Zim
Zim is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Wikis & Knowledge Bases category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in Python. It has 2,209 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 2,209
- Forks
- 404
- Open issues
- 414
- Commits, last 12 months
- 177
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Apr 7, 2017
- License
- GPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, 177 commits in 12 months.
- Welcomes contributors40 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 177 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 414 |
| Open pull requests | 21 |
| Good first issues | 40 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Apr 7, 2017 |
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About Zim
Graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki.
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Is Zim free and open source?
Yes. Zim is open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Zim with Docker?
Zim does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Python and deb), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Zim?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Zim include SiYuan, Outline and Wiki.js.
Is Zim actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Zim was on Oct 24, 2026 with 177 commits in the past twelve months. It had 414 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.