Version 19 of Personal Wikis

Updated 2005-02-11 14:18:19

A Personal Wiki is a non-collaborative Wiki-like application that lets a single individual browse, edit, search, and link together their own personal collection of pages. At present there are at least three applications of this kind:

  • Wikit, the Wiki software that runs this website, can be run as a standalone personal Wiki.
  • Notebook App is an application designed from the ground up to be a personal Wiki.
  • ProjectForum's demo version works very well as a PIM
  • Tkoutline doesn't have search capabilities, but it does allow browsing, editing, and linking of collections of pages. In this case the pages are outlines. Also, there is no distinction between edit mode and browse mode.
  • Grindweb is another PIM; however the link does not exist.

Suggestion for a PIM

2004.12.20 WJR Hi - I'm looking for a Tcl/Tk-based addressbook or PIM. Any recommendations? Thanks!

RA2 For a PIM wiki like, I recommend this very wiki we are writing on: Wikit. It works great! Like many have done, you can download it and install it on your hard drive. NoteBook programmed by Will Duchesne can also do the work brilliantly (stand alone no browser required). ProjectForum's demo version programmed by MarkRoseman is excellent also as a PIM (it works with a browser).

For a very very complete list of wiki engines, click here: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiEngines and you'll have an updated list of the wikis available for download in all sorts of programming languages. We are talking here of internet and personal wikis.

For a list of personal wikis written in all programming languages, click here: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PersonalWiki .

---> If you'd like to change the look of your personal wiki yourself and if you know a little HTML, EddiesWiki is the big favourite in this arena. Download it from http://tinyted.org . More info here: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?EddiesWiki . It is written in C++; like ProjectForum it comes with a server and only a browser is required.

Enjoy wiki!


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