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