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Outline
Extensible wiki for your team.
★ 41k 827 commits / 90d ⟳ today BUSL-1.1 Docker
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Open source wikis
A wiki is a publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly using a web browser. 24 self-hosted wikis tools are listed here, ordered purely by a repository health score that Repoly recomputes nightly. Outline leads at 98/100 with 827 commits in the last 90 days and 41k stars, followed by Wiki.js (98) and docmost Community Edition (97). 13 of the 24 score 70 or above, 10 publish a Docker image, and the median health is 77. AGPL-3.0 is the most common licence, carried by 5 of them. Between them they stand in for Notion and Confluence. The score weighs commits in the last 90 days, release recency, stars, archive status and Docker support; a low number means low measurable activity, not low quality, so a finished, stable tool can legitimately sit lower down.
updated Oct 2026 24 tools ★ 124k stars 10 with Docker median 77
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Most starred
41,116 stars on GitHub, the largest community in the category.
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Most active
1,081 commits in the last 90 days, the fastest-moving codebase here.
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Most permissive
MIT licence with health 93/100: the strongest option if you need to embed or fork commercially.
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Wiki.js
Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown.
★ 29k 244 commits / 90d ⟳ today AGPL-3.0 Docker
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docmost Community Edition
Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).
★ 22k 109 commits / 90d ⟳ today AGPL-3.0 Docker
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Otter Wiki
Simple, easy to use wiki software using markdown.
★ 1.6k 148 commits / 90d ⟳ 5 days ago MIT Docker
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LeafWiki
A fast wiki for people who think in folders, not feeds. Fast editing. Tree navigation. Markdown on disk.
★ 1.2k 352 commits / 90d ⟳ 2 days ago MIT Docker
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XWiki
Second generation wiki that allows the user to extend its functionalities with a powerful extension-based architecture.
★ 1.3k 1081 commits / 90d ⟳ today LGPL-2.1 Docker
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Wiki-Go
A modern, feature-rich, databaseless flat-file wiki platform.
★ 624 63 commits / 90d ⟳ 18 days ago GPL-3.0 Docker
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BookStack
Organize and store information. Stores documentation in a book like fashion.
★ 304 112 commits / 90d ⟳ 12 days ago MIT Docker
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WikiDocs
A databaseless markdown flat-file wiki engine.
★ 533 29 commits / 90d ⟳ 5 days ago MIT Docker
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TiddlyWiki
Reusable non-linear personal web notebook.
★ 8.7k 37 commits / 90d ⟳ 12 days ago BSD-3-Clause
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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.
★ 4.7k 49 commits / 90d ⟳ 1 month ago GPL-2.0
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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.
★ 57 104 commits / 90d ⟳ 4 days ago AGPL-3.0
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WackoWiki
WackoWiki is a light and easy to install multilingual Wiki-engine.
★ 55 39 commits / 90d ⟳ 9 days ago BSD-3-Clause
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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.
★ 221 46 commits / 90d ⟳ 3 days ago GPL-1.0 Docker
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django-wiki
Wiki system with complex functionality for simple integration and a superb interface. Store your knowledge with style: Use django models.
★ 1.9k 9 commits / 90d ⟳ 14 days ago GPL-3.0
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Zim
Graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images.
★ 2.2k 46 commits / 90d ⟳ 6 days ago GPL-2.0
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Tiki
Wiki CMS Groupware with the most built-in features.
★ 86 294 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday LGPL-2.1
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Raneto
Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files.
★ 2.9k 0 commits / 90d ⟳ 8 months ago MIT
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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.
★ 96 1 commits / 90d ⟳ 3 months ago AGPL-3.0
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Documize
Modern Docs + Wiki software with built-in workflow, single binary executable, just bring MySQL/Percona.
★ 2.4k 0 commits / 90d ⟳ 6 months ago AGPL-3.0
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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.
★ 2.3k 12 commits / 90d ⟳ 5 days ago GPL-2.0
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Mediawiki
Wiki software package that powers Wikipedia and all other Wikimedia projects, serving hundreds of millions of users each month.
★ 0 0 commits / 90d ⟳ unknown GPL-2.0
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PmWiki
Wiki-based system for collaborative creation and maintenance of websites.
