What is a
PersonalWiki? It's like
WardsWiki, but it's
yours. It can be:
Internet wikis that can be used locally (and need a server)
All of them, but the degree of difficulty for installation may vary for each one. (Most PHP installations require an Apache Web server, and some may require mySQL as well.)
Personal wikis that come with a server (and need a browser)
- CoWiki (http://cowiki.org/) seems dead
- ClusterWiki
- DidiWiki
- EddiesWiki (one of the earliest personal wikis)
- InstikiWiki
- Personal Kneaver (http://www.kneaver.com/products/Personal_Kneaver.htm) combines Wiki and Mindmaps.
- MiniRubyWiki
- MoinMoin (even in Win32, with or without other server, since it come with a optional standalone server)
- NotesWiki -- personal desktop Wiki, flat files, tag based, standalone server, GPL, docu only in German available, http://www.jstolberg.de/NotesWiki
- OddMuse (for win32; download the installer here http://www.oddmuse.org/cgi-bin/oddmuse/Windows)
- PimkiWiki (http://pimki.rubyforge.org) - A Wiki-based PersonalInformationManager for GettingThingsDone
- ProjectForum -- the demo version; no need to even start the browser separately; written in TCL; a single exe file
- RuwikiWiki (in Ruby, see http://ruwiki.rubyforge.org/)
- SoksWiki (in Ruby, imports InStiki and shows WikiLinks? to existing pages without any formatting)
- TwikiWindowsPersonal - self-contained version of Twiki (TwikiClone) for windows users. Will run from a usb memory device.
- Wikiwig, a WysiWyg Wiki, lite and easy to use (in PHP/MySql)
- WindowsWiki - comes with Tinyweb http server in an automatic installer. Requires python be present.
- XoYnKi (in Java)
Personal Wikis that don't need a server but require a browser
Stand-alone personal wikis that don't require a server or a browser
- More than one operating system
- Linux, Unix
- Mac
- Windows
- bLade Wiki -- not just for Windows mobile, not even dependent on it: http://dale.lane.googlepages.com/bladewiki%3Alinks
- ConnectedText -- (commercial $29.95), includes a web or map view of nodes, categories, calendar and full text search
- FlexWikiPad -- not to be confused with FlexWiki or FlexWikiEditor; this one is unconnected (but needs MS.NET Framework)
- HypEdit -- rudimentary plain text wiki; see http://hytext.com/
- LinkedNotes -- (commercial $19.95)
- NoteStudio -- works well on Windows, it's meant to be used with Palm (for PC $39.95 US, for Palm and PC $49.95 US)
- NoteWiki -- no development since 2003
- PepysWiki -- no longer supported
- QuickNotes -- (commercial $15.00 - seems to be discontinued; StoneNotes seems to be successor application)
- SdiDesk: This is an app programmed by PhilJones.
- TextWeb -- it has wiki-like links but no wiki formatting. Perhaps better listed under WikiLikeThing
- WikidPad -- now open source, Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
- WikiWriter -- (shareware 39.95)
- PpcSoftiKnow -- (commercial; free lite edition, $29 Home edition, $79 Standard edition, $249 Professional edition)
See also
DesktopWiki
Web-based Personal Wikis
PersonalWiki for Editors/IDEs
PersonalWiki for HandHeld
Or you could carry around your
WikiOnPortableStorage media.
See
WikiNerveCenter,
WikiStyleSheet,
GraphWiki,
IdealPersonalWiki,
PersonalWikiTestimonials,
EncryptingPersonalWiki
Compare/contrast
ProjectWiki,
TeamWiki.
CategoryPersonalWiki CategoryPersonalInformationSystem