MDwiki
CMS-free wiki that renders Markdown in the browser
MDwiki is a completely client-side wiki engine that renders a set of Markdown files into a navigable site without any server-side processing or database. Pages are loaded and rendered on demand directly in the browser.
Key features
- Pure client-side rendering
- No server logic
- Markdown content
- Themeable layout
Strengths
- Released under the GPL-3.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Active community (3.2k GitHub stars)
- Written in JavaScript
MDwiki replaces
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