LeafWiki
A fast wiki for people who think in folders, not feeds. Fast editing. Tree navigation. Markdown on disk.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 67% of tracked projects; popularity more than 37%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 1.2k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.13.0 · 8 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Docker, Go |
Is LeafWiki actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 572 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 305 of them.
The most recent tagged release, v0.13.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 24 projects we track in Wikis, LeafWiki ranks #5 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What LeafWiki actually does
LeafWiki is a lightweight wiki engine that organises documentation in a hierarchical tree structure using standard Markdown files stored directly on disk. It provides fast editing capabilities and relies on folder-based navigation rather than chronological feeds.
Best fit: It is a strong fit if you prefer maintaining your documentation repository as plain files on a local filesystem while retaining a web-based interface for reading and editing.
Worth knowing: As a relatively niche project with a modest community compared to mainstream alternatives, you may need to handle custom integrations and extensions yourself.
Deployment notes
Because the application is packaged as a Docker container using Go, you will typically need to configure persistent volume storage for your Markdown files and place it behind a reverse proxy for TLS termination.
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