This page lists a number of resources for wiki engines that I compiled before and after moving to my current custom engine.
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Catalog
Language | Date | Link | Notes |
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Awk | 2024-03-14 | awki | Another version of awkiawki |
C | 2009-11-17 | Fossil | DVCS with integrated wiki |
DidiWiki | Lightweight C implementation |
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Editors | Pepys | Desktop personal wiki (Windows) |
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WikidPad | Desktop personal wiki / outliner |
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VoodooPad | Desktop personal wiki (macOS) |
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JavaScript | 2025-01-24 | DocMost | Open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion |
2022-01-01 | Feather Wiki | Single-file wiki (TiddlyWiki reimagined) |
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2018-08-31 | MDWiki | Markdown-centric; active fork exists |
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2009-11-17 | TiddlyWikiRemote | PHP 5 backend + RSS storage |
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GTDTiddlyWiki | GTD oriented variant |
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TiddlyTagWiki | Tag oriented |
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HailiWiki | |||
TiddlyWiki | Seminal single-file micro wiki |
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Misc | awkiawki | 225 lines of awk |
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WikEd | Vim oriented |
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Wiky | Bidirectional JavaScript markup converter |
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OpenWiki | Lotus Domino package |
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PBwiki | Hosted service |
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WikiServer | HTTP server + wiki |
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PHP | Wiki! | ||
ErfurtWiki | Obsoleted |
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Tiki | |||
MediaWiki | The classic |
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Wikka | Fork of WakkaWiki; macOS install guide |
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coWiki | Clean PHP5 codebase |
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PmWiki | Flat-file |
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DokuWiki | Flat-file; TOCs; recommended |
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WakkaWiki | |||
WysiwygWiki | Tavi + htmlArea WYSIWYG |
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Perl | Kwiki | ||
MojoMojo | |||
TWiki | |||
OddMuse | |||
Python | 2024-03-14 | MiniWiki | Minimal Flask + Markdown wiki |
2009-11-17 | Markdoc | Similar to Sashimi concept |
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WikiLite | WyPy + BaseHTTPServer |
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Pyle | CVS backend |
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pwyky | |||
Jot | |||
Leonardo | Weblog / wiki blend |
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MoinMoin | Feature heavy |
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HeyHeyWickie | Minimalist |
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WebWare Wiki | Part of WebWare |
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Zwiki | Has Cocoa front-end (PersonalWiki) |
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Ruby | 2011-02-20 | SoyWiki | Vim-friendly minimal wiki |
2009-11-17 | TeePee | Example Camping app |
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Pandora | Document-oriented CMS style wiki |
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Pimki | Bliki / PIM extensions |
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Riki | Embeddable in Rails app |
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Instiki | Supports Textile and Markdown |
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Shell | 2022-04-19 | Minisleep | Pure shell / CGI wiki |