★ 0 0 commits / 90d ⟳ unknown GPL-3.0
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| 1 | Outline Docker | 41k | 827 | BUSL-1.1 | today | |
| 2 | Wiki.js Docker | 29k | 244 | AGPL-3.0 | today | |
| 3 | docmost Community Edition Docker | 22k | 109 | AGPL-3.0 | today | |
| 4 | Otter Wiki Docker | 1.6k | 148 | MIT | 5 days ago | |
| 5 | LeafWiki Docker | 1.2k | 352 | MIT | 2 days ago | |
| 6 | XWiki Docker | 1.3k | 1081 | LGPL-2.1 | today | |
| 7 | Wiki-Go Docker | 624 | 63 | GPL-3.0 | 18 days ago | |
| 8 | BookStack Docker | 304 | 112 | MIT | 12 days ago | |
| 9 | WikiDocs Docker | 533 | 29 | MIT | 5 days ago | |
| 10 | TiddlyWiki | 8.7k | 37 | BSD-3-Clause | 12 days ago | |
| 11 | Dokuwiki | 4.7k | 49 | GPL-2.0 | 1 month ago | |
| 12 | W | 57 | 104 | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago | |
| 13 | WackoWiki | 55 | 39 | BSD-3-Clause | 9 days ago | |
| 14 | AmuseWiki Docker | 221 | 46 | GPL-1.0 | 3 days ago | |
| 15 | django-wiki | 1.9k | 9 | GPL-3.0 | 14 days ago | |
| 16 | Zim | 2.2k | 46 | GPL-2.0 | 6 days ago | |
| 17 | Tiki | 86 | 294 | LGPL-2.1 | yesterday | |
| 18 | Raneto | 2.9k | 0 | MIT | 8 months ago | |
| 19 | Feather Wiki | 96 | 1 | AGPL-3.0 | 3 months ago | |
| 20 | Documize | 2.4k | 0 | AGPL-3.0 | 6 months ago | |
| 21 | Gitit | 2.3k | 12 | GPL-2.0 | 5 days ago | |
| 22 | Mediawiki | 0 | 0 | GPL-2.0 | unknown | |
| 23 | PmWiki | 0 | 0 | GPL-3.0 | unknown | |
| 24 | WiKiss | 0 | 0 | GPL-2.0 | unknown |
How the wiki tools compare
Outline and Wiki.js tie at 98/100. Outline also has the largest following, at 41k stars.
The most recent release is Wiki.js 3.0.0-beta.705, published 4 days ago. AmuseWiki, Zim, Tiki and 1 more publish no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. Documize and Gitit score under 40, so check recent activity before adopting them. By stack, PHP (9), Nodejs (5) and Go (3) are the most common. Otter Wiki, LeafWiki, BookStack and 4 more are permissively licensed; Wiki.js, docmost Community Edition, XWiki and 13 more are copyleft. Outline is source-available rather than open source, which limits commercial reuse. Mediawiki, PmWiki and WiKiss are not hosted on a forge Repoly can read, so they have no measured score yet.
Wikis: common questions
What is the best open source wiki tool?
By Repoly's GitHub health score, Outline at 98/100 (827 commits in 90 days, v1.12.0 from 7 days ago). Wiki.js is next at 98. The score measures maintenance, not features, so shortlist the top few and try them.
Which wiki tools are the most actively developed?
XWiki (1,081 commits in 90 days), Outline (827 commits in 90 days) and LeafWiki (352 commits in 90 days). Commit activity is 35 of the 100 health points, the largest single term.
Which wiki tools can I run in Docker?
10 of 24 publish a Docker image or Compose file, led by Outline, Wiki.js, docmost Community Edition, Otter Wiki, LeafWiki and 5 more.
Which wiki tools have a permissive licence?
7 of 24: Otter Wiki (MIT), LeafWiki (MIT), BookStack (MIT), WikiDocs (MIT), TiddlyWiki (BSD-3-Clause) and 2 more. 16 are copyleft.
Which paid products can open source wiki tools replace?
Notion (Outline ranks highest here) and Confluence (Outline ranks highest here).
