ikiwiki vs. TiddlyWiki vs. wxWikiServer

General Features ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
Version
2.67
5.1.21
1.5.11c
Last Release Date
2008-10-17 (17 years ago)
2019-07-25 (6 years ago)
2005-12-03 (20 years ago)
Last Update here
2008-10-28 (17 years ago)
2019-11-20 (6 years ago)
2006-02-07 (20 years ago)
Author
Joey Hess and the ikiwiki community
Jeremy Ruston, TiddlyWiki community
Ryan Norton
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
GPL
BSD
wxWindows Lib/Public Domain
Programming Language
Perl
HTML, JavaScript
C++
Data Storage
Files, RCS
Files
Files
License Cost/ Fee
0
0
NA
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
Anyone
Individuals, private, small groups
End users/Desktop
System Requirements ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
Operating System
Any
Any
MS Windows/Mac/Linux
Root Access
No
No
No
Webserver
Any, or none
Not required (optional backends available)
built-in
Other Requirements
A common browser
None
Datastorage ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
Text Files
Yes
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
Data self contained in html file OR as individual data files
Security/Anti-Spam ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
Page Permissions
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACL
Yes
No
Yes
Authentication Backends
Built-in, HTTP auth, OpenID; extensible via plugins
optional extensions available
unknown
Host Blocking
Yes
No
Yes
Mail Encryption
Yes
No
No
nofollow
No
Unknown
No
Blacklist
Yes
No
No
CAPTCHA
No
No
No
Delayed Indexing
No
Unknown
No
Development/Support ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
No
Yes
No
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
Stars on GitHub
N/A
8577 ⭐
N/A
Common Features ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
Preview
Yes
Yes
Yes
Minor Changes
No
Yes
No
Change Summary
Yes
Unknown
No
Page History
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Page Revisions
Unlimited
Unlimited
Restricted by Number
Revision Diffs
Between all
Between all
Between all
Sitemap
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Plugin System
Yes
Yes
No
Special Features ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
Unicode Support
Yes
Yes
No
Right-to-Left Support
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Interface Languages
1
English
4
German, English, French, Japanese
1
English
Email notification
Yes
Unknown
No
Comments
Discussion Pages
Plugin
Flat
Categories
Plugin
Yes
No
Namespaces
Yes
Plugin
No
Conflict Handling
Conflict Resolution
None
Page Locking
Concurrent Editing
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Structured Data
Unknown
Yes
Unknown
Links ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
CamelCase
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Freelinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Backlinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
InterWiki
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
SisterWiki
Plugin
No
No
Image Links
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Shares
Yes
Yes
No
Page Redirects
Unknown
Plugin
Unknown
Syntax Features ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
HTML Tags
Optional
Optional
All
Math formulas
Plugin
Yes
No
Tables
simple + complex
complex
simple
CREOLE support
No
Plugin
Unknown
Markdown Support
Yes
Yes
No
Textile Support
Plugin
No
No
BBCode Support
No
No
No
Emoticon Images
Plugin
Plugin
No
Syntax Highlighting
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Footnotes
No
Plugin
Yes
Quoting
Yes
Yes
No
Internal Comments
Yes
Yes
No
Custom styles
Yes
Yes
Yes
FAQ Tags
Yes
Plugin
No
Scripting
safe subset of HTML::Template supported via template plugin
JavaScript
no
Content Includes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Feed Aggregation
Plugin
Plugin
No
Usability ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
Section Editing
No
Yes
No
Page Templates
Yes
Yes
No
Double-Click Edit
No
Plugin
Yes
Toolbar
No
Yes
No
WYSIWYG Editing
No
Plugin
No
Access Keys
No
Yes
Unknown
Auto Signature
No
Plugin
Unknown
Statistics ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
Recent Changes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wanted Pages
Plugin
Yes
No
Orphaned Pages
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Most/Least Popular
No
Plugin
No
Recent Visitors
No
No
Yes
Analysis
No
Plugin
No
Output ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
Printer Friendly
Print CSS
Print CSS
No
Mobile Friendly
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Themes & Skins
Yes
Yes
Yes
RSS Feeds
Plugin
Plugin
No
ATOM Feeds
Plugin
Plugin
No
Abbreviations
No
Unknown
No
Auto-TOC
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Raw Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
XML export
No
Unknown
No
PDF Export
No
Plugin
No
Office Export
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Media and Files ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
File Attachments
Yes
Plugin
No
Media Revisions
Yes
No
No
Embedded Flash
Optional
Plugin
No
Embedded Video
Optional
Yes
No
Image Editing
No
Yes
No
SVG Editing
No
No
No
MindMap Editing
No
Plugin
No
Media Search
Filenames only
No
No
Extras ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
Calendar
Plugin
Plugin
Unknown
Image Galleries
Plugin
Plugin
Unknown
Presentations
Unknown
Plugin
Unknown
Forums
Unknown
Plugin
Unknown
Blogs
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Ticket System
Yes
Plugin
Unknown
Chat
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Syntax Examples ikiwiki TiddlyWiki wxWikiServer
Internal Link
[[internal]]
WikiWord (CamelCase)
[[link]]
[[label|link]]
CamelCase
[AnotherLink goto alink]
External Link
[link text](http://example.org)
http://www.example.com
[[label|http://www.example.com]]
http://www.powerslave.com
[http://www.external.com xternallink]
Headlines
Two syntaxes:

# heading 1
## heading 2
### heading 3

heading 1
=========

heading 2
---------
! Level 1
!! Level 2
!!! Level 3
!!!! Level 4
!!!!! Level 5
= heading =
== heading ==
=== heading ===
(up to 5 = signs).
Bold Format
**bold**
__bold__
''bold''
''' bold text '''
Italics Format
*emphasized*
_emphasized_
//italic//
'' italic text ''
Underline Format
via HTML: <u>underlined</u>
__underline__
Monospace Format
`inline monospace`

indented block of
monospaced text

tab-indented
block
{{{monospaced}}}
start line with blank space.
Strikethrough Format
via HTML: <del>deleted</del>
--strikethrough--
Superscript Format
via HTML: x<sup>2</sup>
^^superscript^^
Subscript Format
via HTML: a<sub>1</sub>
~~subscript~~
Images
![alt text](internal/image)
![alt text](http://example.org/external/image)
[img[local.jpg]]
[img[http://foo.bar/foo.jpg]]
ilocal://icon.jpg
img:icon.jpg
img:http://www.external/image.jpg
Aligning Text
using custom classes, e.g.
{{right{
text
}}}
] centred text
Text Indentation
:indent

> quote

<<<
blockquote
<<<
> single indent 
>> two indents
>>> more indenting
Bulleted Lists
* item 1
* item 2
* item 2.1
* item 2.2
* Item 1
** Item 1.1
* Item 2
* one
* two
* two.1
Numbered Lists
1. item 1
2. item 2
1. item 1.1
42. the value doesn't matter
1. any value works
# Item 1
## Item 1.1
# Item 2
1 item one
2 item two
Or: 
# item 1
## item 1.1
# item two
Definition Lists
via HTML:
<dl>
<dt>term</dt>
<dd>definition</dd>
</dl>
; term
: description
Horizontal Rule
---
***
___
------------------
Any number > 3
- - - - - - - - - -
spaces don't matter
----
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