List of wiki software

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

Java-based

• Jive SBS (formerly known as Clearspace) is a commercial J2EE application, made by Jive Software, which combines Wiki, Blog, and Document Management functionality into a complete enterprise collaboration solution. Jive SBS uses wiki-style markup or WYSIWYG ("What you see is what you get") editing to allow for clean version control and workflow management.
• ConcourseConnect is a freely available J2EE application made by Concursive which brings together Corporate Social Networking, Online Community, Business directory, and Customer relationship management capabilities. Features include Wiki, Blog, Document Management, Ratings, Reviews, online Classified advertising, and Project Management modules. The wiki uses wiki markup or WYSIWYG editing.
• Confluence (software) is a commercial J2EE application which combines Wiki and some blog functionality. Its features include PDF page export and page refactoring, and it can be run on any application server using any RDBMS backend.
• codeBeamer is a J2EE application available either with free community support or with commercial support. It combines wiki, document management, issue tracking, revision control and forum functionality.
• SamePage is a commercial J2EE application that combines wiki and blog functionalities in an enterprise collaboration solution. It is a SaaS application or software download that utilizes WYSIWYG editing.
• JAMWiki is a J2EE application released under the LGPL. JAMWiki is a Java clone of the MediaWiki software and uses the same wiki syntax.
• JSPWiki is a J2EE application released under the LGPL.
• Kerika is a commercial Java application which combines whiteboarding and document management. It works on a peer-to-peer model and is available for Windows, Macs and Linux. Team members who are not using Kerika get their project updates sent to them automatically by email.
• Mindquarry creates a WYSIWYG wiki for each team. It is built using Apache Cocoon and thus based on Java (Mozilla Public License)
• Traction TeamPage is a commercial enterprise wiki, weblog, Document Management, discussion and tagging application based on the principles of Douglas Engelbart's On-Line System (NLS) which aggregates multiple blog / Wiki spaces using a sophisticated permission and inline comment model.
• XWiki is a Java wiki engine with a complete wiki feature set (version control, attachments, etc.) and a database engine and programming language which allows database driven applications to be created using the wiki interface

JavaScript-based

• TiddlyWiki is a HTML/JavaScript-based server-less wiki in which the entire site is contained in a single file.

Lua-based

• Sputnik an extensible wiki written in Lua using Kepler.

Microsoft services-based

• Windows SharePoint Services version 3 has built-in Wiki support. It is built on ASP.Net and Microsoft SQL Server.

.NET/Mono based

• FlexWiki is written in C#, uses the .NET framework, and stores data in files or Microsoft SQL Server.
• MindTouch Deki Wiki is a fork of Mediawiki software and released under GPLv2 and LGPLv2.
• ScrewTurn Wiki is an open source wiki software written in asp.net(C#) , released under GPL.
• SharpForge is an asp.net 2.0(c#) project management application, released under the new BSD license. Each project has its own wiki.

Pascal-Based

• PasWiki is a CGI based wiki using FreePascal, but should also work on Delphi/Kylix.

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.
• PodWiki is a wiki which supports multiple markup languages, primarily Perl POD.
• Socialtext is an enterprise wiki and weblog 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 (Clifford Adams, 2000) is a clone of AtisWiki.
  • Oddmuse is a fork of UseModWiki.
• WikiWikiWeb (Ward Cunningham, 1994)

While not strictly Wiki software, weblog-engine Blosxom mostly meets the definition when used with its wikieditish and wikiwordish plugins. There are also plugins available that enable Blosxom to use the text parsers from Kwiki, TWiki, or PurpleWiki.

PHP-based

• DokuWiki is a simple-to-use Wiki 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 project; it is also used for all other projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia. It is written in PHP and uses a MySQL or PostgreSQL database backend; however it is publicly available and suitable for tailoring to other applications.
  • IpbWiki inherits the functionality of MediaWiki and adds on integration layer to Invision Power Board on top of it (single sign on, forum content in wiki, article rating system, etc...)
• NotePub is an online notepad with wiki functionality and privacy settings on a note by note basis.
• 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 a PHP-based wiki (Japanese). Their site has not been fully translated into English.
• TigerWiki is a minimalist and simple wiki framework. It has been discontinued, but has a number of forks.
• TikiWiki 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 PHP/MySQL-based lightweight wiki engine. Wakka is no longer maintained, but survives in a number of forks:
  • UniWakka is another fork of Wakka, aims at providing a collaborative authoring tool for scientific web content. It supports WikiFarms installations, MathML, footnotes, tables of contents, bibtex import and export, latex export, latex-like citations, OpenOffice export and more.
  • WackoWiki is a fork of Wakka, with many new features and multilingual interface. Shares several modules, developers and a bugtracker with an NPJ engine.
    • WackoWikiQuickStart is a fork of WackoWiki. Includes modules support (called extensions), visual HTML editor (Spaw), AJAX library and Smarty template engine. Can be used as classic CMS.
  • WikkaWiki is a light, standards-compliant, configurable fork of Wakka with many improvements and new features (among which native support for Mindmaps).

Python-based

• MoinMoin is a Wiki clone written in Python. Offers good access control based on user groups.
• OghamWiki is a WYSIWYG wiki designed for non technical users.
• TamTam
• Trac is a Wiki clone that integrates simple issue tracking and an interface to Subversion.
• WikidPad is a freeware opensource personal use (single-machine) wiki with native support of international characters (Unicode).
• WikklyText includes a wiki that functions much like TiddlyWiki. It can be used as a stand-alone wiki or run behind Apache.
• Zwiki is a powerful Zope-based GPL wiki engine. It can integrate with the CMF content management framework and *Plone, and supports several kinds of markup as well as WYSIWYG HTML editing

Ruby-based

• Instiki is a Wiki clone written in Ruby.
• Pimki is a PIM (Personal Information Manager) loosely based on Instiki's Wiki technology.
• Redmine is a project management web application, like Trac.

Smalltalk

• Pier is a Content Management System, built in the style of a Wiki server
• Swiki is written in Squeak. It runs on common platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, as well as others.

Personal

Main article: Personal wiki

Peer-To-Peer

• Integrated into Code Co-op (a P2P version control system).
• Kerika is a commercial Java application which combines whiteboarding and document management. It works on a peer-to-peer model and is available for Windows, Macs and Linux. Team members who are not using Kerika get their project updates sent to them automatically by email.

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.
• Trunk is a commercial personal wiki for the iPhone and iPod Touch which uses the Markdown formatting syntax.

Miscellaneous

• Fossil is a distributed version control system that integrates a distributed wiki capability.
• Techwiki claims to be a Wiki optimized for writing technical stuff - mathematics, equations and the like.
• WikiServer is a self-contained, easy-to-install wiki written in C++. The current stable release of the latest version runs on Windows and Linux.

See also

• Comparison of wiki software
• History of wikis
• Wiki farm

External links

• List of wiki engines at WikiWikiWeb
• Open Source Wiki Engines in Java
• Python Wiki Engines
• List of Open Source enterprise wiki software
• WikiEngine Category at WikiIndex
• Comparison of wiki farms at Wikiversity