Git-Wiki vs. TiddlyWiki vs. alphawiki

General Features Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
Version
1.0
5.1.21
v.20160608
Last Release Date
2019-07-25 (7 years ago)
2016-08-06 (10 years ago)
Last Update here
2022-04-17 (4 years ago)
2019-11-20 (6 years ago)
2016-09-10 (10 years ago)
Author
Jeremy Ruston, TiddlyWiki community
marty alain
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
MIT
BSD
GNU-GPL
Programming Language
Ruby
HTML, JavaScript
PHP+Javascript
Data Storage
RCS
Files
Files
License Cost/ Fee
Free
0
0
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
Private, Public
Individuals, private, small groups
private users, small teams
System Requirements Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
Operating System
*nix
Any
probably every OS
Root Access
No
No
Yes
Webserver
Ruby webserver (Mongrel, Unicorn, Thin, Webrick)
Not required (optional backends available)
Apache with PHP support
Other Requirements
Ruby
A common browser
Datastorage Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
Text Files
No
Optional
Yes
MySQL
No
No
No
PostgreSQL
No
No
No
Oracle
No
No
No
SQLite
No
No
No
BerkeleyDB
No
No
No
RCS
Yes
No
No
Other
Git
Data self contained in html file OR as individual data files
None
Security/Anti-Spam Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
Page Permissions
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACL
Yes
No
Yes
Authentication Backends
Plugin system, backends can be added
optional extensions available
No
Host Blocking
Plugin
No
No
Mail Encryption
No
No
No
nofollow
No
Unknown
No
Blacklist
No
No
No
CAPTCHA
Plugin
No
No
Delayed Indexing
No
Unknown
No
Development/Support Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
No
Yes
No
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
Stars on GitHub
242 ⭐
8695 ⭐
N/A
Common Features Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
Preview
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Minor Changes
No
Yes
Yes
Change Summary
Plugin
Unknown
No
Page History
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Page Revisions
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Revision Diffs
Between all
Between all
No
Sitemap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin System
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
Unicode Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Right-to-Left Support
Optional
Yes
Unknown
Interface Languages
4
Czech, German, English, French
4
German, English, French, Japanese
1
English
Email notification
No
Unknown
No
Comments
No
Plugin
Discussion Pages
Categories
No
Yes
Unknown
Namespaces
No
Plugin
Optional
Conflict Handling
Conflict Detection
None
Conflict Resolution
Concurrent Editing
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Yes
Yes
No
Structured Data
No
Yes
Unknown
Links Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
CamelCase
No
Yes
No
Freelinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Backlinks
No
Yes
No
InterWiki
Plugin
Plugin
No
SisterWiki
No
No
No
Image Links
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Shares
No
Yes
No
Page Redirects
Plugin
Plugin
No
Syntax Features Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
HTML Tags
Plugin
Optional
Optional
Math formulas
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Tables
simple + complex
complex
simple + complex
CREOLE support
Plugin
Plugin
No
Markdown Support
Plugin
Yes
No
Textile Support
Plugin
No
No
BBCode Support
No
No
No
Emoticon Images
No
Plugin
No
Syntax Highlighting
Plugin
Plugin
No
Footnotes
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Quoting
No
Yes
No
Internal Comments
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Custom styles
Yes
Yes
Yes
FAQ Tags
No
Plugin
Unknown
Scripting
XML based, Javascript
JavaScript
lambdatalk, lambdalisp,javascript
Content Includes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Feed Aggregation
Yes
Plugin
No
Usability Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
Section Editing
Plugin
Yes
Optional
Page Templates
Yes
Yes
Yes
Double-Click Edit
No
Plugin
No
Toolbar
Plugin
Yes
No
WYSIWYG Editing
No
Plugin
Yes
Access Keys
Yes
Yes
Optional
Auto Signature
No
Plugin
Optional
Statistics Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
Recent Changes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wanted Pages
No
Yes
No
Orphaned Pages
No
Yes
No
Most/Least Popular
No
Plugin
No
Recent Visitors
No
No
Yes
Analysis
No
Plugin
No
Output Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
Printer Friendly
Print CSS
Print CSS
Print CSS
Mobile Friendly
No
Yes
Yes
Themes & Skins
Yes
Yes
Yes
RSS Feeds
Plugin
Plugin
No
ATOM Feeds
Plugin
Plugin
No
Abbreviations
No
Unknown
Optional
Auto-TOC
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Raw Export
Yes
Yes
Optional
HTML Export
No
Yes
Optional
XML export
No
Unknown
No
PDF Export
No
Plugin
No
Office Export
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Media and Files Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
File Attachments
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Media Revisions
Yes
No
No
Embedded Flash
No
Plugin
Yes
Embedded Video
Yes
Yes
Yes
Image Editing
No
Yes
No
SVG Editing
Yes
No
Yes
MindMap Editing
No
Plugin
No
Media Search
Contents
No
No
Extras Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
Calendar
Plugin
Plugin
Optional
Image Galleries
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Presentations
Unknown
Plugin
Unknown
Forums
No
Plugin
Yes
Blogs
Plugin
Yes
Optional
Ticket System
No
Plugin
No
Chat
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Syntax Examples Git-Wiki TiddlyWiki alphawiki
Internal Link
[[a link]]
[[a link|with title]]
WikiWord (CamelCase)
[[link]]
[[label|link]]
1) standard syntax :
{a {@ href="?view=pixar"}pixar}
2) alternate wiki form :
[[pixar]]
External Link
[[http://example.org|The title]]
http://www.example.com
[[label|http://www.example.com]]
1) standard syntax :
{a {@ href="http://www.pixar.com/"}pixar}
2) alternate wiki form :
[[pixar|http://www.pixar.com/]]
Headlines
== Section
=== Subsection
==== Sub-subsection

