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An online encyclopedia is an encyclopedia which is accessible by computer over the internet. Specific online encyclopedias include:
| Site | Language | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeiou Encyclopedia | German, English | Online database of Austrian culture | Free |
| Allmusic | English | Music-related topics | Retail sites |
| Archimedes-lab.org | English | Edutainment | Free |
| ARKive | English | Visual and audio recordings of the world's species | Free |
| Australian Dictionary of Biography | English | Entries on notable Australians who have died | Free |
| Baidu Baike | Chinese | Collaborative online encyclopedia hosted by the major Chinese search engine Baidu | Free |
| Banglapedia | Bangla, English | General interest | Free |
| Battlestar Wiki | English, Simple English, German, Spanish, Turkish, Malay, French, Chinese | Battlestar Galactica related articles | Free |
| Bulbapedia | English, French, German, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese | Pokémon related articles | Free |
| Campaigns Wikia | English | Political issues and campaigns | Free |
| The Canadian Encyclopedia | English | General Interest (original content of the hard copy Canadian Encyclopedia) | Free |
| Catholic Encyclopedia | English | Topics relating to Catholicism | Free, Public domain |
| Chinese Encyclopedia | Chinese | General interest | Free |
| Christian Cyclopedia | English | A collection of historical and theological information | Free |
| Citizendium | English | Wiki-based free encyclopedia project spearheaded by Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia | Free |
| Columbia Encyclopedia | English | General interest | Free |
| Compton's Encyclopedia | English | General interest | Free |
| Congresspedia | English | Seeks to improve on public information through articles about US Congress specifics | Free |
| Conservapedia | English | Written from a viewpoint supportive of Conservative Christianity and Young Earth creationism | Free |
| Crnogorska Enciklopedija | Montenegrin | General interest (hopes to encourage a Montenegrin language Wikipedia) | Free |
| Cut-the-knot | English | Mathematics related topics | Free |
| Cyclopaedia of Political Science | English | Articles pertaining to science, economics, and American authors. The 1899 edition is available online | Free |
| Deu Sözlük | Turkish | General interest | Free |
| 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 |
| Dictionary of New Zealand Biography | English, Maori | Entries on notable New Zealanders who have died | Free |
| Digital Universe | English | Collection of articles on educational, cultural, and scientific topics | 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 |
| Don Markstein's Toonopedia | English | Focuses on articles pertaining to print and animated cartoons | Free |
| Doosan Encyclopedia | Korean | General | Free |
| Easton's Bible Dictionary | English | Articles on Christianity and theology | Free, Public Domain |
| Encarta | English | General interest | Limited free access and features, subscription for full access |
| Encyclopedia of Alabama | English | Articles on the state of Alabama | Free |
| Encyclopedia Astronautica | English | Contains articles on the subject of space exploration and astronomy | Free |
| Encyclopaedia Biblica | English | Contains articles pertaining to "the Literary, Political and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible"1 | Free |
| Encyclopædia Britannica | English | General interest | Limited free access and features, subscription for full access |
| Encyclopedia of China | Chinese | General interest | Free |
| Encyclopedia Dramatica | English | Satirical articles on internet culture | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Earth | English | Articles and the Earth and its ecosystems | Free |
| Encyclopaedia Metallum | English | Articles deal with topics encompassing Heavy metal music | Free |
| Encyclopaedia of Mathematics | English | Encompasses articles on the topic of mathematics | Free |
| Encyklopedia Internautica | Polish | General interest | Free |
| Encyclopedia 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 |
| Enciclopedia Libre | Spanish | Fork of the Spanish Wikipedia, using wiki software, released under the GFDL | Free |
| Encyclopedia Mythica | English | Contains articles on mythology, folklore, and religion | 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 |
| Encyclopedia of Marxism | English | Topics related to the study of Marxism | Free |
| Encyclopedia of Ukraine | English | Ukraine related articles | Free |
| Encyclopædia Universalis | French | General interest encyclopedia published by Encyclopedia Britanica | Subscription |
| Encyclopedia Virginia | English | Articles on Virginia's history and culture | Free |
| Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential | English | Presents articles on perceived human problems | Free |
| EqWorld | English, Russian, German, French, Italian, Spanish | Articles on mathematical equations | Free |
| Everything2 | English | General interest, users can submit articles on the topic of essentially anything | Free |
| FAQ | English | A collection of searchable FAQs | Free |
| FishBase | English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Chinese (Simplified Han), Chinese (Traditional Han), Bahasa Malay, Indonesian, Greek, Swedish, Russian, Farsi, Vietnamese, Thai, Lao, Hindi, Bangla | Articles on fish species | Free |
| Flora Europaea | English | Covers different plant species | Free |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | English | Database for search of source material of an academic nature | Subscription |
| Gazetteer for Scotland | English | Articles on the geography and locations of Scotland | Free |
| glbtq.com | English | Entries on notable homosexuals | Free |
| GNUPedia | English | General interest articles are released under a GNU license | Free |
| Grand Larousse encyclopédique | French | General interest | Free |
| Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia | English | Targeted at the younger researcher, it contains the text of the American Academic Encyclopedia | Subscription |
