WackoWiki vs. ErfurtWiki vs. TiddlyWiki

General Features WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
Version
6.2.0
R1.02b (kind of final release :-)
5.1.21
Last Release Date
2025-12-14 (1 month ago)
2005-06-16 (20 years ago)
2019-07-25 (6 years ago)
Last Update here
2025-12-13 (1 month ago)
2010-04-04 (15 years ago)
2019-11-20 (6 years ago)
Author
WackoWiki Team
Mario Salzer & Andi Fundinger
Jeremy Ruston, TiddlyWiki community
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
BSD
Public Domain (!)
BSD
Programming Language
PHP
PHP
HTML, JavaScript
Data Storage
Database
Database, Files, RCS
Files
License Cost/ Fee
0
0
0
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
Advanced End Users, Developers, End Users/Desktop
small + medium sites, development teams
Individuals, private, small groups
System Requirements WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
Operating System
OS Independent
any
Any
Root Access
No
No
No
Webserver
run with the appserver/webserver of your choice
anything with PHP support
Not required (optional backends available)
Other Requirements
mod_rewrite (optional)
none
A common browser
Datastorage WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
Text Files
No
Plugin
Optional
MySQL
Yes
Plugin
No
PostgreSQL
No
Plugin
No
Oracle
No
No
No
SQLite
Yes
Plugin
No
BerkeleyDB
No
Plugin
No
RCS
No
Plugin
No
Other
MariaDB
no
Data self contained in html file OR as individual data files
Security/Anti-Spam WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
Page Permissions
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACL
Yes
Yes
No
Authentication Backends
LDAP (patch), ActiveDirectory
UNIX, LDAP, MySQL, PHP, other
optional extensions available
Host Blocking
Optional
Plugin
No
Mail Encryption
Optional
Plugin
No
nofollow
Optional
Plugin
Unknown
Blacklist
Yes
Plugin
No
CAPTCHA
Yes
Plugin
No
Delayed Indexing
No
Patch
Unknown
Development/Support WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
Yes
No
Yes
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
not yet :-)
Stars on GitHub
55 ⭐
N/A
8538 ⭐
Common Features WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
Preview
Yes
Yes
Yes
Minor Changes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Change Summary
Yes
Plugin
Unknown
Page History
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Page Revisions
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Revision Diffs
Between all
Between all
Between all
Sitemap
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Plugin System
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
Unicode Support
Yes
No
Yes
Right-to-Left Support
Yes
Patch
Yes
Interface Languages
30
Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Persian, Finnish, French, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Tamil, Ukrainian, Chinese, Chinese Traditional
4
German, English, Spanish, Dutch
4
German, English, French, Japanese
Email notification
Yes
Plugin
Unknown
Comments
Flat
Plugin
Plugin
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Namespaces
Yes
No
Plugin
Conflict Handling
Page Locking
Page Locking
None
Concurrent Editing
No
Unknown
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Patch
Optional
Yes
Structured Data
Plugin
No
Yes
Links WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
CamelCase
Optional
Yes
Yes
Freelinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Backlinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
InterWiki
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
SisterWiki
No
Plugin
No
Image Links
Yes
Patch
Yes
Windows Shares
Yes
Yes
Yes
Page Redirects
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Syntax Features WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
HTML Tags
All
Plugin
Optional
Math formulas
Plugin
No
Yes
Tables
simple
simple + complex
complex
CREOLE support
No
Optional
Plugin
Markdown Support
No
No
Yes
Textile Support
No
No
No
BBCode Support
Patch
Plugin
No
Emoticon Images
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Footnotes
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Quoting
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Internal Comments
