Difference between Kiwix and Aard2:

🔎 Difference between Kiwix and Aard2:

📚 Kiwix:

• Reads .zim files (Wikipedia, Wiktionary, etc.)
  
• Has built-in TTS (Text-To-Speech) support
  
• Great for offline browsing with images, full articles, and media
  
• More like an offline browser
  

📖 Aard2:

• Reads .slob files (Sorted List Of Blobs)
  
• Can search across all loaded files at once (very fast full-text search)
  
• Lightweight, focused on text dictionaries/encyclopedias
  
• Ideal for quick lookup rather than full article browsing
  

👉 In short:

• Kiwix = offline browser + TTS
  
• Aard2 = offline dictionary/encyclopedia reader with powerful multi-file search