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== Standard wiki programs, by programming language == === JavaScript-based === * [[TiddlyWiki]] is a [[HTML]]-[[JavaScript]]-based server-less wiki in which the entire site/wiki is contained in a single file, or as a [[Node.js]]-based wiki application. It is designed for maximum customization possibilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook |url=https://www.w3.org/2008/security-ws/papers/osmosoft.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=www.w3.org}}</ref> * [[Wiki.js]] is an open-source, Node.js-based wiki application using [[Git (software)|git]] as the [[Frontend and backend|back end]] storage mechanism and automatically [[Synchronization (computer science)|syncs]] with any git [[Repository (version control)|repository]]. It provides a visual [[Markdown]] editor with [[Asset management|assets management]], [[authentication]] system and a built-in [[search engine]]. === Java-based === * [[XWiki]] is a free wiki software platform written in Java with a design emphasis on extensibility.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Features (XWiki.org) |url=https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/UserGuide/Features/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=www.xwiki.org |language=en}}</ref> XWiki is an enterprise wiki engine with a complete wiki feature set (version control, attachments, etc.) and a [[database engine]] and programming language which allows [[Open Database Connectivity|database driven]] applications to be created using the wiki interface. === Perl-based === * [[Foswiki]] is a structured wiki, typically used to run a [[collaboration platform]], [[knowledge]] or [[document management system]] a [[Knowledge-based systems|knowledge based]], or team [[Web portal|portal]], which enables users to create "wiki applications". * [[ikiwiki]], a "wiki compiler" - can use [[Subversion (software)|Subversion]] or git as the back end storage mechanism. ikiwiki converts wiki pages into HTML pages suitable for publishing on a website. * [[TWiki]] is a flexible, powerful, secure, simple [[Enterprise wiki]] and application platform. is a structured wiki, typically used to run a project development space, a document management system, a [[knowledge base]], or any other [[Collaborative software|groupware]] tool. Also available as a [[VMware]] appliance. * [[UseModWiki]] is a wiki software written in Perl and licensed under [[General Public License]]. Created by Clifford Adams in 2000, it is a clone of [[AtisWiki]]. * [[WikiWikiWeb]], the first wiki and its associated software. === PHP-based === * [[BookStack]] is released under the [[MIT License|MIT]] License. It uses the ideas of books to organize pages and store information. * [[DokuWiki]] is a wiki application licensed under [[GPLv2]] and written in PHP. It is aimed at the documentation needs of a small company. DokuWiki was built for small [[companies]] and [[organizations]] that need a simple way to manage information, build knowledge bases and collaborate. It uses plain text files and has a simple but powerful syntax which ensures the datafiles remain readable outside the wiki. * [[MediaWiki]] is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It serves as the platform for [[Wikipedia]] and the other Wikimedia projects run by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. It is also publicly available for use in other wikis, and has widespread popularity among smaller, non-Wikimedia wikis. MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software. It was developed for use on Wikipedia in 2002, and given the name "MediaWiki" in 2003. ** [[Semantic MediaWiki]] lets you store and query data within the wiki's pages like a database. It is also designed to ease and combine collaborative authoring within a wiki with [[semantic technology]]. ** [[BlueSpice]] extends MediaWiki in usability, quality management, process support, administration, editing and security. * [[MindTouch]] is an application that began as a [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of MediaWiki; it has a [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]] back-end and a PHP front-end. * [[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. === Python-based === * [[LocalWiki]] is a wiki engine based on [[Django (web framework)|Django]], with mapping features and a WYSIWYG editor. The LocalWiki project was founded by [[DavisWiki]] creators Mike Ivanov and Philip Neustrom and is a [[501(c)(3) organization|501 nonprofit organization]] based in San Francisco. * [[MoinMoin]] is a wiki engine written in [[Python (programming language)|Python]]. * [[Trac]] is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. === Ruby-based === *[[Gollum Wiki|Gollum]] uses git as the backend storage mechanism. It is written mostly in [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]] and was originally used as [[GitHub]]'s wiki system. === Other languages === * [[Cliki]] is written in [[Common Lisp]]. * [[FlexWiki]] is written in [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]], uses the [[.NET]] framework, and stores data in files or [[Microsoft SQL Server]]. Development stopped in 2009. * [[Swiki]] is written in [[Squeak]]. It runs on common platforms, including Macintosh, Windows, Linux, and others. * [[Wiki Server]] is proprietary software distributed with [[Mac OS X Server]].
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