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MDwiki

CMS-free wiki that renders Markdown in the browser

Wikis & Documentation ★ 3.2k stars Easy setup GPL-3.0

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.

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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

Is MDwiki secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect MDwiki's latest release (0.7.0). OSV.dev lists 1 past advisory for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2017-20239, published 2026-04-12 (185 days ago)

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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