It's like you woke up and decided to post exactly the thing I've been looking for over the past 6-12 months
Zim – A Desktop Wiki
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Re: Zim – A Desktop Wiki
#22Been using it for nearly a decade and have turned many people on to it. I wrote about it some years back on my ugly blog: https://www.tidbitsfortechs.com/2013/12/tech-tool-tidbit-zim... [edit. It said I turned many people into it which assumes that there are people out there who are Zims. Space invaders notwitstanding.]
I'm also using it for few years, the only complain I got so far is a lack of proper version for Mac OS and any mobile client. Obviously Python+GTK work on Mac OS, but few times either updates of Python, Mac OS or Zim itself, broke it for me. For mobile the only option is either to view files directly, or use built-in web server (though no editing is available in this case).
Re: Zim – A Desktop Wiki
#23I am very glad to see that Zim has gotten their Windows builds working again.
Re: Zim – A Desktop Wiki
#24I wish it would eventually move to Markdown in a large version change, to open the door to direct-to-MD publishing
Jaap is open to it but it's lower priority. It's been an open issue for years https://github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki/issues/...
Re: Zim – A Desktop Wiki
#25There's been a great app for the Mac like this for years and years:
Re: Zim – A Desktop Wiki
#26I was using TiddlyWiki, but I stopped about two years ago. I use OneNote for everything because I am primarily Windows based, but I do have an iMac and Linux machines too. I may give this a try. I still go back to pen and paper in bound books a lot, but for listing and sharing this looks good.
I used OneNote in school and really liked it but no native Linux support is a deal breaker. The web client is far too slow and frustrating to use on a daily basis.
Re: Zim – A Desktop Wiki
#27I've been using Zim for at least 10 years for notes, todo's, etc.
Recently I updated my setup to use syncthing for syncing between my desktop, laptop, and my Android phone. On my phone I use Markor, an open source app that supports the Zim markup format (along with Markdown and some others). I've been pretty happy with this setup.
Re: Zim – A Desktop Wiki
#28I've used Zim about 8 years ago, but lost interest after a month. If I remember correctly, there were no Windows builds for a time, just an instruction how to compile it.
I've been looking at Logseq and Obsidian recently.
Re: Zim – A Desktop Wiki
#29I have experimented with Cherrytree, I did org-mode for a year. Recently I did Obsidian.
Keep coming back to my beloved Zim.
Super extensible without being overwhelming.
I do my personal notes, my blogging, my course website and even my Slides (instead of Powerpoint) with it.
Re: Zim – A Desktop Wiki
#30These are the features I'd like in a wiki / personal knowledge engine:
- Not a service. This has to be durable and portable.
- Backed primarily by git and plaintext files, not a database. Explorable and manageable on the filesystem.
- Markdown
- Hyperlinks to articles that show up red if the page doesn't exist (yet). If a page is renamed, all hyperlinks to it must automatically update.
- Multiple tags / categories can be added to any page. Bonus if it supports hierarchical categories. These get indexed and can be bulk managed. When pages are updated and their tags change, the system automatically handles the bookkeeping.
- Indexed fuzzy search better than grep
- Server + browser interface (mobile friendly). It should also support editing from the browser and saving back to git.
- Native desktop app. Less important, but also enforces that git, files, and a simple set of indices are the core data model.
- Sync over git / github with easy diff fixing
- Publish to a public or private website. Bonus if statically rendered snapshots are supported.
- Despite all of the ancillary indices and support mechanisms, it must remain CLI/vim editing friendly. Indexes and links should update as a post commit hook or async job
- Images and media can be uploaded to a secondary service that handles indexing, hosting, backups, and thumbnail generation. This is a whole set of concerns all on its own.
tl;dr: git + markdown data model with a bunch of bookkeeping, indexing, and tooling on the side
I haven't found a good fit yet, but I haven't explored the entire space. I might just write it one of these days.
Definitely looking for recommendations!
Edit: thanks for the suggestions! :)