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<h2 id="standard-wiki-programs-by-programming-language">Standard wiki programs, by programming language</h2> <h3>JavaScript-based</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/TiddlyWiki/cJkD89qs">TiddlyWiki</a> is a <a href="/facts/HTML/sSc3fT78">HTML</a>-<a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a>-based server-less wiki in which the entire site/wiki is contained in a single file, or as a <a href="/facts/Node.js/FKzhV4Qa">Node.js</a>-based wiki application. It is designed for maximum customization possibilities.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wiki.js/Cpzp9EfX">Wiki.js</a> is an open-source, Node.js-based wiki application using <a href="/facts/Git_(software)/U5Ty9QmQ">git</a> as the <a href="/facts/Frontend_and_backend/QVUfH8gu">back end</a> storage mechanism and automatically <a href="/facts/Synchronization_(computer_science)/n7ID76uM">syncs</a> with any git <a href="/facts/Repository_(version_control)/PjE4Vkes">repository</a>. It provides a visual <a href="/facts/Markdown/yAL6qk7M">Markdown</a> editor with <a href="/facts/Asset_management/LR50A8E0">assets management</a>, <a href="/facts/Authentication/64y4S69b">authentication</a> system and a built-in <a href="/facts/Search_engine/SRntsbz2">search engine</a>.</li></ul> <h3>Java-based</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/XWiki/eSpu6FH6">XWiki</a> is a free wiki software platform written in Java with a design emphasis on extensibility.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> XWiki is an enterprise wiki engine with a complete wiki feature set (version control, attachments, etc.) and a <a href="/facts/Database_engine/w4V0QlqB">database engine</a> and programming language which allows <a href="/facts/Open_Database_Connectivity/2dV2Fm5j">database driven</a> applications to be created using the wiki interface.</li></ul> <h3>Perl-based</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Foswiki/F242sco8">Foswiki</a> is a structured wiki, typically used to run a <a href="/facts/Collaboration_platform/YFaMuQdA">collaboration platform</a>, <a href="/facts/Knowledge/joozoaup">knowledge</a> or <a href="/facts/Document_management_system/cgmjwyKV">document management system</a> a <a href="/facts/Knowledge-based_systems/uocg0bY3">knowledge based</a>, or team <a href="/facts/Web_portal/Fj25GpUE">portal</a>, which enables users to create "wiki applications".</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ikiwiki/XkPzkbrH">ikiwiki</a>, a "wiki compiler" - can use <a href="/facts/Subversion_(software)/b5j9wAbt">Subversion</a> or git as the back end storage mechanism. ikiwiki converts wiki pages into HTML pages suitable for publishing on a website.</li> <li><a href="/facts/TWiki/EdR7PAJ4">TWiki</a> is a flexible, powerful, secure, simple <a href="/facts/Enterprise_wiki/zNRxq6GV">Enterprise wiki</a> and application platform. is a structured wiki, typically used to run a project development space, a document management system, a <a href="/facts/Knowledge_base/zKXdqQjH">knowledge base</a>, or any other <a href="/facts/Collaborative_software/YFaMuQdA">groupware</a> tool. Also available as a <a href="/facts/VMware/lKHGULx3">VMware</a> appliance.</li> <li><a href="/facts/UseModWiki/1hcF5cyU">UseModWiki</a> is a wiki software written in Perl and licensed under <a href="/facts/General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">General Public License</a>. Created by Clifford Adams in 2000, it is a clone of <a href="/facts/AtisWiki/1hcF5cyU">AtisWiki</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/WikiWikiWeb/K13WVqo1">WikiWikiWeb</a>, the first wiki and its associated software.</li></ul> <h3>PHP-based</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/BookStack/Cj6cQK93">BookStack</a> is released under the <a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a> License. It uses the ideas of books to organize pages and store information.</li> <li><a href="/facts/DokuWiki/esNFAT8M">DokuWiki</a> is a wiki application licensed under <a href="/facts/GPLv2/S75KhLSX">GPLv2</a> and written in PHP. It is aimed at the documentation needs of a small company. DokuWiki was built for small <a href="/facts/Companies/psBVz9jr">companies</a> and <a href="/facts/Organizations/CR83f1Rn">organizations</a> 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.</li> <li><a href="/facts/MediaWiki/MbkLUTor">MediaWiki</a> is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It serves as the platform for <a href="/facts/Wikipedia/KDRNKWnc">Wikipedia</a> and the other Wikimedia projects run by the <a href="/facts/Wikimedia_Foundation/W1XHdpK2">Wikimedia Foundation</a>. 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. <ul><li><a href="/facts/Semantic_MediaWiki/vkgg0TLP">Semantic MediaWiki</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Semantic_technology/7d7FSJ0V">semantic technology</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/BlueSpice/CU6uBHsD">BlueSpice</a> extends MediaWiki in usability, quality management, process support, administration, editing and security.