Self-hosted Wikis software
A wiki is a publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly using a web browser.
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24 projects, sorted by GitHub stars (as recorded in the dataset). Star counts and dates come from the dataset snapshot, not live.
| Name | Description | License | Stars | Updated | Platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outline | Extensible wiki for your team. | BUSL-1.1 (non-free) | 40,994 | 2026-10-21 | Nodejs, Docker | Source |
| Wiki.js | Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown. | AGPL-3.0 | 29,057 | 2026-10-20 | Nodejs, Docker, K8S | Source |
| docmost Community Edition | Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion). | AGPL-3.0 | 22,043 | 2026-10-19 | Docker, Nodejs | Source |
| TiddlyWiki | Reusable non-linear personal web notebook. | BSD-3-Clause | 8,694 | 2026-10-05 | Nodejs | Source |
| Dokuwiki | Easy to use, lightweight, standards-compliant wiki engine with a simple syntax allowing reading the data outside the wiki. All data is stored in plain text files, therefore no database is required. | GPL-2.0 | 4,730 | 2026-09-29 | PHP | Source |
| Raneto | Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files. | MIT | 2,904 | 2026-03-18 | Nodejs | Source |
| Documize | Modern Docs + Wiki software with built-in workflow, single binary executable, just bring MySQL/Percona. | AGPL-3.0 | 2,421 | 2026-05-18 | Go | Source |
| Gitit | Wiki program that stores pages and uploaded files in a git repository, which can then be modified using the VCS command line tools or the wiki's web interface. | GPL-2.0 | 2,276 | 2026-10-13 | Haskell | Source |
| Zim | Graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images. | GPL-2.0 | 2,208 | 2026-10-19 | Python, deb | Source |
| django-wiki | Wiki system with complex functionality for simple integration and a superb interface. Store your knowledge with style: Use django models. | GPL-3.0 | 1,940 | 2026-10-16 | Python | Source |
| Otter Wiki | Simple, easy to use wiki software using markdown. | MIT | 1,566 | 2026-10-19 | Docker | Source |
| XWiki | Second generation wiki that allows the user to extend its functionalities with a powerful extension-based architecture. | LGPL-2.1 | 1,323 | 2026-10-20 | Java, Docker, deb | Source |
| LeafWiki | A fast wiki for people who think in folders, not feeds. Fast editing. Tree navigation. Markdown on disk. | MIT | 1,193 | 2026-10-20 | Docker, Go | Source |
| Wiki-Go | A modern, feature-rich, databaseless flat-file wiki platform. | GPL-3.0 | 624 | 2026-10-12 | Go, Docker | Source |
| WikiDocs | A databaseless markdown flat-file wiki engine. | MIT | 533 | 2026-08-19 | PHP, Docker | Source |
| AmuseWiki | Amusewiki is based on the Emacs Muse markup, remaining mostly compatible with the original implementation. It can work as a read-only site, as a moderated wiki, or as a fully open wiki or even as a private site. | GPL-1.0 | 221 | 2026-10-13 | Perl, Docker | Source |
| Tiki | Wiki CMS Groupware with the most built-in features. | LGPL-2.1 | 86 | 2026-10-20 | PHP | Source |
| W | Lightweight, mutli-user, flat-file-database Wiki engine. Create pages quickly and edit them in your Web browser using Mardown/HTML/CSS/JS. The main difference with other wiki is that you are encouraged to customize each page style individually. | AGPL-3.0 | 57 | 2026-10-18 | PHP | Source |
| WackoWiki | WackoWiki is a light and easy to install multilingual Wiki-engine. | BSD-3-Clause | 55 | 2026-09-18 | PHP | Source |
| BookStack | Organize and store information. Stores documentation in a book like fashion. | MIT | — | — | PHP, Docker | Source |
| Feather Wiki | A lightning fast and infinitely extensible tool for creating personal non-linear notebooks, databases, and wikis that is entirely self-contained, runs in your browser, and is only 58 kilobytes in size. | AGPL-3.0 | — | — | Javascript | Source |
| Mediawiki | Wiki software package that powers Wikipedia and all other Wikimedia projects, serving hundreds of millions of users each month. | GPL-2.0 | — | — | PHP | Source |
| PmWiki | Wiki-based system for collaborative creation and maintenance of websites. | GPL-3.0 | — | — | PHP | Source |
| WiKiss | Wiki, simple to use and install. | GPL-2.0 | — | — | PHP | Source |