YesWiki AlternativesWiki Engines and other similar apps like YesWiki

YesWiki is described as 'Interoperable website engine built for easy cooperation: create, feed and display collaborative database, encapsulated tools and websites... it works great as a central station to welcome and redirect collaborators' and is a Wiki Engine in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to YesWiki for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best YesWiki alternative is Zim, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like YesWiki are TiddlyWiki, MediaWiki, Tomboy and DokuWiki.

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  1. 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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    • Zim is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to YesWiki.

    • Zim is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to YesWiki.

    • Zim is Free and Open SourceYesWiki is also Free and Open Source
    • Zim is Lightweight and Privacy focusedYesWiki is not according to our users
  2. 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
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    • TiddlyWiki is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to YesWiki.

    • TiddlyWiki is Free and Open SourceYesWiki is also Free and Open Source
    • TiddlyWiki is CustomizableYesWiki is not according to our users
  4. MediaWiki icon

    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.

    86 MediaWiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Sandstorm
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  5. Tomboy icon

    Tomboy

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    Tomboy is a desktop note-taking application for Linux, Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X. Simple and easy to use, but with potential to help you organize the ideas and information you deal with every day.

    224 Tomboy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. DokuWiki icon

    DokuWiki

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    DokuWiki is a standards compliant, simple to use Wiki, mainly aimed at creating documentation of any kind. It is targeted at developer teams, workgroups and small companies. It has a simple but powerful syntax which makes sure the datafiles remain readable outside the Wiki and...

    93 DokuWiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  7. XWiki icon

    XWiki

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    XWiki is the ultimate open-source structured wiki designed to enhance business collaboration and efficiency. Tailored for tech-savvy professionals, XWiki’s extensibility, customization, and flexibility make it indispensable for managing large projects and datasets, while...

    104 XWiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    XWiki screenshot 1
     
  9. wikidPad icon

    wikidPad

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    wikidPad is a Wiki-like notebook for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of to write down. What makes wikidPad different from other notepad applications is the ease with which you can cross-link your information.

    213 wikidPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. WackoWiki icon

    WackoWiki

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    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 - 8.5 and MariaDB / MySQL / SQLite.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    WackoWiki edit and preview
     
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  12. Ema Personal Wiki icon

    Ema Personal Wiki

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     

    • Ema Personal Wiki is the most popular Android alternative to YesWiki.

    • Ema Personal Wiki is Free and Open SourceYesWiki is also Free and Open Source
  13. You Need A Wiki icon

    You Need A Wiki

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    Create a wiki with Google Docs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Drive - Docs
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  14. Foswiki icon

    Foswiki

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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