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AmuseWiki vs MediaWiki: catalog facts
AmuseWiki	MediaWiki
Free Free software with no paid tier.	Free Free and open software with no charge.
Linux, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Built for text libraries, with author, title and topic catalogues Flexible modes from read-only site to open wiki	Proven at very large scale by Wikipedia Large library of extensions
Uses the less common Muse markup rather than Markdown Debian packages are unofficial	Needs a server and some administration to install and maintain Wiki markup and setup take time to learn
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-1.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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