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BookStack vs Wiki|Docs: catalog facts
BookStack	Wiki\|Docs
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; donations accepted.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Fixed hierarchy makes large documentation sets easy to navigate Granular permissions plus LDAP, SAML and OIDC sign-in	Content stays as portable Markdown files Standalone desktop app plus self-hosted server
PHP, MySQL and a web server are required; there is no single-binary option The rigid structure gets in the way if you want a free-form wiki	Version 2 is a recent full rewrite Supported desktop operating systems not stated in the research
Self-hosted, Web application	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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