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DokuWiki

A simple wiki for notes and documentation that you host yourself.

Visit DokuWiki4.3

  • Rating

    4.3 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Web

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What is DokuWiki?

DokuWiki is an open-source wiki engine. Its repository describes it as The DokuWiki Open Source Wiki Engine and points to full online documentation and installation instructions. You can use a wiki like this to keep shared notes, how-to pages and team knowledge in one place.

Third-party open-source projects. We are not affiliated with their authors; repositories are provided as-is by their maintainers. Review each project's license, code and security before installing. See our Disclaimer.

Pros: what DokuWiki does well

  • Free and open source
  • Good for shared documentation
  • Plain wiki pages anyone can edit

Cons: where it falls short

  • Looks dated next to modern tools
  • Needs a web server to host

Who DokuWiki is for

Teams and hobby groups who want a plain wiki on their own server.

Who can skip it

People who want a polished all-in-one notes app.

DokuWiki alternatives

Not sold on DokuWiki? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Docmost

Focus: confluence alternative. Shares wiki and documentation with DokuWiki. Rated 4.7 (DokuWiki: 4.3).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

HackMD

Focus: markdown and collaborative notes. Shares documentation and github with DokuWiki. Freemium (DokuWiki: Free). Rated 4.5 (DokuWiki: 4.3).

Web AppFree planWeb
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to DokuWiki

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Flatnotes

Focus: markdown notes and search. Shares self-hosted and open source with DokuWiki. Rated 4.5 (DokuWiki: 4.3).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

TiddlyWiki

Focus: notebook, single file and zettelkasten. Shares wiki and open source with DokuWiki. Adds Offline. Rated 4.5 (DokuWiki: 4.3).

Web AppFreeWeb, Offline
4.5Visit

Trilium Notes

Focus: notes. Shares knowledge base and self-hosted with DokuWiki. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (DokuWiki: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

Open Knowledge

Focus: markdown editor and ai notes. Shares wiki and open source with DokuWiki. A desktop app, not a web app. Rated 4.4 (DokuWiki: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit

HedgeDoc

Focus: markdown and collaborative editing. Shares self-hosted and open source with DokuWiki. Rated 4.5 (DokuWiki: 4.3).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit
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