Focuses on topics dealing with Greek and Roman mythology and people | Free |
| Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography | English | Focuses on topic relating to Greek and Roman geography | Free |
| Enciclopedia Dantesca | Italian | Devoted to Dante Alighieri and his time, by the Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani | Free |
| Encyclopedia Mythica | English | Contains articles on mythology, folklore, and religion | Free |
| Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities | English | Covers subjects of classical antiquity; text from 1898 | Free |
| The History of Nordic Women's Literature | English, Danish, Swedish | Searchable online English-language version including many biographies | Free |
| The Literary Encyclopedia | English | Literature related articles | Subscription |
| Oxford Art Online | English | Visual art; formerly Grove Art Online and The Dictionary of Art. Originally published in 1996 as a 34-volume printed encyclopedia; offered online since 1998. | Subscription[1] |
| SIKART | English, German, French, Italian | Biographical dictionary and database of Swiss visual art | Free |
Regional interest
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeiou Encyclopedia | German, English | Online database of Austrian culture | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Alabama | English | Articles on the state of Alabama | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Arkansas | English | A project of the Central Arkansas Library System and is the only U.S. state encyclopedia sponsored by a public library | Free |
| Banglapedia | Bengali, English | Bangladesh-related topics | Free |
| Dictionary of Sydney | English | Articles on the history and culture of Sydney, Australia | Free |
| Encyclopaedia of Islam, 3rd edition | English | About the Islamic world, not a Muslim encyclopaedia | Subscription |
| Encyclopædia Iranica | English, plans for a future Persian version | Topics on the influence of the Iranian peoples throughout history | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Korean Culture | Korean | Korea-related topics | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Ukraine | English and Ukrainian | Ukraine related articles | Free |
| Gazetteer for Scotland | English | Articles on the geography and locations of Scotland | Free |
| Handbook of Texas | English | Articles on the U.S. State of Texas | Free |
| Historical Dictionary of Switzerland | French, German and Italian | Articles on the history of Switzerland. | Free (without illustrations) |
| Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan | English | Comprehensive articles on Japanese arts and culture, history and politics, etc. | Subscription |
| Looklex Encyclopaedia | English (based in Norway) | Middle East and North African topics (known as CiAS 1996-1999) | Free |
| MNopedia | English | Published by the Minnesota Historical Society | Free |
| New Georgia Encyclopedia | English | Articles on the U.S. state Georgia | Free |
| The Oregon Encyclopedia | English | Articles pertaining to Oregon | Free |
| Panyathai | Thai, limited English | General interest. Designed to honor the Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej | Free |
| Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand | English, Māori | The New Zealand government site with content on the country | Free |
| Vienna History Wiki | German | Articles on the history of the city of Vienna, Austria. Includes 31,000 entries from the 2nd edition of Historisches Lexikon Wien. | Free |
Pop culture and fiction
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Markstein's Toonopedia | English | Focuses on articles pertaining to print and animated cartoons | Free |
| Fringepedia | English | Contains articles pertaining to the American television drama Fringe. | Free |
| H2G2 | English | Collection of sometimes humorous encyclopedia articles, based on Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. | Free |
| Heroes Wiki | English, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish | Contains articles pertaining to the American television drama Heroes. | Free |
| Lostpedia | English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese | Contains articles pertaining to the hit drama Lost | Free |
| Memory Alpha | English, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Esperanto, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish | Articles about Star Trek | Free |
| The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction | English | Authors, books, films of SF | Free |
| The Rocklopedia Fakebandica | English | Articles on fake bands from popular entertainment | Free |
| TV Tropes | English, German, Esperanto, Spanish, French, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, Al Bhed, Quenya | Articles related to the devices and conventions that a fiction writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations | Free |
| Uncyclopedia | Multilingual | Humour encyclopedia | Free |
| The Vault | English, German, Spanish, Bulgarian, Finnish, French, Georgian, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese | Fallout-related articles | Free |
| Wookieepedia | English, German, Spanish, Bulgarian, Danish, Finnish, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Chinese | Star Wars-related articles | Free |
| WoWWiki | English, German, Spanish, French, Czech, Danish, Greek, Persian, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Dutch, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Korean, Japanese, Chinese | World of Warcraft-related articles | Free |
Mathematics
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Mathematics | English | Encompasses articles on the topic of mathematics | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Triangle Centers | English | Thousands of triangle centers | Free |
| EqWorld | English, Russian | Articles on mathematical equations | Free |
| MathWorld | English | Articles on a wide variety of math related topics | Free |
| On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences | English | Encyclopedia of number sequences (what is next term after 1,2,4,9,20,48,115, ..., say?) | Free |
| PlanetMath | English | Math related topics and articles | Free/GNU |
Music
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encyclopaedia Metallum | English | Archives of heavy metal bands | Free |
| Grove Music Online | English | Mostly on historic and classical music worldwide; in print form is The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which has 20 printed volumes, and was first published in 1980 | Subscription[1] |
