| General Features | XoWiki | Zim |
|---|---|---|
| Version |
0.113
|
0.56
|
| Last Release Date |
2009-02-17 (17 years ago)
|
2012-04-02 (14 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2009-03-13 (17 years ago)
|
2012-07-16 (14 years ago)
|
| Author |
Prof. Gustaf Neumann
|
Jaap Karssenberg
|
| URL | ||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
BSD
|
GPL
|
| Programming Language |
XOTcl and Tcl
|
Python
|
| Data Storage |
Database
|
Files, RCS
|
| License Cost/ Fee |
Free
|
0
|
| Development status |
Mature
|
Mature
|
| Intended Audience |
large and small organizations as well as individuals
|
Private users, small teams
|
| System Requirements | XoWiki | Zim |
| Operating System |
Unix, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|
Linux, Windows, OSX
|
| Root Access |
Yes
|
No
|
| Webserver |
AOLServer
|
None
|
| Other Requirements |
Desktop environment with Gtk toolkit
|
|
| Datastorage | XoWiki | Zim |
| Text Files |
No
|
Yes
|
| MySQL |
No
|
No
|
| PostgreSQL |
Yes
|
No
|
| Oracle |
Yes
|
No
|
| SQLite |
No
|
No
|
| BerkeleyDB |
No
|
No
|
| RCS |
No
|
Plugin
|
| Other |
Text Files with index in SQLite
|
|
| Security/Anti-Spam | XoWiki | Zim |
| Page Permissions |
Yes
|
No
|
| ACL |
Yes
|
No
|
| Authentication Backends |
PAM, LDAP, Active Directory (LDAP)
|
File permissions
|
| Host Blocking |
Patch
|
No
|
| Mail Encryption |
Unknown
|
No
|
| nofollow |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Blacklist |
Unknown
|
No
|
| CAPTCHA |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Delayed Indexing |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Development/Support | XoWiki | Zim |
| # of Consultants | ||
| Preconfigured Hosting |
No
|
No
|
| Code Repository | ||
| Issue Tracker | ||
| Mailing List | ||
| Support Forum | ||
| Chat Channel | ||
| Stars on GitHub |
N/A
|
N/A
|
| Common Features | XoWiki | Zim |
| Preview |
Yes
|
No
|
| Minor Changes |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Change Summary |
Yes
|
No
|
| Page History |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Page Revisions |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
| Revision Diffs |
Between all
|
Between all
|
| Sitemap |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugin System |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | XoWiki | Zim |
| Unicode Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Right-to-Left Support |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Interface Languages |
3
German, English, Spanish |
27
Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, French, Galician, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese, Chinese Traditional |
| Email notification |
Yes
|
No
|
| Comments |
Threaded
|
No
|
| Categories |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Namespaces |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Conflict Handling |
Conflict Resolution
|
|
| Concurrent Editing |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Search |
Full Text
|
Full Text
|
| Wiki Farming |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Structured Data |
Yes
|
No
|
| Links | XoWiki | Zim |
| CamelCase |
No
|
Yes
|
| Freelinks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Backlinks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| InterWiki |
No
|
Yes
|
| SisterWiki |
No
|
No
|
| Image Links |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Windows Shares |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Page Redirects |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Syntax Features | XoWiki | Zim |
| HTML Tags |
Some
|
None
|
| Math formulas |
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
| Tables |
complex
|
none
|
| CREOLE support |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Markdown Support |
No
|
No
|
| Textile Support |
No
|
No
|
| BBCode Support |
No
|
No
|
| Emoticon Images |
Optional
|
No
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Footnotes |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Internal Comments |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Custom styles |
Yes
|
No
|
| FAQ Tags |
Plugin
|
No
|
| Scripting |
Yes
|
None
|
| Content Includes |
Yes
|
No
|
| Feed Aggregation |
Yes
|
No
|
| Usability | XoWiki | Zim |
| Section Editing |
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Page Templates |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Double-Click Edit |
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editing |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Access Keys |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Auto Signature |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Statistics | XoWiki | Zim |
| Recent Changes |
Yes
|
No
|
| Wanted Pages |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Orphaned Pages |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Most/Least Popular |
Yes
|
No
|
| Recent Visitors |
Yes
|
No
|
| Analysis |
Yes
|
No
|
| Output | XoWiki | Zim |
| Printer Friendly |
Print View
|
|
| Mobile Friendly |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Themes & Skins |
Unknown
|
Optional
|
| RSS Feeds |
Yes
|
No
|
| ATOM Feeds |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Abbreviations |
Yes
|
No
|
| Auto-TOC |
Optional
|
Optional
|
| Raw Export |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| HTML Export |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| XML export |
Unknown
|
No
|
| PDF Export |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Office Export |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Media and Files | XoWiki | Zim |
| File Attachments |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Media Revisions |
Yes
|
No
|
| Embedded Flash |
Yes
|
No
|
| Embedded Video |
Yes
|
No
|
| Image Editing |
Unknown
|
No
|
| SVG Editing |
Unknown
|
No
|
| MindMap Editing |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Media Search |
Contents
|
No
|
| Extras | XoWiki | Zim |
| Calendar |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Image Galleries |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Presentations |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Forums |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Blogs |
Unknown
|
Optional
|
| Ticket System |
Unknown
|
No
|
| Chat |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Syntax Examples | XoWiki | Zim |
| Internal Link |
|
CamelCase [[foobar:subpage]] +subpage |
| External Link |
|
wp?Wiki_Engine http://wikimatrix.org ftp://somehost/share \\host\share\.. |
| Headlines |
|
=== Heading === |
| Bold Format |
|
**bold** |
| Italics Format |
|
//italic// |
| Underline Format |
|
__underline__ |
| Monospace Format |
|
``monospace`` |
| Strikethrough Format |
|
~~strike~~ |
| Superscript Format |
|
^{sup} |
| Subscript Format |
|
_{sub} |
| Images |
|
{{./image.png}} |
| Aligning Text |
|
not implemented |
| Text Indentation |
|
indent with tabs |
| Bulleted Lists |
|
* List item * sub items * with indent |
| Numbered Lists |
|
1. List item a. with sub items b. ... |
| Definition Lists |
|
not implemented |
| Horizontal Rule |
|
not implemented |
| remove XoWiki | remove Zim |