📦 AtlasZIM Offline World Atlas for Kiwix (.ZIM)
↪ formerly Offline World Map

AtlasZIM

A fully offline, zoomable world atlas packaged as a single .zim file for Kiwix.

Buy AtlasZIM ($50 one-time) View Gumroad listing

What it is

AtlasZIM is a fully interactive offline atlas: browse the globe, switch between OpenStreetMap and satellite imagery, and search for places — all without needing connectivity.

It runs inside the Kiwix reader like an offline website, but everything is bundled into a single ZIM file.

Note: this is an offline snapshot. It does not include live traffic, routing, or frequently-refreshed map data.

Quick facts

Format
ZIM file
Platform
Kiwix (desktop + mobile)
Layers
OSM tiles + satellite imagery
Search
Offline place lookup (GeoNames)

Depending on the version, AtlasZIM can be large. Verify sufficient free space before downloading.

Demo

AtlasZIM running fully offline in Kiwix (demo)
AtlasZIM running fully offline inside Kiwix.

Screenshots

Offline world map — global view
Offline OpenStreetMap tiles — global view.
Offline satellite imagery — global view
Offline satellite imagery — global view.
Offline OpenStreetMap tiles — Tokyo
Offline OpenStreetMap tiles — Tokyo.
Offline satellite imagery — Tokyo
Offline satellite imagery — Tokyo.

When to use this

Use AtlasZIM when you want:

  • A fully offline world map / digital atlas experience (no network required at runtime)
  • A single-file (.zim) map and satellite imagery archive solution
  • An offline geographic reference that runs on platforms supported by Kiwix (desktop + mobile)
  • Offline place-name lookup/search (GeoNames-backed)

Not intended for:

  • Turn-by-turn navigation, routing, or directions
  • Live traffic, real-time updates, or online map APIs
  • Scenarios where you need frequently-refreshed map data (this is an offline snapshot)

What this includes

AtlasZIM is a self-contained map application bundled inside a single .zim file. When opened in Kiwix, it behaves like an offline website.

  • OpenStreetMap-based raster map tiles
  • Sentinel-2 cloudless satellite imagery
  • A Leaflet-based JavaScript map viewer
  • An offline place search UI built with Leaflet.Control.Search and GeoNames data

Why ZIM instead of traditional offline map formats?

Most offline maps are distributed as MBTiles, vector databases, or app-specific formats. This project explores a different approach: using ZIM as an offline web container.

Advantages:

  • Single-file distribution
  • Works on all platforms supported by Kiwix (desktop and mobile)
  • No dedicated map application required

Features

  • Global coverage
  • Multiple zoom levels
  • Map and satellite imagery layers
  • Fully offline pan-and-zoom navigation
  • Offline place search
  • Runs entirely inside the Kiwix reader
  • Coverage extends between ±85.051129° latitude due to use of the Web Mercator projection.

Design decisions

This project intentionally uses pre-rendered raster tiles rather than vector tiles.

While vector tiles can significantly reduce storage requirements, they shift cost to client-side computation (geometry decoding, rendering, memory usage), which is difficult to predict across the wide range of devices that run Kiwix.

By serving simple raster tiles from a ZIM file, the map remains lightweight to render and behaves consistently even on older or low-power devices. The large file size also acts as a natural capability filter: devices that can store tens of gigabytes of tiles almost certainly have sufficient CPU and RAM to handle raster rendering smoothly.

Additionally, because a substantial portion of the dataset is satellite imagery — which is inherently raster — vector tiles would not reduce total size as dramatically in this context. The goal is maximum compatibility and predictable performance rather than minimal disk usage.

Downloads

Price: $50 — one-time purchase, includes access to the current release and all prior versions.

Buy AtlasZIM ($50 one-time) View Gumroad listing

Requirements & Installation

File size

Depending on the version, AtlasZIM can be large. Verify sufficient free space before downloading.

Download format

For some versions of AtlasZIM, the file size exceeds Gumroad’s 16 GiB limit, so the download is provided as multiple .7z archive parts.

For these versions, after downloading all parts, use 7-Zip (free, open-source) or a compatible archive tool to extract and combine them into a single .zim file.

How to use

Open the resulting .zim file with Kiwix (available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi, and more). The map runs entirely offline inside the Kiwix reader.

Videos

Data sources, licensing, and attribution

This project is a compilation and packaging effort. Individual components are licensed separately:

  • OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
  • Satellite imagery: Sentinel-2 cloudless (CC BY 4.0, EOX IT Services GmbH)
  • Place search data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
  • Leaflet © Vladimir Agafonkin and contributors (BSD 2-Clause)
  • Leaflet.Control.Search (MIT-style license)

Compilation, integration, and packaging © Anthony Karam.

Version history

A single purchase provides access to the current release and all prior versions.

  • v5 (current): released 2026-01-21, ~18.7 GiB ZIM file, map data (from 2025) and satellite data, zoom levels 0-10, Leaflet-based navigation with search functionality
  • v4: released 2025-12-06 (with minor update 2026-01-14), ~18.7 GiB ZIM file, map data (from 2025) and satellite data, zoom levels 0-10, Leaflet-based navigation without search functionality
  • v3: released 2025-11-25, ~10.0 GiB ZIM file, map data (from 2025) and satellite data, zoom levels 0-9 (equivalent to 1-10 for 256-px tiles), basic navigation without search functionality
  • v2: released 2025-11-25, ~2.9 GiB ZIM file, map data (from 2025) and satellite data, zoom levels 0-8 (equivalent to 1-9 for 256-px tiles), basic navigation without search functionality
  • v1: released 2025-08, ~1.1 GiB ZIM file, map data (from 2025) only, zoom levels 0-8 (equivalent to 1-9 for 256-px tiles), basic navigation without search functionality

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