JavaScript-based •
TiddlyWiki is a
HTML-
JavaScript-based server-less wiki in which the entire site/wiki is contained in a single file, or as a
Node.js-based wiki application. It is designed for maximum customization possibilities. •
Wiki.js is an open-source, Node.js-based wiki application using
git as the
back end storage mechanism and automatically
syncs with any git
repository. It provides a visual
Markdown editor with
assets management,
authentication system and a built-in
search engine.
Java-based •
XWiki is a free wiki software platform written in Java with a design emphasis on extensibility. XWiki is an enterprise wiki engine with a complete wiki feature set (version control, attachments, etc.) and a
database engine and programming language which allows
database driven applications to be created using the wiki interface.
Perl-based •
Foswiki is a structured wiki, typically used to run a
collaboration platform,
knowledge or
document management system a
knowledge based, or team
portal, which enables users to create "wiki applications". •
ikiwiki, a "wiki compiler" - can use
Subversion or git as the back end storage mechanism. ikiwiki converts wiki pages into HTML pages suitable for publishing on a website. •
TWiki is a flexible, powerful, secure, simple
Enterprise wiki and application platform. is a structured wiki, typically used to run a project development space, a document management system, a
knowledge base, or any other
groupware tool. Also available as a
VMware appliance. •
UseModWiki is a wiki software written in Perl and licensed under
General Public License. Created by Clifford Adams in 2000, it is a clone of
AtisWiki. •
WikiWikiWeb, the first wiki and its associated software.
PHP-based •
BookStack is released under the
MIT License. It uses the ideas of books to organize pages and store information. •
DokuWiki is a wiki application licensed under
GPLv2 and written in PHP. It is aimed at the documentation needs of a small company. DokuWiki was built for small
companies and
organizations that need a simple way to manage information, build knowledge bases and collaborate. It uses plain text files and has a simple but powerful syntax which ensures the datafiles remain readable outside the wiki. •
MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It serves as the platform for
Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects run by the
Wikimedia Foundation. It is also publicly available for use in other wikis, and has widespread popularity among smaller, non-Wikimedia wikis. MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software. It was developed for use on Wikipedia in 2002, and given the name "MediaWiki" in 2003. •
Semantic MediaWiki lets you store and query data within the wiki's pages like a database. It is also designed to ease and combine collaborative authoring within a wiki with
semantic technology. •
BlueSpice extends MediaWiki in usability, quality management, process support, administration, editing and security. •
MindTouch is an application that began as a
fork of MediaWiki; it has a
C# back-end and a PHP front-end. •
PhpWiki is a
WikiWikiWeb clone in
PHP. •
PmWiki is a PHP-based wiki. Features include: GPL-licensed, easy installation/customization, designed for collaborative authoring and maintenance of web sites, and support for
internationalization. Does not require a database.
Python-based •
LocalWiki is a wiki engine based on
Django, with mapping features and a WYSIWYG editor. The LocalWiki project was founded by
DavisWiki creators Mike Ivanov and Philip Neustrom and is a
501 nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. •
MoinMoin is a wiki engine written in
Python. •
Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects.
Ruby-based •
Gollum uses git as the backend storage mechanism. It is written mostly in
Ruby and was originally used as
GitHub's wiki system.
Other languages •
Cliki is written in
Common Lisp. •
FlexWiki is written in
C#, uses the
.NET framework, and stores data in files or
Microsoft SQL Server. Development stopped in 2009. •
Swiki is written in
Squeak. It runs on common platforms, including Macintosh, Windows, Linux, and others. •
Wiki Server is proprietary software distributed with
Mac OS X Server. == Personal wiki software ==