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Otter Wiki

Simple, easy to use wiki software using markdown.

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Still maintained? Yes: 148 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.26.1 (Oct 2026).

Comparisons in Wikis: Confluence alternatives.

Docker #4 of 24 in Wikis

At a glance

Otter Wiki quick facts

Health score
93/100 GOOD
Stars
1,569
Last commit
5 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v2.26.1, Oct 2026
Licence
MIT
View redimp/otterwiki on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "An Otter Wiki is Python-based software for collaborative content management, called a wiki. The content is stored in a git repository, which keeps track of all changes. Markdown is used as Markup language. An Otter Wiki is written in python using the microframework Flask. halfmoon is used as CSS framework and CodeMirror as editor. Font Awesome Free serves the icons."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Otter Wiki scores 93/100, #4 of 24 in Wikis: 148 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.26.1, 5 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,569 stars add 12.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 7.2 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    148 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v2.26.1 released 5 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 12.8 / 20

    1.6k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

611 commits over the last 12 months
148
Last 90 days
611
Last 12 months
5 days ago
Last push

Ranked #4 of 24 tools in Wikis by health , between docmost Community Edition (#3) and LeafWiki (#5) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsDocker
Latest releasev2.26.1 · 5 days ago
Stars1,569
Open issues46
DockerYes
Repositoryredimp/otterwiki ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Otter Wiki vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with Otter Wiki (Wikis), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Outline 98 41k BUSL-1.1 today
Wiki.js 98 29k AGPL-3.0 today
Otter Wiki (this tool) 93 1.6k MIT 5 days ago
LeafWiki 92 1.2k MIT 2 days ago
WikiDocs 90 533 MIT 5 days ago
Raneto 46 2.9k MIT 8 months ago

Otter Wiki: common questions

Is Otter Wiki still maintained?

Otter Wiki had 148 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 5 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.26.1, is from 5 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.