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BookStack

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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.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Platforms

  • Linux
  • Online
  • Self-Hosted
  • PHP
  • Cloudron
4.3 / 5 Avg rating (7)
121likes
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Features

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  1.  Wiki
  2.  WYSIWYG Support
  3.  Knowledge base
  4.  Web-Based
  5.  Support for MarkDown
  6.  Team Collaboration
  7.  Ad-free
  8.  No Tracking
  9.  Dark Mode
  10.  Document Publishing

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  • nevermind0851 and trendschau liked BookStack
    about 12 hours ago
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    POX added BookStack as alternative to Notedrafts
    27 days ago
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    justarandom added BookStack as alternative to Ibis Wiki
    30 days ago
  • PredatorQ, ekroberts73 and davidmbusto liked BookStack
    about 2 months ago
  • YamiGhor rated BookStack  
    5 months ago
  • YamiGhor liked BookStack
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Top Positive Comment
TerrifiedTyphlosion
Aug 4, 2021
1

I use BookStack to keep track of my server endeavours. Any time I make a change to my server, I jot it down very quickly here.

Its true strength, however, lies not in its ability to support my quick and dirty note-taking, but in its ability to keep neat and structured documentation, with WYSIWYG support. Sometimes, people just want to get to the end result of what they documentation will look like. It also lets you focus on making your documentation more presentable to other viewers.

Top Negative Comment
Alexandre ZANNI
Apr 22, 2022
0

One of the worst documentation app I had to use. The markdown editor is horrible, it's not possible to have internal relative link like any any wiki, the browsing is not that good, it's actually hard to find what you need with the shelves and all.

Frantumn
Mar 14, 2019
0

I've been searching for a self-hosted alternative to OneNote / Evernote. I've used some other ones and this does what I need without a lot of extra crap I don't want. Awesome software! Keep up the good development on it!

tmikaeld
Mar 8, 2018
1

Great for documentation and it keeps getting better and better!

What is BookStack?

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. BookStack uses a WYSIWYG editor to create and edit content so users don't have to memorise some particular mark-up.

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GitHub repository

  •  16,464 Stars
  •  2,059 Forks
  •  633 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 21, 2025 
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Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about BookStack, and it has gotten 121 likes

BookStack was added to AlternativeTo by ssddanbrown on Feb 23, 2016 and this page was last updated Mar 18, 2022.