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This is a list of notable wiki software applications. For a comparative table of wikis, see Comparison of wiki software. For a list of websites using wiki software, organized by topic, see List of wikis.

Java-based

JavaScript-based

  • TiddlyWiki is a HTML/JavaScript-based server-less wiki in which the entire site/wiki is contained in a single file.
  • Lively Wiki is based on Lively Kernel and combines features of wikis and development environments. Users can create and edit application behavior as well as other content.

.NET/Mono based

Perl-based

  • ikiwiki, a "wiki compiler" - can use Subversion or git as the backend storage mechanism.
  • MojoMojo is an open-source web2.0 wiki built on top of the Catalyst web framework, blending the functions of wikis, CMSes and blogs
  • Noösphere, the engine for PlanetMath.
  • Socialtext is an enterprise wiki and weblog engine partially derived from open-source Kwiki. Socialtext is available as a hosted service, or a dedicated hardware appliance.
  • TWiki is a structured wiki, typically used to run a project development space, a document management system, a knowledge base, or any other groupware tool. Also available as a VMware appliance.
  • UseModWiki (created by Clifford Adams in 2000) is a clone of AtisWiki.
  • WikiBase (originally known as WikiWikiWeb) was the first wiki software, written by Ward Cunningham in 1994.

PHP-based

  • DokuWiki is aimed at the documentation needs of a small company. It uses plain text files and has a simple but powerful syntax which ensures the datafiles remain readable outside the wiki.
  • MediaWiki was custom-designed for the high-volume Wikipedia encyclopedia website; it is also used for all other projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia. It is also publicly available for use in other wikis, and has widespread popularity among smaller, non-Wikimedia wikis.
  • PhpWiki is a WikiWikiWeb clone in PHP.
  • PmWiki is a PHP-based wiki. Features include: GPL-licensed, easy installation/customization, designed for collaborative authoring and maintenance of web sites, and support for internationalization. Does not require a database.
  • PukiWiki is intended for Japanese wikis.
  • TigerWiki is a minimalist and simple wiki framework, that has been discontinued. It spawned a number of forks, all of which have been discontinued as well.
  • Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is one of the larger and more ambitious wiki development projects, including a variety of additional groupware features (message forums, articles, etc.).
  • WakkaWiki is a now-defunct PHP/MySQL-based lightweight wiki engine, that notably spawned a large number of forks, including WackoWiki and WikkaWiki. Of these, WikkaWiki is the only fork still under active development.

Python-based

Ruby-based

Peer-To-Peer

PDA

  • AcroWiki is a commercial editing application with wiki-like syntax for PalmOS. It stores the notes as Memos (in a separate category) so they can be opened on the desktop machines and exported to an online wiki.
  • KyWiki is a IOS application. It uses the MediaWiki markup and is compatible with Dropbox.

Other languages

Other software with wiki-style functionality

See also

References