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/MindTouch/vzuQ3Fx8">MindTouch</a> is an application that began as a <a href="/facts/Fork_(software_development)/D6khxhpr">fork</a> of MediaWiki; it has a <a href="/facts/C_Sharp_(programming_language)/UC2gxeyb">C#</a> back-end and a PHP front-end.</li> <li><a href="/facts/PhpWiki/voTs80Lf">PhpWiki</a> is a <a href="/facts/WikiWikiWeb/K13WVqo1">WikiWikiWeb</a> clone in <a href="/facts/PHP/vU6YRJX0">PHP</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/PmWiki/UaNEXF5k">PmWiki</a> is a PHP-based wiki. Features include: GPL-licensed, easy installation/customization, designed for collaborative authoring and maintenance of web sites, and support for <a href="/facts/Internationalization/QpnqEC7H">internationalization</a>. Does not require a database.</li></ul> <h3>Python-based</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/LocalWiki/TRQx36NT">LocalWiki</a> is a wiki engine based on <a href="/facts/Django_(web_framework)/TjPPmvSg">Django</a>, with mapping features and a WYSIWYG editor. The LocalWiki project was founded by <a href="/facts/DavisWiki/BE2wKpwa">DavisWiki</a> creators Mike Ivanov and Philip Neustrom and is a <a href="/facts/501(c)(3)_organization/4KIsNFYp">501 nonprofit organization</a> based in San Francisco.</li> <li><a href="/facts/MoinMoin/YNmWGMsJ">MoinMoin</a> is a wiki engine written in <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Trac/vYhkdoA3">Trac</a> is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects.</li></ul> <h3>Ruby-based</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Gollum_Wiki/r8SfoN3J">Gollum</a> uses git as the backend storage mechanism. It is written mostly in <a href="/facts/Ruby_(programming_language)/BeYSaPSR">Ruby</a> and was originally used as <a href="/facts/GitHub/n1hNCsc3">GitHub</a>'s wiki system.</li></ul> <h3>Other languages</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Cliki/3r4reAdp">Cliki</a> is written in <a href="/facts/Common_Lisp/mq1pRbSF">Common Lisp</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/FlexWiki/FjtH7GB0">FlexWiki</a> is written in <a href="/facts/C_Sharp_(programming_language)/UC2gxeyb">C#</a>, uses the <a href="/facts/.NET/PDMQdfFu">.NET</a> framework, and stores data in files or <a href="/facts/Microsoft_SQL_Server/eCdt2JBL">Microsoft SQL Server</a>. Development stopped in 2009.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Swiki/AkpQVr8e">Swiki</a> is written in <a href="/facts/Squeak/eCP11lRC">Squeak</a>. It runs on common platforms, including Macintosh, Windows, Linux, and others.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wiki_Server/d1FqdPrX">Wiki Server</a> is proprietary software distributed with <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X_Server/KQxtGUEA">Mac OS X Server</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="personal-wiki-software">Personal wiki software</h2> <p>There are also wiki applications designed for personal use,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> apps for mobile use,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> and apps for use from <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drives</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> They often include more features than traditional wikis, including: </p> <ul><li>Dynamic tree views of the wiki</li> <li><a href="/facts/Drag_and_drop/7Xd8vXfn">Drag-and-drop</a> support for images, text and video, mathematics</li> <li>Use of <a href="/facts/Object_Linking_and_Embedding/Eabu8Qnl">OLE</a> or Linkback to allow wikis to act as relational superstructures for multiple desktop-type documents</li> <li>Multimedia embedding, with links to internal aspects of movies, soundtracks, notes and comments</li> <li>Macros and macro scripting</li></ul> <p>A list of such software: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Joplin_(software)/zlfNSabl">Joplin</a>, an open-source note-taking app that uses markdown.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_OneNote/WleY77sC">Microsoft OneNote</a>, note taking software with a structure of notebooks, sections, and pages that can include fonts, media, links to other notes, and hyperlinks.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Obsidian_(software)/hQoG8hFX">Obsidian</a> is a knowledge base and note-taking software application that operates on Markdown files.</li> <li><a href="/facts/ConnectedText/S4V2jwND">ConnectedText</a> was a <a href="/facts/Non-free_software/9zcskxYL">commercial</a> Windows-based personal wiki system with features including <a href="/facts/Full-text_search/X0qrIEJj">full text searches</a>, <a href="/facts/Tree_(data_structure)/RcXz9noF">visual link tree</a>, customizable interface, image and file control, CSS-based page display, exports to HTML and HTML Help, and plug-ins.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Journler/0hg3uLXF">Journler</a> was a free, open-source personal information manager with personal wiki features for OS X.</li> <li><a href="/facts/MyInfo/82HEN8xA">MyInfo</a> is a commercial, Windows-based personal information manager with wiki features.</li> <li><a href="/facts/TiddlyWiki/cJkD89qs">TiddlyWiki</a> is a free, open-source personal use (single-machine) wiki based on HTML/JavaScript for any browser and OS. It supports customization and a wide range of add-ons.