{"id":35866,"date":"2023-06-01T12:18:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T12:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=35866"},"modified":"2023-06-19T13:21:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:21:38","slug":"list-of-top-free-open-source-self-hosted-application-for-wikis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/list-of-top-free-open-source-self-hosted-application-for-wikis\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Top Free Open Source &amp; Self Hosted Application for Wikis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A&nbsp;wiki&nbsp;is a publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly using a web browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookstackapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BookStack<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; BookStack is a simple, self-hosted, easy-to-use platform for organizing and storing information. It allows for documentation to be stored in a book like fashion. <code>MIT<\/code>&nbsp;<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/schollz\/cowyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cowyo<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Cowyo is a feature-rich wiki for minimalists. <code>MIT<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Go<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/django-wiki\/django-wiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">django-wiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Wiki system with complex functionality for simple integration and a superb interface. Store your knowledge with style: Use django models. <code>GPL-3.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Python<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/documize.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Documize<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Modern Docs + Wiki software with built-in workflow, single binary executable, just bring MySQL\/Percona. <code>AGPL-3.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Go<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dokuwiki.org\/DokuWiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dokuwiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Easy to use, lightweight, standards-compliant wiki engine with a simple syntax allowing reading the data outside the wiki. All data is stored in plain text files, therefore no database is required. <code>GPL-2.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jgm\/gitit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gitit<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Wiki program that stores pages and uploaded files in a git repository, which can then be modified using the VCS command line tools or the wiki&#8217;s web interface.&nbsp;<code>GPL-2.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Haskell<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/gollum\/gollum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gollum<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Simple, Git-powered wiki with a sweet API and local frontend.&nbsp;<code>MIT<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Ruby<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/golem.ph.utexas.edu\/wiki\/instiki\/show\/HomePage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Instiki is a wiki clone so pretty and easy to set up, you&#8217;ll wonder if it\u2019s really a wiki. Runs on Rails and focuses on portability and stability. <code>Ruby<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Ruby<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediawiki.org\/wiki\/MediaWiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediawiki<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 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, used by hundreds of millions of people each month. <code>GPL-2.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mycorrhiza.wiki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mycorrhiza Wiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Filesystem and git-based wiki engine written in Go using Mycomarkup as its primary markup language. <code>AGPL-3.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Go<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getoutline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outline<\/a>&nbsp;<code>\u26a0<\/code>&nbsp;&#8211; An open, extensible, wiki for your team. <code>BSD-3-Clause<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Nodejs<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/sbrl\/Pepperminty-Wiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pepperminty Wiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Complete markdown-powered wiki contained in a single PHP file. <code>MPL-2.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/xy2z\/PineDocs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PineDocs<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Simple, fast, customizable and lightweight site for browsing files.&nbsp;<code>GPL-3.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmwiki.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PmWiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Wiki-based system for collaborative creation and maintenance of websites.&nbsp;<code>GPL-3.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pukiwiki.osdn.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PukiWiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; PukiWiki is a free, simple, open-source wiki management system. Minimalistic and simple design with many tools for collaborative work. Created in Japanese, so translator needed. <code>GPL-2.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/raneto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raneto<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Raneto is an open source Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files to power your Knowledgebase. <code>MIT<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Nodejs<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiddlywiki.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TiddlyWiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Reusable non-linear personal web notebook. <code>BSD-3-Clause<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Nodejs<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiki.org\/HomePage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Wiki CMS Groupware with the most built-in features. <code>LGPL-2.1<\/code>&nbsp;<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twiki.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TWiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; TWiki is a Perl-based structured wiki application, typically used to run a collaboration platform, knowledge or document management system, a knowledge base, or team portal. <code>GPL-2.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Perl<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wackowiki.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WackoWiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; WackoWiki is a light and easy to install multilingual Wiki-engine. <code>BSD-3-Clause<\/code>&nbsp;<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/js.wiki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wiki.js<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown. <code>AGPL-3.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Nodejs<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/git.mills.io\/prologic\/wiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Simple Markdown based wiki engine. <code>MIT<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Go<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wikiss.tuxfamily.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WiKiss<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Wiki, simple to use and install. <code>GPL-2.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Linbreux\/wikmd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikmd<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Modern and simple file based wiki that uses Markdown and Git.&nbsp;<code>MIT<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Python<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xwiki.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XWiki<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Second generation wiki that allows the user to extend its functionalities with a powerful extension-based architecture. <code>LGPL-2.1<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Java<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zim-wiki.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zim<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. 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