Alternatives to Internet-in-a-Box
Serves offline educational and reference content over a local network. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Internet-in-a-Box
Serves offline educational and reference content over a local network.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Internet-in-a-Box.
Kiwix
Offline reader and server for downloading and browsing reference content without internet.
Kiwix works as both a personal offline reader and a local server for downloaded reference content, so it can run on a single machine as well as serve a network.
Kolibri
An offline-first learning platform that serves a library of educational content from a local machine, with no internet needed to use it.
Kolibri is an MIT-licensed offline learning platform with learner accounts, classes, quizzes and coach reports, drawing content from Khan Academy, CK-12 and PhET, and runs on Android or a Raspberry Pi.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Emmabuntüs
A Debian-based Linux distribution designed for refurbishing and reusing older computers.
Khan Academy
A free nonprofit learning platform with interactive lessons, videos and practice exercises across many subjects.
PhET Interactive Simulations
Free interactive physics, chemistry and math simulations usable directly in the browser.