| H2G2 | English | Collection of sometimes humorous encyclopedia articles, based on Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. | Free |
| Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities | English | Covers subjects of classical antiquity | Free |
| HistoryLink | English | Articles on the history of Washington State | Free |
| Holocaust Encyclopedia | English, Arabic, Farsi, French, Spanish | Holocaust related articles | Free |
| Hoodong | Chinese | General interest. China's largest wiki | Free |
| Hutchinson Encyclopedia | English | General interest | Free |
| HyperTrek | Italian | Articles detailing subjects in the Star Trek universe | Free |
| Infoplease | English | General interest | Free |
| Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy | English | Philosophy related articles | Free |
| Internetowa encyklopedia PWN | Polish | General interest | Free |
| Interpedia | English | General interest, the first site to propose a free encyclopedia written by users. Now defunct. | No longer exists |
| Javapedia | English | Coverage of all topics related to the Java platform | Free |
| Jewish Encyclopedia | English | The state of Judaism and the Jews as of 1901 | Free |
| Jewish Virtual Library | English | Portals to essential Jewish topics | Free |
| Jurispedia | Arabic, English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Dutch | An academic encyclopedia on the concepts of law | Free |
| Kalb Encyclopedia | Esperanto | General interest. The first online Esperanto encyclopedia | Free |
| Kdo byl kdo | Czech | Biographies on notable Czech and Slovak people | Free |
| Keyinpedia | Chinese | General interest | Free |
| Knol | English | General interest | Free |
| Kussmaul Encyclopedia | English | General interest with emphasis on science and the arts. First commercial online encyclopedia (1981-93). | Subscription |
| Lambiek | English, Dutch | Articles on comic strips and comic artists | Free |
| The Literary Encyclopedia | English | Literature related articles | Subscription |
| Lostpedia | English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese | Contains articles pertaining to the hit drama Lost | Free |
| LyricWiki | English | A searchable encyclopedic database of song lyrics | Free |
| Marefa | Arabic | General interest | Free |
| MathWorld | English | Articles on a wide variety of math related topics | Free |
| Medcyclopaedia | English | Articles on medical imaging used in radiology and radiography | Free |
| Medpedia | English | Medical content (tentative launch in 2008) | Free |
| Memory Alpha | English, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Czech, Spanish, Esperanto, French, Russian, Serbian, Chinese (Simplified Han), Japanese | Star Trek related content | Free |
| Memory Beta | English | Star Trek related content | Free |
| Meyers Konversations-Lexikon 4. ed. 1888 - 1892 | German | General interest | Free |
| MOOMA | Hebrew | Articles on Israeli music and musical artists | Free |
| MusicBrainz | English | Database of audio albums | Free |
| MyWikiBiz | English | A wiki encyclopedia that allows people and enterprises to write about themselves | Free |
| Nationalencyklopedin | Swedish | General interest, the most comprehensive contemporary Swedish language encyclopedia | Subscription |
| New Advent | English | Articles on Catholicism and apologetics | Free |
| New Georgia Encyclopedia | English | Articles on the U.S. state Georgia | Free |
| New World Encyclopedia | English | General interest | Free |
| Nupedia | English | Combined with GNUpedia | 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 |
| Open Site | English | Categorized community-built encyclopedia, inspired by the Open Directory Project | Free |
| Oregon Blue Book | English | Articles pertaining to Oregon | 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 |
| PlanetMath | English | Math related topics and articles | Free/GNU |
| Private Sözlük | Turkish | Collaborative hypertext Turkish dictionary and encyclopedia site that shares a similar concept with Everything2 or H2G2 | Free |
| Probert Encyclopaedia | English | General interest | Free |
| Project Galactic Guide | English | Inspired by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Free |
| Quid | French | General interest | Free |
| The Rocklopedia Fakebandica | English | Articles on fake bands from popular entertainment | Free |
| Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy | English | Philosophy articles | Subscription |
| SIKART | English, German, French, Italian | Biographical dictionary and database of Swiss visual art | Free |
| Scholarpedia | English | Articles are written by scholars and peer-reviewed for accuracy | Free |
| Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy | English | Philosophy subjects | Free |
| Store norske leksikon | Bokmål | General interest | Free |
| Susning.nu | Swedish | A Swedish language wiki | Free |
| TAGIPEDIA | Arabic, English | Articles on Arab heritage and content | Free with registration |
| Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand | English, Māori | The New Zealand government site with content on the country | Free |
| TV Tropes Wiki | English | Encyclopedia of literary tropes | Free |
| Veropedia | English, Dutch, Spanish | Mirrors stable versions of selected English Wikipedia articles | Free |
| Vikidia | French, Spanish | Articles designed for children ages 8-13 | Free |
| Virtualology | English | Encyclopedia of historical documents and biographies | Free |
| WIEM Encyklopedia | Polish | General interest | Free |
| Wikipedia | See list here | Wiki-based free general interest encyclopedia | Free, Copyleft |
| WikiPilipinas | English | Based on the Wikipedia model, from the Philippine point-of-view | Free |
| Wikispecies | English | Seeks to create a catalogue of all living things | Free |
| Wikiweise | German | German language wiki | Free |
| WikiZnanie | Russian | Russian language wiki | Free |
| Wookieepedia | English, German, Spanish, Bulgarian, Danish, Finnish, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Chinese | Star Wars related articles | Free |
| World Book Encyclopedia | English | General interest | Subscription |
See also
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