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Wikmd

File-based wiki using Markdown and Git

Wikis & Documentation ★ 424 stars Easy setup MIT

Wikmd is a lightweight, file-based wiki that stores all pages as Markdown files and tracks changes with Git. It offers a clean web interface for editing without a database.

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Key features

  • Markdown file storage
  • Git-tracked history
  • No database required
  • Search across pages

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Easy to back up with Git
  • Simple to host

Trade-offs

  • Smaller feature set
  • Basic access control

Is Wikmd secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Wikmd's latest release (v1.10.7). OSV.dev lists 2 past advisories 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-2022-36081, published 2022-09-07 (1498 days ago), fixed in 1.7.1

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

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