or

== Section ==
=== Subsection ===
==== Sub-subsection ====
! Level 1
!! Level 2
!!! Level 3
!!!! Level 4
!!!!! Level 5
1) standard syntax :
{h1 TITLE} from 1 to 6
2) alternate form :
_h1 TITLE (until end of line)
Bold Format
**bold**
''bold''
{b I am bold}
Italics Format
//italic//
//italic//
{i I am italic}
Underline Format
<u>underlined</u>
__underline__
{u I am underline}
Monospace Format
<tt>monospace</tt>
{{{monospaced}}}
{pre I am monospace and preformated}
Strikethrough Format
<s>strikethrough</s>
--strikethrough--
{del I am line-through}
Superscript Format
<sup>superscript</sup>
^^superscript^^
E = mc{sup 2}
Subscript Format
<sub>subscript</sub>
~~subscript~~
Vector low indiced : V{sub i} 
Vector high indiced: V{sup i}
Tensor : T{sub i}{sup j}
Images
{{Image.png}}
[img[local.jpg]]
[img[http://foo.bar/foo.jpg]]
1) static image, simple :
{img {@ src="data/image.jpg"}}

2) static image, complete :
{img 
{@ src="data/image.jpg"  
height="200"
title="infotext"
}}

3) click_enlarging image :
{show 
{@ src="data/image.jpg"
height="200" 
width="400" 
title="infotext"
}}
Aligning Text
using custom classes, e.g.
{{right{
text
}}}
{center I am centered}
Text Indentation
:indent

> quote

<<<
blockquote
<<<
{p I am an indented paragraph.}
Bulleted Lists
* Item 1
** Item 1.2
* Item 2
* Item 1
** Item 1.1
* Item 2
1) standard :
{ul
{li item 1}
{li item 2}
}

2) alternative :
_ul item 1
_ul item 2
Numbered Lists
# Item 1
## Item 1.2
# Item 2
# Item 1
## Item 1.1
# Item 2
1) standard :
{ol
{li item 1}
{li item 2}
}

2) alternative :
_ol item 1
_ol item 2
Definition Lists
; term
: description
{dl
{dt one} 
{dd definition 1}
{dt two} 
{dd definition 2}
}
Horizontal Rule
----
----
{hr}
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