WikiNi vs. ikiwiki vs. TiddlyWiki

General Features WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
Version
0.5.0
2.67
5.1.21
Last Release Date
2007-04-12 (19 years ago)
2008-10-17 (17 years ago)
2019-07-25 (7 years ago)
Last Update here
2009-02-10 (17 years ago)
2008-10-28 (17 years ago)
2019-11-20 (6 years ago)
Author
Joey Hess and the ikiwiki community
Jeremy Ruston, TiddlyWiki community
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
GPL
GPL
BSD
Programming Language
PHP
Perl
HTML, JavaScript
Data Storage
Database
Files, RCS
Files
License Cost/ Fee
0 ($, €, £, ¥, ...)
0
0
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
End Users/Desktop, Education
Anyone
Individuals, private, small groups
System Requirements WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
Operating System
all (UNIX, Windows, MacOS X)
Any
Any
Root Access
No
No
No
Webserver
Any, or none
Not required (optional backends available)
Other Requirements
A common browser
Datastorage WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
Text Files
No
Yes
Optional
MySQL
Yes
No
No
PostgreSQL
No
No
No
Oracle
No
No
No
SQLite
No
No
No
BerkeleyDB
No
No
No
RCS
No
Yes
No
Other
Data self contained in html file OR as individual data files
Security/Anti-Spam WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
Page Permissions
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACL
Yes
Yes
No
Authentication Backends
Built-in, HTTP auth, OpenID; extensible via plugins
optional extensions available
Host Blocking
Unknown
Yes
No
Mail Encryption
Unknown
Yes
No
nofollow
No
No
Unknown
Blacklist
No
Yes
No
CAPTCHA
Patch
No
No
Delayed Indexing
No
No
Unknown
Development/Support WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
No
No
Yes
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
Stars on GitHub
N/A
N/A
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Common Features WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
Preview
Yes
Yes
Yes
Minor Changes
No
No
Yes
Change Summary
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Page History
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Page Revisions
Restricted by Age
Unlimited
Unlimited
Revision Diffs
Between all
Between all
Between all
Sitemap
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Plugin System
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
Unicode Support
No
Yes
Yes
Right-to-Left Support
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Interface Languages
1
French
1
English
4
German, English, French, Japanese
Email notification
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
Comments
Threaded
Discussion Pages
Plugin
Categories
Unknown
Plugin
Yes
Namespaces
Patch
Yes
Plugin
Conflict Handling
Conflict Detection
Conflict Resolution
None
Concurrent Editing
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Structured Data
Unknown
Unknown
Yes
Links WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
CamelCase
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Freelinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Backlinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
InterWiki
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
SisterWiki
No
Plugin
No
Image Links
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Windows Shares
No
Yes
Yes
Page Redirects
Unknown
Unknown
Plugin
Syntax Features WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
HTML Tags
Optional
Optional
Optional
Math formulas
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Tables
simple + complex
simple + complex
complex
CREOLE support
No
No
Plugin
Markdown Support
No
Yes
Yes
Textile Support
No
Plugin
No
BBCode Support
No
No
No
Emoticon Images
No
Plugin
Plugin
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Footnotes
Plugin
No
Plugin
Quoting
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Internal Comments
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Custom styles
Patch
Yes
Yes
FAQ Tags
No
Yes
Plugin
Scripting
safe subset of HTML::Template supported via template plugin
JavaScript
Content Includes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Feed Aggregation
Patch
Plugin
Plugin
Usability WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
Section Editing
No
No
Yes
Page Templates
No
Yes
Yes
Double-Click Edit
Yes
No
Plugin
Toolbar
Patch
No
Yes
WYSIWYG Editing
No
No
Plugin
Access Keys
Yes
No
Yes
Auto Signature
No
No
Plugin
Statistics WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
Recent Changes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wanted Pages
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Orphaned Pages
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Most/Least Popular
No
No
Plugin
Recent Visitors
No
No
No
Analysis
No
No
Plugin
Output WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
Printer Friendly
Print CSS
Print CSS
Print CSS
Mobile Friendly
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Themes & Skins
Optional
Yes
Yes
RSS Feeds
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
ATOM Feeds
No
Plugin
Plugin
Abbreviations
No
No
Unknown
Auto-TOC
Unknown
Plugin
Yes
Raw Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML Export
No
Yes
Yes
XML export
No
No
Unknown
PDF Export
Plugin
No
Plugin
Office Export
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Media and Files WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
File Attachments
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Media Revisions
Unknown
Yes
No
Embedded Flash
Plugin
Optional
Plugin
Embedded Video
Plugin
Optional
Yes
Image Editing
No
No
Yes
SVG Editing
No
No
No
MindMap Editing
No
No
Plugin
Media Search
No
Filenames only
No
Extras WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
Calendar
Unknown
Plugin
Plugin
Image Galleries
Unknown
Plugin
Plugin
Presentations
Unknown
Unknown
Plugin
Forums
Unknown
Unknown
Plugin
Blogs
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Ticket System
Unknown
Yes
Plugin
Chat
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Syntax Examples WikiNi ikiwiki TiddlyWiki
Internal Link
wiki word (XxxXxxxxx)
[[internal]]
WikiWord (CamelCase)
[[link]]
[[label|link]]
External Link
[[ ]]
[link text](http://example.org)
http://www.example.com
[[label|http://www.example.com]]
Headlines
====== ====== level 1
===== ===== level 2
==== ==== level 3
=== === level 4
== == level 5

Two syntaxes:

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

heading 1
=========

heading 2
---------
! Level 1
!! Level 2
!!! Level 3
!!!! Level 4
!!!!! Level 5
Bold Format
** **
**bold**
__bold__
''bold''
Italics Format
// //
*emphasized*
_emphasized_
//italic//
Underline Format
__ __
via HTML: <u>underlined</u>
__underline__
Monospace Format
## ##
`inline monospace`

indented block of
monospaced text

tab-indented
block
{{{monospaced}}}
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]]
Aligning Text
using custom classes, e.g.
{{right{
text
}}}
Text Indentation
[space] level 1
[space][space] level 2
[space][space][...] level X
:indent

> quote

<<<
blockquote
<<<
Bulleted Lists
-
-
-
* item 1
* item 2
* item 2.1
* item 2.2
* Item 1
** Item 1.1
* Item 2
Numbered Lists
1)
1)
1)
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
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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