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Wiki Software

A wiki is a publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly using a web browser.

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Featured Wiki Platforms

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All Wiki Applications

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Enterprise & Feature-Rich Wikis

BookStack - Organize and store information. Stores documentation in a book like fashion.

• Demo | Source Code
• License: MIT
• Platform: PHP/Docker

docmost - Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).

• Source Code
• License: AGPL-3.0
• Platform: Docker/Nodejs

Documize - Modern Docs + Wiki software with built-in workflow, single binary executable.

• Source Code
• License: AGPL-3.0
• Platform: Go

Mediawiki - Wiki software package that powers Wikipedia and all other Wikimedia projects, serving hundreds of millions of users each month.

• Demo | Source Code
• License: GPL-2.0
• Platform: PHP

Tiki - Wiki CMS Groupware with the most built-in features.

• Demo | Source Code
• License: LGPL-2.1
• Platform: PHP

Wiki.js - Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown.

• Demo | Source Code
• License: AGPL-3.0
• Platform: Nodejs/Docker/K8S

XWiki - Second generation wiki that allows the user to extend its functionalities with a powerful extension-based architecture.

• Demo | Source Code
• License: LGPL-2.1
• Platform: Java/Docker/deb

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Lightweight & File-Based Wikis

DokuWiki - Easy to use, lightweight, standards-compliant wiki engine with a simple syntax. All data is stored in plain text files, therefore no database is required.

• Source Code
• License: GPL-2.0
• Platform: PHP

Feather Wiki - A lightning fast and infinitely extensible tool for creating personal non-linear notebooks, databases, and wikis that is entirely self-contained and runs in your browser (only 58 kilobytes!).

• Demo | Source Code
• License: AGPL-3.0
• Platform: Javascript

Oddmuse - Simple wiki engine written in Perl. No database required.

• Source Code
• License: GPL-3.0
• Platform: Perl

Otter Wiki - Simple, easy to use wiki software using markdown.

• Source Code
• License: MIT
• Platform: Docker

PmWiki - Wiki-based system for collaborative creation and maintenance of websites.

• License: GPL-3.0
• Platform: PHP

Raneto - Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files.

• Source Code
• License: MIT
• Platform: Nodejs

W - Lightweight, mutli-user, flat-file-database Wiki engine. Create pages quickly and edit them using Markdown/HTML/CSS/JS.

• Source Code
• License: AGPL-3.0
• Platform: PHP

Wiki-Go - A modern, feature-rich, databaseless flat-file wiki platform.

• Demo | Source Code
• License: GPL-3.0
• Platform: Go/Docker

WikiDocs - A databaseless markdown flat-file wiki engine.

• Source Code
• License: MIT
• Platform: PHP/Docker

WiKiss - Wiki, simple to use and install.

• Source Code
• License: GPL-2.0
• Platform: PHP

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Git-Based Wikis

django-wiki - Wiki system with complex functionality for simple integration and a superb interface. Store your knowledge with style using Django models.

• Demo | Source Code
• License: GPL-3.0
• Platform: Python

Gitit - Wiki program that stores pages and uploaded files in a git repository.

• Source Code
• License: GPL-2.0
• Platform: Haskell

Gollum - Simple, Git-powered wiki with a sweet API and local frontend.

• Source Code
• License: MIT
• Platform: Ruby

Mycorrhiza Wiki - Filesystem and git-based wiki engine written in Go using Mycomarkup as its primary markup language.

• Source Code
• License: AGPL-3.0
• Platform: Go

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Specialized & Unique Wikis

AmuseWiki - Based on the Emacs Muse markup. Can work as a read-only site, moderated wiki, or fully open wiki.

• Demo | Source Code
• License: GPL-1.0
• Platform: Perl/Docker

TiddlyWiki - Reusable non-linear personal web notebook.

• Source Code
• License: BSD-3-Clause
• Platform: Nodejs

WackoWiki - Light and easy to install multilingual Wiki-engine.

• Source Code
• License: BSD-3-Clause
• Platform: PHP

Zim - Graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages.

• Source Code
• License: GPL-2.0
• Platform: Python/deb

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Choosing the Right Wiki

When selecting a wiki platform, consider:

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Storage Method

• Database-backed: Better for large teams, complex permissions (MediaWiki, XWiki)
• File-based: Easier backup, simpler deployment (DokuWiki, WikiDocs)
• Git-based: Version control built-in, developer-friendly (Gitit, Gollum, Wiki.js)

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Markup Language

• Markdown: Modern, widely supported (Wiki.js, Raneto)
• Custom syntax: Often more powerful but proprietary (DokuWiki, MediaWiki)
• WYSIWYG: User-friendly for non-technical users (BookStack)

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Use Cases

• Personal knowledge base: Feather Wiki, TiddlyWiki, Otter Wiki
• Team documentation: BookStack, docmost, Wiki.js
• Public wiki: MediaWiki, XWiki
• Developer docs: Gitit, Gollum, Wiki.js