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