Desktop Wiki

A wiki that runs as a desktop application. It doesn't require a Web server or any kind of administrative setup. It just works for the end user.

• ConnectedText -- (commercial $29.95, Windows only), includes a web or map view of nodes or topics in the wiki
• DidiWiki - open source for Linux and BSDs (including Mac). latest version September 30, 2004.
• EmacsWikiMode
• EddiesWiki is about as fire-and-forget as is humanly possible - just unzip and run.
• EclipseWiki - a Wiki inside your EclipseIde
• FlexWikiPad - files are interchangeable with FlexWiki, if you happen to be using that. Requires the DotNet runtime.
• InstikiWiki - written in RubyLanguage
• Luminotes (http://luminotes.com/) - a personal wiki notebook
• MoinMoinDesktopEdition - a powerful wiki; just extract and run. Written in PythonLanguage but can run self-contained.
• MoinX - For Mac OSX "unmodified MoinMoin wiki ... bundled with Twisted webserver", can be made network live.
• Newton (http://newton.sourceforge.net/) - a desktop wiki applet for the GNOME2 desktop environment.
• NoteBook - a TclTk app, runs on many platforms
• NoteStudio - commercial. Runs on Windows and the PalmOs
• NoteWiki - open source (VbClassic). Windows are like post-it notes. Text is fixed-width.
• PepysWiki - closed source (VbClassic). No longer supported
• SdiDesk - open source (VbClassic). Can export as flat html. Rudimentary diagramming. Alpha stage.
• SnipSnap - built on JavaServlets + JavaServerPages
• TiddlyWiki - runs in client-side JavaScript. It is a flat html.
• TomBoy - Like Post-it notes; very Gnome/Mono integrated. Very slick. Written in C# (CsharpLanguage) + Gtk# (GtkSharp?).
• TwikiWindowsPersonal - self contained version of Twiki (TwikiClone) for windows users. Will run from a usb memory device.
• VoodooPad - a rich local modeless wiki-like note-taking app for MacOsx
• WikidPad - open source (Python). A rich local modeless wiki-like note-taking app for Windows
• WiKit - TclTk app, runs with or without server
• ZimWiki - open source desktop wiki and outliner (PyGTK for Windows, Linux and MacOsX)
• DevonThink - Tools for Thought, note-taking app for MacOsX
• PotWiki - Maintain a Wiki of plain text files in VIM

See also PersonalWiki

Security note: some of these have built-in HTTP servers. If you're running one while connected to Internet, and you don't have a firewall, you may be exposing your wiki to the world.

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