Wiki Vim Alternatives

Wiki Vim is described as 'This is a Vim plugin for writing and maintaining a personal wiki. The plugin was initially based on vimwiki, but it is written mostly from scratch and is based on a more "do one thing and do it well" philosophy' and is an app in the development category. There are six alternatives to Wiki Vim for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Wiki Vim alternative is Zettlr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Wiki Vim are Zim, TiddlyWiki, Dendron and Foam.

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  1. Zettlr icon

    Zettlr

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    Unified writing platform offering note-taking, easy citations with Zotero integration, LaTeX/Word templates, snippets, themes, dark modes, code highlighting, multi-language support, and knowledge management with Zettelkasten for seamless writing from notes to books.

    174 Zettlr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    • Zettlr is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Wiki Vim.

    • Zettlr is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Wiki Vim.

    • Zettlr is Free and Open SourceWiki Vim is also Free and Open Source
    • Zettlr is Privacy focused and LightweightWiki Vim is not according to our users
  2. Zim icon

    Zim

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    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"...

    313 Zim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. TiddlyWiki icon

    TiddlyWiki

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    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...

    174 TiddlyWiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Xfce
    • RemoteStorage
    TiddlyWiki screenshot 1
     

    • TiddlyWiki is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Wiki Vim.

    • TiddlyWiki is Free and Open SourceWiki Vim is also Free and Open Source
    • TiddlyWiki is CustomizableWiki Vim is not according to our users
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    Dendron

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    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.

    201 Dendron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
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  6. Foam icon

    Foam

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

    247 Foam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
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  7. Roam Research icon

    Roam Research

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    As easy to use as a word document or bulleted list, and as powerful for finding, collecting, and connecting related ideas as a graph database. Collaborate with others in real time, or store all your data locally.

    154 Roam Research alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Roam Research screenshot 1
     

    • Roam Research is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Wiki Vim.

    • Roam Research is the most popular commercial alternative to Wiki Vim.

    • Roam Research is Paid and ProprietaryWiki Vim is Free and Open Source
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