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom styles
Yes
Yes
Yes
FAQ Tags
No
Yes
Plugin
Scripting
actions (PHP)
optional
JavaScript
Content Includes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Feed Aggregation
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Usability WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
Section Editing
Yes
No
Yes
Page Templates
Yes
Yes
Yes
Double-Click Edit
Yes
Patch
Plugin
Toolbar
Yes
No
Yes
WYSIWYG Editing
Plugin
No
Plugin
Access Keys
Yes
Optional
Yes
Auto Signature
Yes
No
Plugin
Statistics WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
Recent Changes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Wanted Pages
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Orphaned Pages
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Most/Least Popular
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Recent Visitors
Yes
Optional
No
Analysis
Plugin
No
Plugin
Output WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
Printer Friendly
Print View
Print CSS
Print CSS
Mobile Friendly
Yes
Yes
Yes
Themes & Skins
Yes
Yes
Yes
RSS Feeds
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
ATOM Feeds
No
Plugin
Plugin
Abbreviations
Patch
Optional
Unknown
Auto-TOC
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Raw Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
XML export
Yes
Optional
Unknown
PDF Export
Patch
Optional
Plugin
Office Export
Patch
Unknown
Unknown
Media and Files WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
File Attachments
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Media Revisions
No
No
No
Embedded Flash
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Embedded Video
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Image Editing
No
No
Yes
SVG Editing
No
No
No
MindMap Editing
Plugin
No
Plugin
Media Search
Contents
No
No
Extras WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
Calendar
Plugin
Plugin
Plugin
Image Galleries
Plugin
Plugin
Plugin
Presentations
Plugin
Unknown
Plugin
Forums
Optional
No
Plugin
Blogs
Optional
Yes
Yes
Ticket System
No
No
Plugin
Chat
Patch
Unknown
Unknown
Syntax Examples WackoWiki ErfurtWiki TiddlyWiki
Internal Link
[[InternalLink]] 
((InternalLink))
[[InternalLink alternate text]]
CamelCase
WikiPage
[WikiPage | Go here]
WikiWord (CamelCase)
[[link]]
[[label|link]]
External Link
https://wackowiki.org
[[https://wackowiki.org WackoWiki]]
[[Wikipedia:WackoWiki]]
http://erfurtwiki.sf.net
[http://erfurtwiki.sf.net | Go here]
mario@wiki.net
http://www.example.com
[[label|http://www.example.com]]
Headlines
== Level 1 ==
=== Level 2 ===
==== Level 3 ====
===== Level 4 =====
====== Level 5 ======
!!! Big Headline
!! Medium Headline
! Section Headline
! Level 1
!! Level 2
!!! Level 3
!!!! Level 4
!!!!! Level 5
Bold Format
**bold**
__bold text__
**bold text**
''bold''
Italics Format
//italics//
''ialic text''
//italic//
Underline Format
__underline__
optional or via css
__underline__
Monospace Format
##monospace##
==monospaced text==
{{{monospaced}}}
Strikethrough Format
--strikethrough--
optional or via css
--strikethrough--
Superscript Format
^^superscript^^
^^superscript text^^
^^superscript^^
Subscript Format
vvsubscriptvv
optional or via css
~~subscript~~
Images
((image.png))
file:image.png
https://example.com/image.png
[link to the image.jpg]
[img[local.jpg]]
[img[http://foo.bar/foo.jpg]]
Aligning Text
{html}<div align="right">{html}

%%(wacko wrapper="text" wrapper_align="center")
content%%
optional or via css
using custom classes, e.g.
{{right{
text
}}}
Text Indentation
one
two
just use 3 spaces or tabs
indented text
:indent

> quote

<<<
blockquote
<<<
Bulleted Lists
*one
**One-two
*two
*three
* Item A
* Item B
** Item B1
* Item 1
** Item 1.1
* Item 2
Numbered Lists
1. numbered List
1. numbered List-2
2.#8 numbered List, with break


# Item 1
## Item 1.1
##* Item 1.1a
##* Item 1.1b

# Item 1
## Item 1.1
# Item 2
Definition Lists
{html}<dl>
<dt>Coffee</dt>
<dd>Black hot drink</dd>
<dt>Milk</dt>
<dd>White cold drink</dd>
</dl>{html}
:definition: explanation
:anotherdef: another description
; term
: description
Horizontal Rule
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