WikidPad
Not to be confused with Wikipad, the gaming tablet.
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WikidPad running on Windows | |
| Developer(s) | Michael Butscher |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.2 (Stable) / February 15, 2014 |
| Preview release | WikidPad 2.3beta13_01 (Not so stable) / February 3, 2015 |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Python, wxPython |
| Operating system | Cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X) |
| Platform | Cross-platform (Windows, Python) |
| Size | 7.1 MB |
| Available in | English |
| Type | wiki-like outliner |
| License | Three-clause BSD |
| Website | WikidPad |
WikidPad is an open source, Python-based wiki-like outliner for storing thoughts, ideas, to-do lists, contacts, and other notes with wiki-like linking between pages.
The WikidPad system uses a database to tie together individual text documents that the user creates into a wiki-like notepad. Wiki-links can be created by writing a word in CamelCase or enclosing a word or words with single brackets, allowing easy ways to create a mini-wiki on a certain subject easily. Single wiki pages and complete wikis can be exported to HTML.
WikidPad was invented by Jason Horman who released it under his own open source license, similar to BSD license, in June 2005. Since October 2005 Michael Butscher has been the main developer of WikidPad.[1]
Features
- WikiWord autocompletion
- WikiWord navigation
- Tree/Outline view
- To-do lists
- Incremental search
- Wikis can be exported to HTML
- Extensible with Python scripting[2]
- Can be used as portable software on a USB stick[3]
File formats
WikidPad can store notes in plain text or a SQLite database. When storing notes as text, the program can use SQLite or Gadfly to index the text files.
Plug-ins
Several other programs can be used as plug-ins to provide functions not directly supported:[4]
- Spelling checker
- Graphviz – graph visualization software
- MimeTex – Latex formula renderer
- Ploticus – Charting and graphing software
- GnuPlot
See also
- Personal wiki
- List of wiki software
- Comparison of wiki software
- Comparison of notetaking software
- List of Python software
References
- ↑ Development history, http://wikidpad.sourceforge.net/
- ↑ Plugin description, http://trac.wikidpad2.webfactional.com/wiki/ListOfUserScripts
- ↑ Review by Jo Bager, c't magazine, 2010, http://www.heise.de/software/download/wikidpad/46063a
- ↑ WikidPad External Graphical Applications
External links
- WikidPad homepage
- Open source project homepage
- c't magazine review - on Heise.de December 2010, wikidPad 1.9.rc11, by Jo Bager
- CNET editors' review - on cnet.com, November 7, 2008, WikidPad 1.9