</li> <li>Vimwiki is a personal wiki for the text editor <a href="/facts/Vim_(text_editor)/JXAYMDgt">Vim</a>. It operates on interlinked, plain text files written in one of several markup languages and provides features such as HTML export, search, outlined notes and tasks, tagging and auto-formatted tables.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Whizfolders/UWgrkaD9">WhizFolders</a> was a commercial Windows-based personal wiki software with rich text wiki items that support inserting links to other wiki items or external files.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zim_(software)/ozFVjCKf">Zim</a> is a free, open-source standalone wiki based on Python and GTK with a WYSIWYG editor.</li></ul> <h2 id="hosted-only-software">Hosted-only software</h2> <p class="note">Further information: <a href="/facts/Wiki_hosting_service/lw6wh7aK">Wiki hosting service</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Elium/2nNFRhuy">Elium</a> (previously Knowledge Plaza<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a>) is a knowledge management tool that provides both wiki environments for collaborative topic/project work and an <a href="/facts/Enterprise_bookmarking/wxQUkpQK">enterprise bookmarking</a> tool.</li></ul> <h2 id="content-management-and-social-software-with-wiki-functionality">Content management and social software with wiki functionality</h2> <p class="note">Further information: <a href="/facts/Content_management_system/CCk4vIxV">Content management system</a> and <a href="/facts/Enterprise_social_software/JzbdqvcK">Enterprise social software</a></p> <h3>Java-based</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ConcourseConnect/FQClugvv">ConcourseConnect</a> is a freely available <a href="/facts/Jakarta_EE/7AAStd35">J2EE</a> application made by <a href="/facts/Concursive/8aNdTJsa">Concursive</a> which brings together Corporate <a href="/facts/Social_Networking/qFIh6VT1">Social Networking</a>, <a href="/facts/Online_Community/D4cucP5G">Online Community</a>, <a href="/facts/Business_directory/jgxKCKf8">Business directory</a>, and <a href="/facts/Customer_relationship_management/Y74q0uXB">Customer relationship management</a> capabilities. Features include wiki, blog, <a href="/facts/Document_management/cgmjwyKV">document management</a>, ratings, reviews, online classified advertising, and project management modules. The wiki allows both wiki markup and WYSIWYG editing.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Confluence_(software)/K4NKthwd">Confluence</a> is a commercial J2EE application which combines wiki and some <a href="/facts/Blog/bb6awu2X">blog</a> functionality. Its features include PDF page export and page refactoring, and it can be run on any application server using any RDBMS backend.</li> <li><a href="/facts/IBM_Connections/opBaGmyd">IBM Connections</a> is an <a href="/facts/Enterprise_Social_Software/JzbdqvcK">Enterprise Social Software</a> made by <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a> which combines Wikis, Blogs, Files, Forums, Microblogging, Social Analytics, and document management.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jive_(software)/zulYffhR">Jive</a> (formerly known as Clearspace, Jive SBS and Jive Engage) is a commercial J2EE application, made by <a href="/facts/Jive_Software/grhMIn3S">Jive Software</a>, which combines wiki, blog and document management functionality. Jive uses WYSIWYG editing, and includes workflow management.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Liferay/V4wsMVoK">Liferay</a> is an open source enterprise portal project with a built-in web content management and web application framework. Core portlets offer a great number of functionalities, including Wiki (both Creole and MediaWiki syntax).</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mindquarry/NTtoBHG7">Mindquarry</a> creates a WYSIWYG wiki for each team. It is built using <a href="/facts/Apache_Cocoon/p0M1PqIo">Apache Cocoon</a> and thus based on Java (Mozilla Public License)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Traction_TeamPage/qp2xDLgU">Traction TeamPage</a> is a commercial enterprise wiki also incorporating blog, project management, document management, discussion and tagging capabilities. The wiki has a draft moderation capability allowing administrators to indicate who can read published vs. draft versions, and who can publish vs. author and edit. The dynamic view architecture allows for easy organization of pages and to collect any set of pages for view, email or export. It is based on the principles of <a href="/facts/Douglas_Engelbart/gHT4dFLS">Douglas Engelbart</a>'s <a href="/facts/On-Line_System/SCr9PYJF">On-Line System</a> (NLS) which aggregates multiple blog/wiki spaces using a sophisticated permission and inline comment model.</li> <li><a href="/facts/XWiki/eSpu6FH6">XWiki</a> includes the standard wiki functionality as well as WYSIWYG editing, <a href="/facts/OpenDocument/pMtcVuNr">OpenDocument</a> based document import/export, semantic annotations and tagging, and advanced permissions management.