When the internet goes down, your answers shouldn't.
1,000+ survival and emergency guides in one download: water, first aid, food, power, shelter and radio. Search the whole library on your computer. Read any guide on your phone.
Launch price. Goes up to €29.99 on 30 November.
One-time payment. Instant download by email. Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
- One ZIP, about 5 GB
- 1,000+ PDFs in 19 topic folders
- Full search on Windows and Mac
- Medical & first aidWounds, illness, medicines without a doctor nearby
- WaterFinding, filtering and storing safe water
- Food & storagePreserving, rationing, cooking without power
- Power, heat & lightGenerators, solar, staying warm
- Shelter & repairsFixing what breaks when nobody comes
- Radio & communicationStaying informed when phones are down
- Planning & checklistsWhat to do before, during and after
The questions you can't google in a blackout
No power means no router, and soon no mobile network. These are the things people suddenly need to know, and the database has the guides for them.
- How do I make water safe to drink without electricity?
- How do I treat a deep cut or a burn when no doctor is reachable?
- Which food spoils first when the fridge is off, and how do I keep the rest?
- How do I heat one room safely, without carbon monoxide?
- How do I get news when phones and internet are down?
- What should my family do in the first 24 hours?
Look inside
The Offline Index is our own search for the whole library. Type a word and it shows every guide that covers it, with the exact page and the passage highlighted. One click opens the PDF right there.
It opens in dark mode, easy on the eyes and the battery when the lights are out. Eight one-tap buttons cover the most urgent situations: bleeding, hypothermia, burns, water, heat, generator safety, food and toilets.
Everything is also sorted into 19 topic folders, so you can browse on any phone.
How it works
Buy once
Pay securely with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your personal download page opens right away, and you get the link by email.
Download now
Download the file while you still have internet. A broken download can be resumed instead of starting over.
Keep a copy
Copy everything to a USB stick, a laptop or a tablet. From then on, it works without any connection.
What you're paying for
I went through online libraries and archives: field manuals, handbooks, guides and classic books on first aid, water, food, power, shelter and repairs. Out of more than 1,500 documents, I kept the 1,136 that are actually worth having when the power is out.
Each one is sorted into 19 topics and indexed by the Offline Index, a full-text search we built for this library that finds the right document in a fraction of a second. The source of every document is listed, so you always know where it comes from.
You could track some of them down yourself, one by one, if you have the time and the internet still works. Here you get all of it in one download.
The database is a reference, not a replacement for doctors, emergency services or professional advice. When help is reachable, use it.
The Everything Offline Database
- 1,000+ PDF guides, manuals and handbooks
- Sorted into 19 topic folders, about 5 GB in total
- Offline Index search on Windows and Mac
- Every PDF opens on phones and tablets too
- Files added later appear on your download page
- A file doesn't open? Email me and you get a working copy.
Launch price. Goes up to €29.99 on 30 November.
One-time payment. No subscription.
Get the database for €19.99Secure checkout by Stripe. Because this is an instant digital download, you agree at checkout that your right of withdrawal ends once your download page is provided.
The best time to download it is before you need it.
Questions
What format are the files?
PDF documents in one ZIP file, sorted into 19 topic folders, plus the Offline Index, which you open with START_HERE.html.
How big is the download?
It's one single download of about 5 GB: one ZIP file. While unpacking you need about 11 GB free; after that the library takes about 5.3 GB, and you can delete the ZIP.
How do I install it?
There's nothing to install. Download the ZIP on a computer, unpack it (right-click and "Extract all" on Windows, double-click on Mac) and open START_HERE.html. Keep the folders together.
Which systems are supported?
The Offline Index runs in a normal web browser (Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari) on Windows and Mac. The PDFs open on any device with a PDF reader, including phones and tablets.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. Once the files are on your device, the Offline Index and every document work with no connection at all.
Are future updates included?
If we add or fix files, they appear on your download page at no extra cost.
Where do the documents come from?
From online libraries and archives: manuals, handbooks, guides and classic books that may be freely shared. The source of every document is listed in the included SOURCES.csv file.
I lost my download email. What now?
Email support@theblackoutfiles.com with the address you used at checkout, and you'll get your link again.
Is it available in German?
Not yet. The English edition comes first. A German edition is planned.
Can I use it on my phone?
Yes, every PDF opens on your phone. The Offline Index, the full-text search we built for the library, runs on a computer (Windows or Mac). There it searches the text of over 1,100 documents in a fraction of a second, without internet. A phone version of the Offline Index is planned.