TiddlyWiki
Wikis & DocumentationA non-linear personal web notebook in a single file
Replaces Notion, OneNote
Best Single-User Wikis & Documentation for self-hosting
The 5 best Single-User wikis & documentation you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Zim
Wikis & DocumentationA desktop wiki and personal knowledge base
Replaces OneNote, Notion
Tiddloid
Wikis & DocumentationHost and edit single-file TiddlyWiki wikis
Replaces Evernote, OneNote
WikidPad
Wikis & DocumentationSingle-user wiki notebook for thoughts and ideas
Replaces OneNote, Evernote
Pepperminty Wiki
Wikis & DocumentationComplete wiki engine contained in a single PHP file
Replaces DokuWiki, MediaWiki
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TiddlyWiki | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 8,689 |
| Zim | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-2.0 | 2,209 |
| Tiddloid | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 283 |
| WikidPad | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 211 |
| Pepperminty Wiki | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 64 MB | MPL-2.0 | 206 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: TiddlyWiki (8,689 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: TiddlyWiki (from 64 MB RAM, against 128 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 3 of 5 use BSD-3-Clause; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Single-User within the wikis & documentation category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.