</li></ul> <h3>Perl-based</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Socialtext/hNR5Ga1x">Socialtext</a> is a company based in Palo Alto, California, that produces enterprise <a href="/facts/Social_software/HMCEXGNV">social software</a>, enterprise wiki and <a href="/facts/Weblog/bb6awu2X">weblog</a> engine partially derived from open-source Kwiki. Socialtext is available as a hosted service, or a dedicated hardware appliance.</li></ul> <h3>PHP-based</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Drupal/pX3JIDD3">Drupal</a> installations can be configured as wikis with MediaWiki-style <a href="/facts/Wiki_markup/uCKCEzqb">wiki markup</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tiki_Wiki_CMS_Groupware/tGhyQXz8">Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware</a> is one of the larger and more ambitious wiki development projects, including a variety of additional <a href="/facts/Groupware/YFaMuQdA">groupware</a> features (message forums, articles, etc.).</li></ul> <h3>Other languages</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_SharePoint/wNvBzBI0">Microsoft SharePoint</a> is a web-based collaborative platform that integrates with <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Office/faD8vYG0">Microsoft Office</a>. Launched in 2001, SharePoint is primarily sold as a document management and storage system, but the product is highly configurable and its usage varies substantially among organizations. It has <a href="/facts/SharePoint/wNvBzBI0">built-in wiki support</a>. It is built on <a href="/facts/ASP.NET/xq7KM8mN">ASP.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/C_Sharp_(programming_language)/UC2gxeyb">C# language</a> and <a href="/facts/Microsoft_SQL_Server/eCdt2JBL">Microsoft SQL Server</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Telligent_Systems/KN1IwImt">Telligent, A Verint Company</a> is an enterprise collaboration and community software business founded in 2004 by Rob Howard. The company changed its name to Zimbra, Inc in September 2013 after completing the acquisition of Zimbra from <a href="/facts/VMWare/lKHGULx3">VMWare</a>. In August 2015 Zimbra's Telligent business was acquired by <a href="/facts/Verint_Systems/5NPtPgvH">Verint Systems</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="project-management-software-with-wiki-functionality">Project management software with wiki functionality</h2> <p class="note">Further information: <a href="/facts/Project_management_software/FpxehN9k">Project management software</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/MetaTeam/vBQQhofq">Altova MetaTeam</a> integrates a wiki and glossary with project management, collaborative decision-making and team performance management</li> <li><a href="/facts/Code_Co-op/GWenGgN9">Code Co-op</a> is a <a href="/facts/Distributed_revision_control/PDAlqzRE">distributed revision control</a> system with wiki functionality.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fossil_(software)/FCS5tLY1">Fossil</a> is a distributed revision control system that integrates a distributed wiki capability, written in C.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Redmine/RuvXRrrU">Redmine</a> is a <a href="/facts/Project_management/JgQVSU3o">project management</a> web application.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Trac/vYhkdoA3">Trac</a> integrates simple issue tracking and an interface to Subversion.</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_wiki_software/ymlSd25l">Comparison of wiki software</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_wikis/FjtH7GB0">History of wikis</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook". www.w3.org. Retrieved 2023-11-03. <a href="https://www.w3.org/2008/security-ws/papers/osmosoft.html" target="_blank">https://www.w3.org/2008/security-ws/papers/osmosoft.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Features (XWiki.org)". www.xwiki.org. Retrieved 2023-11-03. <a href="https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/UserGuide/Features/" target="_blank">https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/UserGuide/Features/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>WikiMatrix search for personal wiki software, wikimatrix.org. Accessed 2012-4-17. <a href="https://www.wikimatrix.org/search.php?sid=2034" target="_blank">https://www.wikimatrix.org/search.php?sid=2034</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Personal wiki Apps – Android, androidzoom.com. Accessed 2012-4-17. <a href="http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/personal+wiki" target="_blank">http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/personal+wiki</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Run Your Personal Wikipedia from a USB Stick, lifehacker.com. Accessed 2012-4-17. <a href="https://lifehacker.com/354005/run-your-personal-wikipedia-from-a-usb-stick" target="_blank">https://lifehacker.com/354005/run-your-personal-wikipedia-from-a-usb-stick</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Press release: Knowledge Plaza becomes Elium | elium". elium. 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2017-05-15. <a href="https://www.elium.com/blog/press-release-kp-becomes-elium" target="_blank">https://www.elium.com/blog/press-release-kp-becomes-elium</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>