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DokuWiki vs LeafWiki: catalog facts
DokuWiki	LeafWiki
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
No database needed; pages are plain text files Easy to back up by copying a folder	Single binary with no external database or runtime Markdown files on disk make backup and external editing simple
You have to host and maintain it yourself Wiki markup rather than a visual block editor	API key access is still in development Narrower feature set than Wiki.js or Outline
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: MIT
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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