Wikis / Free Software and web applications



This is a list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted locally. Selfhosting is the process of locally hosting and managing applications instead of renting from SaaS providers. ---from github/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted


  • BookStack - BookStack is a simple, self-hosted, easy-to-use platform for organizing and storing information. It allows for documentation to be stored in a book like fashion. (DemoSource CodeMIT PHP
  • Cowyo - Cowyo is a feature-rich wiki for minimalists. (DemoMIT Go
  • django-wiki - Wiki system with complex functionality for simple integration and a superb interface. Store your knowledge with style: Use django models. (DemoGPL-3.0 Python
  • Documize - Modern Docs + Wiki software with built-in workflow, single binary executable, just bring MySQL/Percona. (Source CodeAGPL-3.0 Go
  • 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 files, therefore no database is required. (Source CodeGPL-2.0 PHP
  • 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. GPL-2.0 Haskell
  • Gollum - Simple, Git-powered wiki with a sweet API and local frontend. MIT Ruby
  • jingo - Git based wiki engine written for node.js, with a decent design, a search capability and a good typography. (DemoSource CodeMIT Nodejs
  • Mediawiki - 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, used by hundreds of millions of people each month. (Source CodeGPL-2.0 PHP
  • MoinMoin - Advanced, easy to use and extensible WikiEngine with a large community of users. (Source CodeGPL-2.0Python
  • Olelo - Olelo is a wiki that stores pages in a Git repository, supports many markup styles and has an extensible, hackable architecture. (DemoMIT Ruby
  • Outline  - An open, extensible, wiki for your team built using React and Node.js. (Source CodeBSD-3-Clause Nodejs
  • Pepperminty Wiki - Complete markdown-powered wiki contained in a single PHP file. (DemoMPL-2.0 PHP
  • PineDocs - Simple, fast, customizable and lightweight site for browsing files. GPL-3.0 PHP
  • PmWiki - Wiki-based system for collaborative creation and maintenance of websites. GPL-3.0 PHP
  • Raneto - Raneto is an open source Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files to power your Knowledgebase. MIT Nodejs
  • Realms - Git-backed wiki inspired by Gollum. (Source CodeGPL-2.0 Python
  • TiddlyWiki - Reusable non-linear personal web notebook. (Source CodeBSD-3-Clause Nodejs
  • Tiki - Wiki CMS Groupware with the most built-in features. (DemoSource CodeLGPL-2.1 PHP
  • TWiki - TWiki is a Perl-based structured wiki application, typically used to run a collaboration platform, knowledge or document management system, a knowledge base, or team portal. (DemoSource CodeGPL-1.0 Perl
  • wiki - Simple Markdown based wiki engine. (DemoMIT Go
  • Wiki.js - Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app built on NodeJS, Git and Markdown. (DemoAGPL-3.0 Nodejs
  • WiKiss - Wiki, simple to use and install. (Source CodeGPL-2.0 PHP
  • XWiki - Second generation wiki that allows the user to extend its functionalities with a powerful extension-based architecture. (DemoSource CodeLGPL-2.1 Java