# Best self-hosted Wikis & Knowledge Bases apps

> Wikis, team documentation and knowledge management tools. Capture and share what your team or family knows. The most popular self-hosted wikis & knowledge bases apps on GitHub are SiYuan, Outline and Wiki.js. appsgit lists 27 self-hosted apps in this category, ranked by GitHub stars. 26 of the 27 apps here are open source; 1 is source-available.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Apps listed | 27 |
| Most starred | SiYuan (46,636 stars) |
| With a Docker image | 16 |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/categories/wikis-knowledge |

## All 27 Wikis & Knowledge Bases apps

- [SiYuan](https://appsgit.com/apps/siyuan): A privacy-first personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang. (46,636 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Outline](https://appsgit.com/apps/outline): Extensible wiki for your team. (40,818 stars, BUSL-1.1, source-available, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Wiki.js](https://appsgit.com/apps/wiki-js): Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown. (29,010 stars, AGPL-3.0, Vue, Docker)
- [docmost Community Edition](https://appsgit.com/apps/docmost-community-edition): Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion). (21,876 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [BookStack](https://appsgit.com/apps/bookstack): Simple, self-hosted, easy-to-use platform for organising and storing information. (19,075 stars, MIT, PHP, Docker)
- [Docs](https://appsgit.com/apps/docs): Collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. (16,895 stars, MIT, Python)
- [TiddlyWiki](https://appsgit.com/apps/tiddlywiki): Reusable non-linear personal web notebook. (8,672 stars, BSD-3-Clause, JavaScript)
- [Dokuwiki](https://appsgit.com/apps/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 text files, therefore no database is required. (4,727 stars, GPL-2.0, PHP)
- [Raneto](https://appsgit.com/apps/raneto): Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files. (2,902 stars, MIT, JavaScript)
- [NoteDiscovery](https://appsgit.com/apps/notediscovery): Markdown note-taking app with plain-file storage, graph view, and MCP integration (alternative to Obsidian, Notion). (2,822 stars, MIT, JavaScript, Docker)
- [Aleph](https://appsgit.com/apps/aleph): Tool for indexing large amounts of both documents (PDF, Word, HTML) and structured (CSV, XLS, SQL) data for easy browsing and search. It is built with investigative reporting as a primary use case. (2,441 stars, MIT, JavaScript, Docker)
- [Documize](https://appsgit.com/apps/documize): Modern Docs + Wiki software with built-in workflow, single binary executable, just bring MySQL/Percona. (2,419 stars, AGPL-3.0, JavaScript)
- [Gitit](https://appsgit.com/apps/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. (2,277 stars, GPL-2.0, Haskell)
- [Zim](https://appsgit.com/apps/zim): Graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images. (2,207 stars, GPL-2.0, Python)
- [django-wiki](https://appsgit.com/apps/django-wiki): Wiki system with complex functionality for simple integration and a superb interface. Store your knowledge with style: Use django models. (1,940 stars, GPL-3.0, Python)
- [Atomic Server](https://appsgit.com/apps/atomic-server): Knowledge graph database with documents (similar to Notion), tables, search, and a powerful linked data API. Lightweight, very fast and no runtime dependencies. (1,613 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Otter Wiki](https://appsgit.com/apps/otter-wiki): Simple, easy to use wiki software using markdown. (1,551 stars, MIT, Python, Docker)
- [XWiki](https://appsgit.com/apps/xwiki): Second generation wiki that allows the user to extend its functionalities with a powerful extension-based architecture. (1,314 stars, LGPL-2.1, Java, Docker)
- [LeafWiki](https://appsgit.com/apps/leafwiki): A fast wiki for people who think in folders, not feeds. Fast editing. Tree navigation. Markdown on disk. (1,169 stars, MIT, Go, Docker)
- [Marmot](https://appsgit.com/apps/marmot): Data catalog for discovering and organizing data assets across your stack, including databases, APIs, message queues, and pipelines. (619 stars, MIT, Go, Docker)
- [Wiki-Go](https://appsgit.com/apps/wiki-go): A modern, feature-rich, databaseless flat-file wiki platform. (618 stars, GPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [WikiDocs](https://appsgit.com/apps/wikidocs): A databaseless markdown flat-file wiki engine. (528 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker)
- [TeamMapper](https://appsgit.com/apps/teammapper): Host and create your own mindmaps. Share your mindmap sessions with your team and collaborate live on mindmaps. (502 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker)
- [AmuseWiki](https://appsgit.com/apps/amusewiki): Amusewiki is based on the Emacs Muse markup, remaining mostly compatible with the original implementation. It can work as a read-only site, as a moderated wiki, or as a fully open wiki or even as a… (219 stars, GPL-1.0, Perl, Docker)
- [LibreKB](https://appsgit.com/apps/librekb): Web-based knowledge base solution. A simple web app, it runs on pretty much any web server or hosting provider with PHP and MySQL. (61 stars, GPL-3.0, PHP)
- [W](https://appsgit.com/apps/w): Lightweight, mutli-user, flat-file-database Wiki engine. Create pages quickly and edit them in your Web browser using Mardown/HTML/CSS/JS. The main difference with other wiki is that you are… (57 stars, AGPL-3.0, PHP)
- [WackoWiki](https://appsgit.com/apps/wackowiki): WackoWiki is a light and easy to install multilingual Wiki-engine. (55 stars, BSD-3-Clause, PHP)

## Replaces

- [Open-source alternatives to Confluence](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/confluence)

## Comparisons

- [Outline vs Wiki.js](https://appsgit.com/compare/outline-vs-wiki-js)
- [BookStack vs Wiki.js](https://appsgit.com/compare/bookstack-vs-wiki-js)
- [Docmost vs Outline](https://appsgit.com/compare/docmost-community-edition-vs-outline)

## Related categories

- [Note-taking & Editors](https://appsgit.com/categories/note-taking): Note apps, Markdown editors and collaborative writing tools. A private alternative to Notion, Evernote and Google Docs.
- [Database Management](https://appsgit.com/categories/database-management): Database admin tools, spreadsheet-style databases and data platforms. Browse, query and build apps on top of your data.
- [Search Engines](https://appsgit.com/categories/search-engines): Search engines and search servers, from private metasearch to full-text indexes. Add fast search to your site or search the web privately.
- [Utilities](https://appsgit.com/categories/utilities): Handy standalone tools that do not fit elsewhere, such as converters, translators and design apps. Small utilities worth self-hosting.
- [Finance & Budgeting](https://appsgit.com/categories/finance-budgeting): Personal finance, budgeting, expense tracking and payment tools. Manage your money without handing your data to a fintech app.
- [CMS](https://appsgit.com/categories/cms): Content management systems and headless CMS platforms for websites and apps. Publish and manage content on a stack you control.

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