| General Features | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
|---|---|---|
| Version |
5.1.21
|
v21.12.1
|
| Last Release Date |
2019-07-25 (6 years ago)
|
2022-01-06 (4 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2019-11-20 (6 years ago)
|
2022-01-08 (4 years ago)
|
| Author |
Jeremy Ruston, TiddlyWiki community
|
Dan Brown
|
| URL | ||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
BSD
|
MIT
|
| Programming Language |
HTML, JavaScript
|
PHP
|
| Data Storage |
Files
|
Database
|
| License Cost/ Fee |
0
|
0
|
| Development status |
Mature
|
Mature
|
| Intended Audience |
Individuals, private, small groups
|
Small to mid-size groups and businesses
|
| System Requirements | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| Operating System |
Any
|
Linux, Windows and Unix variants
|
| Root Access |
No
|
No
|
| Webserver |
Not required (optional backends available)
|
Apache, Nginx or others with PHP support
|
| Other Requirements |
A common browser
|
Command-line access, PHP7.3+
|
| Datastorage | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| Text Files |
Optional
|
No
|
| MySQL |
No
|
Yes
|
| PostgreSQL |
No
|
No
|
| Oracle |
No
|
No
|
| SQLite |
No
|
No
|
| BerkeleyDB |
No
|
No
|
| RCS |
No
|
No
|
| Other |
Data self contained in html file OR as individual data files
|
MariaDB
|
| Security/Anti-Spam | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| Page Permissions |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACL |
No
|
Yes
|
| Authentication Backends |
optional extensions available
|
SAML2, LDAP, OIDC, ActiveDirectory, Google, GitHub, GitLab, AzureAD, Slack and more
|
| Host Blocking |
No
|
No
|
| Mail Encryption |
No
|
Yes
|
| nofollow |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Blacklist |
No
|
No
|
| CAPTCHA |
No
|
No
|
| Delayed Indexing |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Development/Support | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| # of Consultants | ||
| Preconfigured Hosting |
Yes
|
No
|
| Code Repository | ||
| Issue Tracker | ||
| Mailing List | ||
| Support Forum | ||
| Chat Channel | ||
| Stars on GitHub |
8574 ⭐
|
18542 ⭐
|
| Common Features | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| Preview |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Minor Changes |
Yes
|
No
|
| Change Summary |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Page History |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Page Revisions |
Unlimited
|
Restricted by Number
|
| Revision Diffs |
Between all
|
Between all
|
| Sitemap |
Yes
|
No
|
| Plugin System |
Yes
|
No
|
| Special Features | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| Unicode Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Right-to-Left Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Interface Languages |
4
German, English, French, Japanese |
29
Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Danish, German, English, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lettish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Chinese Traditional |
| Email notification |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Comments |
Plugin
|
Flat
|
| Categories |
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Namespaces |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Conflict Handling |
None
|
Conflict Detection
|
| Concurrent Editing |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Search |
Full Text
|
Full Text
|
| Wiki Farming |
Yes
|
No
|
| Structured Data |
Yes
|
No
|
| Links | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| CamelCase |
Yes
|
No
|
| Freelinks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Backlinks |
Yes
|
No
|
| InterWiki |
Plugin
|
No
|
| SisterWiki |
No
|
No
|
| Image Links |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Windows Shares |
Yes
|
No
|
| Page Redirects |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Syntax Features | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| HTML Tags |
Optional
|
Optional
|
| Math formulas |
Yes
|
No
|
| Tables |
complex
|
simple
|
| CREOLE support |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Markdown Support |
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Textile Support |
No
|
No
|
| BBCode Support |
No
|
No
|
| Emoticon Images |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Footnotes |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Internal Comments |
Yes
|
No
|
| Custom styles |
Yes
|
Optional
|
| FAQ Tags |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Scripting |
JavaScript
|
None
|
| Content Includes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Feed Aggregation |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Usability | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| Section Editing |
Yes
|
No
|
| Page Templates |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Double-Click Edit |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editing |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Access Keys |
Yes
|
No
|
| Auto Signature |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Statistics | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| Recent Changes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Wanted Pages |
Yes
|
No
|
| Orphaned Pages |
Yes
|
No
|
| Most/Least Popular |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Recent Visitors |
No
|
No
|
| Analysis |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Output | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| Printer Friendly |
Print CSS
|
Print CSS
|
| Mobile Friendly |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Themes & Skins |
Yes
|
No
|
| RSS Feeds |
Plugin
|
No
|
| ATOM Feeds |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Abbreviations |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Auto-TOC |
Yes
|
No
|
| Raw Export |
Yes
|
No
|
| HTML Export |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| XML export |
Unknown
|
No
|
| PDF Export |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Office Export |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Media and Files | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| File Attachments |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Media Revisions |
No
|
No
|
| Embedded Flash |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Embedded Video |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Image Editing |
Yes
|
No
|
| SVG Editing |
No
|
No
|
| MindMap Editing |
Plugin
|
Optional
|
| Media Search |
No
|
Filenames only
|
| Extras | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| Calendar |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Image Galleries |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Presentations |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Forums |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Blogs |
Yes
|
No
|
| Ticket System |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Chat |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Syntax Examples | TiddlyWiki | BookStack |
| Internal Link |
WikiWord (CamelCase) [[link]] [[label|link]] |
|
| External Link |
http://www.example.com [[label|http://www.example.com]] |
|
| Headlines |
! Level 1 !! Level 2 !!! Level 3 !!!! Level 4 !!!!! Level 5 |
|
| Bold Format |
''bold'' |
|
| Italics Format |
//italic// |
|
| Underline Format |
__underline__ |
|
| Monospace Format |
{{{monospaced}}} |
|
| Strikethrough Format |
--strikethrough-- |
|
| Superscript Format |
^^superscript^^ |
|
| Subscript Format |
~~subscript~~ |
|
| Images |
[img[local.jpg]] [img[http://foo.bar/foo.jpg]] |
|
| Aligning Text |
using custom classes, e.g.
{{right{
text
}}} |
|
| Text Indentation |
:indent > quote <<< blockquote <<< |
|
| Bulleted Lists |
* Item 1 ** Item 1.1 * Item 2 |
|
| Numbered Lists |
# Item 1 ## Item 1.1 # Item 2 |
|
| Definition Lists |
; term : description |
|
| Horizontal Rule |
---- |
|
| remove TiddlyWiki | remove BookStack |