MediaWiki Alternatives

MediaWiki is described as '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' and is a very popular Wiki Engine in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MediaWiki for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Self-Hosted, Linux and Mac apps. The best MediaWiki alternative is TiddlyWiki, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MediaWiki are Google Docs, WackoWiki, DokuWiki and Docmost.

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MediaWiki alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools but may also be Team Collaboration Tools or Todo List Managers.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MediaWiki.
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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.

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MediaWiki alternatives page was last updated Dec 25, 2024
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    Ikiwiki is a wiki compiler. It converts wiki pages into HTML pages suitable for publishing on a website. Ikiwiki stores pages and history in a revision control system such as Subversion or Git. There are many other features, including support for blogging, as well as a large...

    39 ikiwiki alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    ikiwiki Features

    1.  Wiki

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    Markdoc is a lightweight Markdown-based wiki system. It’s been designed to allow you to create and manage wikis as quickly and easily as possible.

    9 Markdoc alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    https://github.com/zacharyvoase/markdoc shows: Last commit in 2011

    Markdoc Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Wiki

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    Free open source software combining the best of wiki and CMS with community building-features.

    50 Banana Dance Wiki/CMS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    Discontinued

    Abandoned since 2015

    Banana Dance Wiki/CMS Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Content Management
    3.  Wiki

    Banana Dance Wiki/CMS VS MediaWiki

     
  4. KiloDoc icon
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    Create, share, and print vibrant docs without the headache of formatting text — for everything from notes to massive user manuals.

    60 KiloDoc alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    KiloDoc VS MediaWiki

     
  5. Noteship icon
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    Noteship is a personal information manager that combines notes, todos, and reminders and is based on simple files and folders.

    273 Noteship alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Noteship Features

    1.  Reminders
    2.  Note organization

    Noteship VS MediaWiki

     
  6. W icon
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    W is a lightweight CMS tool written in PHP, meant to help you design a surprising website using it's unique approach. It's targeting artists, or experimental projects.

    9 W alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Wiki
    5.  Flat File CMS
    6.  Web-Based

    W VS MediaWiki

     
  7. BoltWire icon
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    BoltWire is an easy to use web development system with surprising flexibility and power. Our innovative architecture plus best-in-class forms processing makes it easy to create complex, interactive, web applications fast. Best of all, it's FREE...

    5 BoltWire alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP

    BoltWire Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Wiki
    3.  Content Management
    4.  Skinnable

    BoltWire VS MediaWiki

     
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    Ema Personal Wiki uses Markdown to freely create and manage structured notes, like a website. Using WikiWords you can create notebook with linkable pages for tracking your notes, todo lists, bookmarks, your life - in the most flexible way.

    49 Ema Personal Wiki alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android

    Ema Personal Wiki Features

    1.  Hierarchical Structure
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    4.  Wiki
    5.  Cross page linking
    6.  Note organization

    Ema Personal Wiki VS MediaWiki

     
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    A memo system to increase efficiency of meetings by publishing meeting memos before meetings take place in a team work environment. Memos are stored in private spaces as PDF and get reviewed with a signature process if needed before publication.

    29 Papirux alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Papirux Features

    1.  Knowledge base

    Papirux VS MediaWiki

     
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