TiddlyWiki vs. GWiki vs. Wiki on a Stick

General Features TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
Version
5.1.21
2.4.0
0.12.0
Last Release Date
2019-07-24 (4 years ago)
2018-06-14 (5 years ago)
2010-06-20 (13 years ago)
Last Update here
2019-11-20 (4 years ago)
2018-10-16 (5 years ago)
2010-08-24 (13 years ago)
Author
Jeremy Ruston, TiddlyWiki community
Roger Rene Kommer
legolas558
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
BSD
Apache License, Version 2.0
GPLv2
Programming Language
HTML, JavaScript
Java
JavaScript
Data Storage
Files
Database, Files
Files
License Cost/ Fee
0
Free
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
Individuals, private, small groups
User, Developer, Enterprise, Workgroups
Advanced End Users
System Requirements TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
Operating System
Any
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux (All Java Plattforms)
OS Independent (Browser Application)
Root Access
No
No
No
Webserver
Not required (optional backends available)
All Java Servlet Container, included
Other Requirements
A common browser
Java 1.8+
JavaScript-capable browser
Datastorage TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
Text Files
Optional
Yes
No
MySQL
No
Yes
No
PostgreSQL
No
Yes
No
Oracle
No
Yes
No
SQLite
No
No
No
BerkeleyDB
No
No
No
RCS
No
Plugin
No
Other
Data self contained in html file OR as individual data files
Google Datastore
Self-modifying XHTML file, can export into XHTML and WSIF
Security/Anti-Spam TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
Page Permissions
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACL
No
Yes
No
Authentication Backends
optional extensions available
Internal and external with adapter
Supports per-page AES encryption
Host Blocking
No
No
No
Mail Encryption
No
No
No
nofollow
Unknown
Optional
No
Blacklist
No
No
No
CAPTCHA
No
Yes
No
Delayed Indexing
Unknown
No
No
Development/Support TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
Yes
Yes
No
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
Stars on GitHub
7039 ⭐
4 ⭐
N/A
Common Features TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
Preview
Yes
Yes
No
Minor Changes
Yes
Yes
No
Change Summary
Unknown
Yes
No
Page History
Plugin
Yes
No
Page Revisions
Unlimited
Unlimited
None
Revision Diffs
Between all
Between all
No
Sitemap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin System
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
Unicode Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Right-to-Left Support
Yes
Optional
No
Interface Languages
4
German, English, French, Japanese
2
German, English
2
English, Italian
Email notification
Unknown
Yes
No
Comments
Plugin
Threaded
No
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Namespaces
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Conflict Handling
None
Conflict Resolution
Page Locking
Concurrent Editing
Unknown
No
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Structured Data
Yes
Yes
Yes
Links TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
CamelCase
Yes
Plugin
No
Freelinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Backlinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
InterWiki
Plugin
No
No
SisterWiki
No
No
No
Image Links
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Shares
Yes
No
Yes
Page Redirects
Plugin
Yes
No
Syntax Features TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
HTML Tags
Optional
All
All
Math formulas
Yes
No
Plugin
Tables
complex
simple + complex
simple + complex
CREOLE support
Plugin
No
Yes
Markdown Support
Yes
No
No
Textile Support
No
Yes
No
BBCode Support
No
No
No
Emoticon Images
Plugin
No
No
Syntax Highlighting
Plugin
Yes
No
Footnotes
Plugin
No
Plugin
Quoting
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Internal Comments
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom styles
Yes
Yes
Yes
FAQ Tags
Plugin
No
No
Scripting
JavaScript
Groovy, Macros, JSP-Taglibs
JavaScript
Content Includes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Feed Aggregation
Plugin
Plugin
No
Usability TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
Section Editing
Yes
Plugin
No
Page Templates
Yes
Yes
Yes
Double-Click Edit
Plugin
No
Optional
Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editing
Plugin
Yes
No
Access Keys
Yes
Yes
Yes
Auto Signature
Plugin
Plugin
No
Statistics TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
Recent Changes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wanted Pages
Yes
Yes
Yes
Orphaned Pages
Yes
Yes
Yes
Most/Least Popular
Plugin
Yes
No
Recent Visitors
No
No
No
Analysis
Plugin
No
Unknown
Output TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
Printer Friendly
Print CSS
Print CSS
Print View
Mobile Friendly
Yes
Optional
Unknown
Themes & Skins
Yes
Yes
Yes
RSS Feeds
Plugin
Yes
No
ATOM Feeds
Plugin
Yes
No
Abbreviations
Unknown
Plugin
Unknown
Auto-TOC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Raw Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
XML export
Unknown
No
No
PDF Export
Plugin
No
No
Office Export
Unknown
No
Unknown
Media and Files TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
File Attachments
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Media Revisions
No
Yes
No
Embedded Flash
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Embedded Video
Yes
Yes
No
Image Editing
Yes
No
No
SVG Editing
No
No
Unknown
MindMap Editing
Plugin
No
No
Media Search
No
Contents
Filenames only
Extras TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
Calendar
Plugin
Plugin
Plugin
Image Galleries
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Presentations
Plugin
Plugin
Unknown
Forums
Plugin
Plugin
No
Blogs
Yes
Plugin
No
Ticket System
Plugin
No
No
Chat
Unknown
No
Unknown
Syntax Examples TiddlyWiki GWiki Wiki on a Stick
Internal Link
WikiWord (CamelCase)
[[link]]
[[label|link]]
[path/Page]
[My Title|path/Page]
[[WoaS test page]]
External Link
http://www.example.com
[[label|http://www.example.com]]
[http://example.com]
[[http://stickwiki.sf.net/|WoaS Official Website]]
Headlines
! Level 1
!! Level 2
!!! Level 3
!!!! Level 4
!!!!! Level 5
h1. Heading 1
h2. Heading 2
= Header 1
== Header 2
=== Header 3
Bold Format
''bold''
*Bold Format*
*bold text*
Italics Format
//italic//
_Italic format_
/italics text/
Underline Format
__underline__
+Unterlined+
_underlined text_
Monospace Format
{{{monospaced}}}
{{Monospace}}
{{{this text will not render wiki syntax}}}
Strikethrough Format
--strikethrough--
-StrikeThrough-
Superscript Format
^^superscript^^
^Superscript^
Subscript Format
~~subscript~~
~Subscript~
Images
[img[local.jpg]]
[img[http://foo.bar/foo.jpg]]
!path/SkinSampleGWiki.png!
[[Image::woas.png]]
Aligning Text
using custom classes, e.g.
{{right{
text
}}}
{div:style=...}
Aligned Text
{div}
Text Indentation
:indent

> quote

<<<
blockquote
<<<
{div:style=...}
Aligned Text
{div}
Bulleted Lists
* Item 1
** Item 1.1
* Item 2
- Item 1
- Item 2
-- Sub Item
* element 1
* element 2
* element 3
Numbered Lists
# Item 1
## Item 1.1
# Item 2
# Item 1
# Item 2
## Sub Item
* element 1
* element 2
* element 3
Definition Lists
; term
: description
* Item 1
* Item 2
** Sub Item
Horizontal Rule
----
----
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