MoinMoin AlternativesWiki Engines and other similar apps like MoinMoin

MoinMoin is described as 'Advanced, easy to use and extensible WikiEngine with a large community of users. MoinMoin's storage mechanism is based on flat files and folders, rather than a database. MoinMoin supports plugins and can be extended via Macros and Actions' and is a Wiki Engine in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MoinMoin for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and Web-based apps. The best MoinMoin alternative is MediaWiki, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MoinMoin are Foam, Nuclino, Wiki.js and WackoWiki.

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MoinMoin alternatives page was last updated May 30, 2024
  1. MediaWiki icon
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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.

    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
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    • MediaWiki is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to MoinMoin.

    • MediaWiki is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MoinMoin.

    • MediaWiki is Free and Open SourceMoinMoin is also Free and Open Source
  2. Foam icon
     45 likes

    Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.

    238 Foam alternatives
    Foam screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code

    Foam Features

    1.  Knowledge base
    2.  VSCode
    3.  Knowledge Management
    4.  Write files in markdown
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Support for MarkDown
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  3. Nuclino icon
     135 likes

    Nuclino is a unified workspace where teams can bring all their knowledge, docs, and projects together in one place. It’s a modern, simple, and blazingly fast way to collaborate, without the chaos of files and folders, context switching, or silos.

    298 Nuclino alternatives
    Nuclino screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Mind Map view
    3.  Kanban Board
    4.  Support for MarkDown
    5.  WYSIWYG Support
    6.  Team Collaboration
    7.  Drag and Drop
    8.  Wiki-like interface
    9.  Infinite hierarchical depth
    10.  Custom fields
    11.  Internal linking
    12.  Hierarchical Structure
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    • Nuclino is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone, Linux & iPad alternative to MoinMoin.

    • Nuclino is Freemium and ProprietaryMoinMoin is Free and Open Source
    • Nuclino is Lightweight and MinimalisticMoinMoin is not according to our users
  4. Wiki.js icon
     46 likes

    Write your content in the widely used and simple Markdown format, using the built-in visual editor. Unlike other wiki software that save content in a database with a difficult to extract format, Wiki.js saves all your content directly into Markdown (.

    75 Wiki.js alternatives
    Wiki.js screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron

    Wiki.js Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Built-in authentication
    3.  Wiki
    4.  Built-in search engine
    5.  Knowledge base
    6. Git icon  Git Support
    7.  WYSIWYG Support
    8.  Real time collaboration
    9.  Access Control
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  5. WackoWiki icon
     12 likes

    WackoWiki is a light and easy to install multilingual Wiki-engine. Supports WYTIWYG-editing, page rights (ACLs), page comments, file uploads, email notification, design themes (skins) and much more. Compatible with PHP 8.0 - 8.4 and MariaDB / MySQL.

    22 WackoWiki alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Wiki
    4.  Support for Multiple Users
    5.  Knowledge Management
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Hierarchical Structure
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    11.  File Tagging
    12.  Ad-free
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  6. Instiki icon
     11 likes

    Instiki is a basic Wiki clone so pretty and easy to set up, you’ll wonder if it’s really a Wiki. Runs on Rails and focuses on portability and stability, Supports file uploads, LaTeX export, RSS feeds, S5 slideshows, multiple users and password protection.

    43 Instiki alternatives
    Screenshot of a wiki page

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Instiki Features

    1.  Wiki
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  7. MDwiki icon
     18 likes

    MDwiki is a CMS/Wiki completely built in HTML5/Javascript and runs 100% on the client. No special software installation or server side processing is required. Just upload the mdwiki.html shipped with MDwiki into the same directory as your markdown files and you are good to go!

    19 MDwiki alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    MDwiki Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Portable
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Wiki
    Discontinued

    Project is not maintained as of October 2018 and the Github repo is archived. https://github.com/Dynalon/mdwiki/commit/35708693eb5b829334890ccca6b8b80c9497acb4

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  8. Foswiki icon
     13 likes

    Foswiki is the free and open source enterprise collaboration platform. Foswiki is a wiki, so you and your team members can collaborate and edit pages directly in the web browser. For advanced collaboration, Foswiki lets you enter macros to automate pages and build entire applicat.

    43 Foswiki alternatives
    Foswiki screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Foswiki Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Wiki
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  9. Twiki icon
     11 likes

    TWiki is leading open source enterprise wiki and Web 2.0 application platform used by 50,000 small businesses, many Fortune 500 companies, and millions of people. The Structured Wiki has hundreds of plugin and is used as an intranet or extranet to run project and team...

    51 Twiki alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Twiki Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Wiki
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  10. Helpie Knowledge Base Wiki Plugin icon
     6 likes

    The Most Advanced WordPress Knowledge Base Plugin Build a WordPress Knowledge Base with access control, frontend editing, and many more power-packed | Helpie Knowledge Base Plugin

    65 Helpie Knowledge Base Wiki Plugin alternatives
    Helpie Content Control

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Wordpress

    Helpie Knowledge Base Wiki Plugin Features

    1.  Access Control
    2.  Knowledge base
    3.  Front End live editing
    Helpie Knowledge Base Wiki Plugin iconMoinMoin Icon

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    • Helpie Knowledge Base Wiki Plugin is the most popular commercial alternative to MoinMoin.

    • Helpie Knowledge Base Wiki Plugin is Paid and ProprietaryMoinMoin is Free and Open Source
  11. Banana Dance Wiki/CMS icon
     10 likes

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

    50 Banana Dance Wiki/CMS alternatives
    Banana Dance Wiki/CMS screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP

    Banana Dance Wiki/CMS Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Content Management
    3.  Wiki
    Discontinued

    Abandoned since 2015

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  12. UserPress icon
     5 likes

    UserPress is a wiki plugin for WordPress offering sophisticated functionality wrapped in a simple, intuitive interface. UserPress allows users to edit and create content using your front-end theme (as opposed to the wp-admin area), much like Wikipedia.

    40 UserPress alternatives
    Theme

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress

    UserPress Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Wiki
    3.  Knowledge Management
    4.  Knowledge base
    Discontinued

    The plugin seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 2.0.6, released in July 2015, can be still downloaded from CodeCanyon.net

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