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WikidPad

Single-user wiki notebook for thoughts and ideas

Wikis & Documentation ★ 211 stars Easy setup BSD-3-Clause

WikidPad is an open-source single-user desktop wiki for storing thoughts, ideas, and notes with wiki-style cross-linking. It keeps everything in a local database or plain files on your machine.

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Key features

  • Single-user desktop wiki
  • Automatic cross-linking
  • Local storage
  • Works offline

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Simple personal wiki
  • Fully local and private

Trade-offs

  • Dated interface
  • Single-user only

Is WikidPad secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for WikidPad's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

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

WikidPad replaces

Self-hosted OneNote alternativesSelf-hosted Evernote alternatives

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