Docusaurus
Wikis & DocumentationDocumentation website generator built with React
Replaces GitBook, Confluence
Best Cross-Platform Wikis & Documentation for self-hosting
The 17 best Cross-Platform wikis & documentation you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
MkDocs
Wikis & DocumentationDocumentation site generator for technical teams
Replaces Confluence, GitBook
TiddlyWiki
Wikis & DocumentationA non-linear personal web notebook in a single file
Replaces Notion, OneNote
Dendron
Wikis & DocumentationHierarchical note-taking and personal knowledge wiki
Replaces Notion, Confluence
zk
Wikis & DocumentationPlain-text note-taking and Zettelkasten assistant
Replaces Roam Research, Obsidian
Gitit
Wikis & DocumentationWiki program that stores pages and uploaded files in a git repository,
Zim
Wikis & DocumentationA desktop wiki and personal knowledge base
Replaces OneNote, Notion
Kiwix
Wikis & DocumentationOffline reader for Wikipedia and other knowledge
Replaces Wikipedia online
Daux.io
Wikis & DocumentationFlat-file documentation generator rendered from Markdown
Replaces GitBook, Confluence
Antora
Wikis & DocumentationMulti-repository documentation site generator
Replaces Confluence, GitBook
Mycorrhiza Wiki
Wikis & DocumentationFilesystem and git-based wiki engine written in Go using Mycomarkup
OutWiker
Wikis & DocumentationTree-structured notes and wiki desktop application
Replaces Notion, OneNote
WikidPad
Wikis & DocumentationSingle-user wiki notebook for thoughts and ideas
Replaces OneNote, Evernote
Oddmuse
Wikis & DocumentationSimple wiki engine written in Perl
W
Wikis & DocumentationLightweight, mutli-user, flat-file-database Wiki engine
WiKiss
Wikis & DocumentationWiki, simple to use and install
PmWiki
Wikis & DocumentationWiki-based system for collaborative creation and maintenance
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docusaurus | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 66,481 |
| MkDocs | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | BSD-2-Clause | 22,497 |
| TiddlyWiki | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 8,689 |
| Dendron | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 7,467 |
| zk | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | GPL-3.0 | 2,836 |
| Gitit | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-2.0 | 2,277 |
| Zim | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-2.0 | 2,209 |
| Kiwix | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 963 |
| Daux.io | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 830 |
| Antora | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MPL-2.0 | 800 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Docusaurus (66,481 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: TiddlyWiki (from 64 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 6 of 17 use GPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Cross-Platform within the wikis & documentation category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.