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TiddlyWiki
TiddlyWiki5
JavaScript2013–2026
TiddlyWiki / TiddlyWiki5

TiddlyWiki5

A self-contained JavaScript wiki for the browser, Node.js, AWS Lambda etc.

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REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

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What it is

A self-contained JavaScript wiki for the browser, Node.js, AWS Lambda etc.

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Where it is used

No documented product use was verified in the last source check.

What people are saying

As far as I can tell, TiddlyWiki 5 has no feature or plugin to have revision history integrated into the UI, although one might come in the future [1]. According to [1], there…

comex used a recommendation phrase. 2 indexed comments match. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.

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Also in these discussions

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by year14 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2013-12-25 00:16:44 UTC to 2026-04-24 23:29:48 UTC.

01232013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20132014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20192020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20132013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20142014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110
20152015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20162016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

14 sources
fragileone·May 23, 2021
If you're like me and uninterested in being locked into using yet another proprietary data silo you might be interested in open-source alternatives like CryptPad[1], Outline[2] and TiddlyWiki[3]. That said these alternatives don't have the whole featureset of every tool in the OP, so I periodically research alternatives too. [1] https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad [2] https://github.com/outline/outline [3] https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5
In The Document Arms Race Intensifies
comex·Dec 24, 2020Recommendation phrase
As far as I can tell, TiddlyWiki 5 has no feature or plugin to have revision history integrated into the UI, although one might come in the future [1]. According to [1], there used to be "TiddlyWeb/TiddlySpace, a robust serverside that supports revision history", but TiddlySpace (a hosted service) is dead, and TiddlyWeb (an open source codebase that I guess was the backend for TiddlySpace?) seems to be no longer maintained and mainly targeted the 'old' (pre-5.x) TiddlyWiki. That's too bad for me, because I have a use case where I'd otherwise be very interested in using TiddlyWiki. I love that links load instantly, I love that forking a TiddlyWiki is trivial, I'm interested in the idea of dividing information into smaller-than-a-normal-wiki-page 'tiddlers', and I like the UI design. Overall, I can't find any other software that quite ma
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tches TiddlyWiki's capabilities. But my use case is for a publicly editable wiki, so it's critical that revision history not only exist but be integrated into the UI. Right now, as far as I can tell, the closest approximation would be to use TiddlyWiki's feature of auto-saving to a Git hosting service (which for some reason supports only specific hosting services, not arbitrary remotes?). Then you could browse the history on that service. But that would be a totally separate site from the wiki itself, which would create an awkward user experience. [1] https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/436#issuecom...
In TiddlyWiki 5.1.23
TiddlyTweeter·Oct 24, 2019
The OP is "How do you build a personal knowledge base?" I have used over years many tools. For me I need a tool that can handle: (a) "easy, unstructured data entry"; (b)"help find emergent pattern in data entered at (a)." TiddlyWiki (https://https://tiddlywiki.com/) is a very interesting and useful tool that matches my two criteria above very well. Its usable immediately. Just click to create a "Tiddler" and type. Later you can manipulate/present the "Tiddlers" you created in numerous ways. The basic version is a single HTML file that self-modifies (for interested programmers its a rare example of a pure "Quine"). It works in any browser. Browser extensions are available for it so that it can overwrite save, rather than download save. It will work with the cloud if you need that. Interfaces with Google Docs. Free publishing from local Tid
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dlyWiki to online publishing is built-in for http://tiddlyspot.com. And more I can't list. See main site for info. It has its own scripting language that includes string matching, maths and complex filters. In particular its "filter" mechanisms, that are largely list oreientated, allow complex interrogation and presentation of content. It supports JavaScript modules allowing full integration of good existing tools. There are libraries of plugins--both official (https://tiddlywiki.com/#%24%3A%2Fcore%2Fui%2FControlPanel%2F...) and unofficial (https://dynalist.io/d/zUP-nIWu2FFoXH-oM7L7d9DM -- hundreds) that extend function in many ways. There are also other versions of TW that are node based. Of the more interesting branches are "Bob" (https://github.com/OokTech/TW5-Bob) that provides all of TW's base functionality plus interaction with the OS on all major desktop platforms. Another is TiddlyServer (https://github.com/Arlen22/TiddlyServer). IMO its a very sophisticated and very effective tool for recording unstructured data in any form. The real plus in it is that you can then, if you need, begin to structure that data in innumerable ways. An upside is you can learn the basics very quickly. A downside is that it can take some time to fully understand all you can do in it and how to do it. For developers its Github gives insight into how it works and current developoments (https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5). It has a useful, friendly, discussion group (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/tiddlywiki). Its a kind of "Swiss Army Knife" of information tools.
In Ask HN: How did you build up your personal knowledge base?

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