Wikis

Software that allows anyone with the resources to host an open-source encyclopedia or other database that can be edited by anyone or by select users of your choice. Wikipedia is by far the most well known example of this.

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  1. Obsidian icon
     927 likes

    Obsidian is a note-taking app that lets you create a personal knowledge graph with ease. It is designed for non-linear thinking and allows you to easily link your notes together wiki-style.

    90 Obsidian alternatives
    Obsidian screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Safari
    Obsidian screenshot 1
    Obsidian screenshot 2
    +4
    Obsidian screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Local Storage
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Graph view
    5.  Bidirectional links
    6.  Personal Information Manager (PIM)
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Syntax Highlighting
    12.  Ad-free
  2. Wikipedia icon
     1579 likes

    Free content, multilingual online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers through a model of open collaboration, using a wiki-based editing system.

    66 Wikipedia alternatives
    The home page of Wikipedia.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • MediaWiki
    • F-Droid
    The main page of the English Wikipedia.
    The article for AlternativeTo on Wikipedia.
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    The main page of the English Wikipedia (Android).

    Top Wikipedia Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  User generated
    4.  Community-based
    5.  Crowdsourced
    6.  Wiki
    7. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    8.  WYSIWYG Support
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Nearby Search
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Works Offline
  3. Logseq icon
     257 likes

    Logseq is a platform for knowledge sharing and management. It focuses on privacy, longevity, and user control. Notice: the backend code will be open-sourced as soon as we’re sure that the backend service meets the security standards.

    117 Logseq alternatives
    Logseq screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Bidirectional links
    2.  Graph view
    3.  Local Storage
    4.  Outliner
    5.  Backlinks
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  PDF annotation
  4. Notion icon
     605 likes

    Streamline teamwork with real-time collaboration, drag-and-drop content organization, and visual simplicity across notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

    93 Notion alternatives
    Notion screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Notion screenshot 1
    Notion screenshot 2
    +14
    Notion screenshot 3

    Top Notion Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Wiki
    3.  Custom templates
    4.  Visual bookmarks
    5.  Kanban Board
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  Hierarchical Structure
    8. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    9.  Web Clipper
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Support for @mentions
    12.  Syntax Highlighting
  5. Anytype icon
     222 likes

    A knowledge graph of your ideas, tasks, wikis, projects, and databases. Offline access, markdown export, and on-device storage.

    100 Anytype alternatives
    Movie Database

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Daily Journal
    Habit Tracker
    +6
    Files

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Synchronization
    3.  End-to-End Encryption
    4.  Visual Organization
    5.  Decentralized
    6.  Knowledge Management
    7.  Support for MarkDown
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Local Storage
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Cloud Sync
  6. AppFlowy icon
     158 likes

    AppFlowy is an open source alternative to Notion. You are in charge of your data and customizations.

    57 AppFlowy alternatives
    AppFlowy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
    • iPhone
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Note organization
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Kanban Board
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  WYSIWYG Support
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Notebook
    11.  Wiki
    12.  Rust
  7. Zim icon
     492 likes

    Zim brings the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Store information, link pages and edit with WYSISYG markup or directly typing some lightweight markup syntax and see it previewed as-you-type. Creating a new page is easy by either clicking on the "Create new note"...

    291 Zim alternatives
    Zim screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Graphviz graph using Diagram plugin
    Formatting options available
    +1
    Hiding all toolbars and statusbar for maximum screen space

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Plain text file
    3.  Wiki-like interface
    4.  Hierarchical Structure
    5.  Cross-Platform
    6.  WYSIWYG Support
    7.  Outliner
    8.  Portable
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Full-Text Search
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    12.  Dark Mode
  8. TiddlyWiki icon
     288 likes

    TiddlyWiki is a single html file with all the characteristics of a wiki - including all of the functionality (including editing, saving, tagging and searching) and the style sheet. Because its a single file, its very portable - you can email it, put it on a web server or share...

    155 TiddlyWiki alternatives
    TiddlyWiki screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Xfce
    • RemoteStorage

    Top TiddlyWiki Features

    1.  Standalone
    2.  Cross page linking
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Wiki
    5.  Portable
    6.  Wiki-like interface
    7.  Personal Information Manager (PIM)
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No Coding Required
    12.  WYSIWYG Support
  9. Typora icon
     317 likes

    A cross-platform Markdown editor providing real-time preview, Focus & Typewriter modes, and support for multiple export formats.

    162 Typora alternatives
    Typora screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    Typora screenshot 1
    Typora screenshot 2
    +4
    Typora screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Write files in markdown
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  Save as Markdown
    6. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Simple text editor
    9.  Multiplatform
    10.  Export to PDF
    11.  Spell Checking
    12.  Nested Folders
  10. Codeberg icon
     69 likes

    A free Git source code hosting service with the objective to give the open-source code that is running our world a safe and friendly home, and to ensure that code remains free and secure forever.

    52 Codeberg alternatives
    Short Landing page.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    Landing page.
    Organization view.
    +5
    Repository view.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Non profit
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Wiki
    7.  Kanban Board
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Support for @mentions
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Distributed
    12.  Heatmap
  11. Kiwix icon
     87 likes

    Kiwix enables you to have the whole Wikipedia at hand wherever you go! You don't need Internet, everything is stored on your computer, USB flash drive or DVD!.

    23 Kiwix alternatives
    Kiwix viewing a page on Paris

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Wine

    Kiwix Features

    1.  Save web page for offline use
    2.  Portable
    3.  Offline Reading
    4.  Wiki
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Data portability
    9.  Reading
    10.  Offline
  12. Docmost icon
     22 likes

    Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion.

    56 Docmost alternatives
    Docmost screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Docmost screenshot 1
    Docmost screenshot 2
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    Docmost screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  File Versioning
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Built-in Commenting System
    7.  Attachments
    8.  Knowledge Management
    9.  Nested Notes
    10.  Wiki
    11.  Knowledge base
    12.  Activity history
  13. BookStack icon
     118 likes

    BookStack is a free and open source knowledge management platform built on PHP. The system has been built around simplicity to ensure that adding information to it is not a chore. The content structure is built on the metaphors of Books, Chapters & Pages.

    77 BookStack alternatives
    Page Editing

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    Page View
    Book Overview
    +18
    Organising Content

    BookStack Features

    1.  Wiki
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Knowledge base
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Dark Mode
  14. Dendron icon
     63 likes

    Dendron is an open-source, local-first, markdown-based, note-taking tool built on top of VSCode. It supports all the usual features you would expect like tagging, backlinks, a graph view, split panes, and so forth.

    187 Dendron alternatives
    Dendron screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Local Storage
    3.  Hierarchical Structure
    4.  Block reference
    5.  Graph view
    6.  VSCode
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Backlinks
    9.  Quick reference lookup
    10.  Publishing
    11.  Tagging
    12.  Bidirectional links
  15. MediaWiki icon
     173 likes

    MediaWiki is a free software wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis.

    86 MediaWiki alternatives
    MediaWiki screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Sandstorm

    Top MediaWiki Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  File Versioning
    3.  Business-wiki
    4.  Multi-user editing
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Semantic Data
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Wiki
    9.  Suggests DSL format
    10.  Web-Based
    11.  Wiki-like interface
    12.  Structured data