| MOOMA | Hebrew | Articles on Israeli music and musical artists | Free |
| New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock | English | Vast progressive rock database of bios, news and reviews | Free |
Philosophy
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Marxism | multi-lingual | Topics related to the study of Marxism | Free |
| Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy | English | Philosophy related articles | Free |
| Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy | English | Philosophy articles | Subscription |
| Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy | English | Philosophy subjects | Free |
Politics and history
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballotpedia | English | American politics, elections, and public policy | Free |
| Cyclopaedia of Political Science | English | Articles pertaining to science, economics, and American authors. The 1899 edition is available online | Free |
| Diplopedia | English | US State Department internal encyclopedic wiki, available for diplomats and overseas US agents to use | Access only through the State Department |
| dKosopedia | English | A political encyclopedia written from a left/progressive/liberal/Democratic point of view | Free |
| Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential | English | Presents articles on perceived human problems | Free |
| Gapminder | English | Historical global trends in health, poverty, and demographics | Free |
| glbtq.com | English | Gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangender, and queer culture. | Free |
| HistoryLink | English | Articles on the history of Washington State | Free |
| Holocaust Encyclopedia | English, Arabic, Persian, French, Spanish | Holocaust-related articles, published by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Free |
| JurisPedia | Arabic, English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Dutch | An academic encyclopedia on the concepts of law | Free |
| OurWorldInData | English | Global trends on economic growth, poverty, health, war, violence, education and demographics | Free |
Religion and theology
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Western Theology | English | Articles on Western Christian theology | Free, Public domain |
| Catholic Encyclopedia | English | Topics relating to Catholicism, text from 1913 and 1922. | Free, Public domain |
| Christian Cyclopedia | English | A collection of historical and theological information | Free |
| Easton's Bible Dictionary | English | Articles on Christianity and theology | Free, Public Domain |
| Encyclopaedia Biblica | English | Contains articles pertaining to "the Literary, Political and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible" | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Mormonism | English | Articles by Mormon academics on history and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). | Free |
| Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online | English | Topics relating to Anabaptism and Mennonites | Free |
| Jewish Encyclopedia | English | Topics relating to Judaism | Free |
| Jewish Virtual Library | English | Portals to essential Jewish topics | Free |
| Punjabipedia | Punjabi | Entries on Sikhism |
Science and technology
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appropedia | English | Collaborative systems for sustainability, poverty reduction and international development | Free |
| Encyclopedia Astronautica | English | Contains articles on the subject of space exploration and astronomy | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Earth | English | Articles on the Earth and its ecosystems | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology | English | Laser technology, photonics, and related areas such as optical fibers and ultrashort pulses. | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Science | English | A-to-Z of science (and technology, mathematics, philosophy, etc.) maintained and updated daily by astronomer/author David Darling | Free |
| Engineering and Technology History Wiki | English | The history of technology, a partnership between the United Engineering Foundation, and the AIChE, AIME, ASCE, ASME, IEEE, SPE, and SWE | Free |
| Javapedia | English | Coverage of all topics related to the Java platform | Free |
| ScienceWorld | English | Covers astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics. Like MathWorld, it is edited by Eric Weisstein. | Free |
Life sciences
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Diversity Web | English | Student wiki-type database at the University of Michigan of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology. | Free |
| APpedia | Chinese | Contains articles on the subject of general animal protection | Free |
| ARKive | English | Visual and audio recordings of the world's species | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Life | English, French | Seeks to categorize all 1.8 million known species on the planet | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Life Sciences | English | Biology related articles | Subscription |
| Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems | English | Articles about the natural and social sciences | Subscription |
| Erowid | English | Information about psychoactive substances | Free |
| FishBase | English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Chinese (Simplified Han), Chinese (Traditional Han), Greek, Swedish, Russian, Persian, Vietnamese, Thai, Lao, Hindi, Bengali |
Articles on fish species | Free |
| Flora Europaea | English | Covers different plant species | Free |
| Ganfyd | English | Medical content | Free |
| King Abdullah Abdul Aziz Health Encyclopedia | Arabic, English | Health encyclopedia | Free |
| Palaeos | English | Covers palaeontology | Free |
| The Plant List | English | Covers Flora | Free |
| Radiopaedia | English | Articles on medical imaging used in radiology and radiography | Free |
| Wikispecies | English | Seeks to create a catalogue of all living things | Free |
| ZipcodeZoo | English | Encyclopedia of all living things | Free |
See also
- Chinese encyclopedia
- List of academic databases and search engines
- List of blogs
- List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge
- List of online databases
- List of online dictionaries
- List of wikis
- List of Danish online encyclopedic resources
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