XWiki

An enterprise wiki platform in Java that doubles as a runtime for building structured applications, with fine-grained rights and extensions.

1.3k stars, 674 forks Java On GitHub since March 2011

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What is XWiki?

XWiki is a wiki for organizations that also works as an application platform: pages can hold structured data, scripts and forms, so teams build their own small applications on top of it. It offers a WYSIWYG editor, fine-grained access rights, page history, and an extension repository with hundreds of add-ons. XWiki Commons, Rendering and Platform are released together with a shared version. It is developed with backing from XWiki SAS, which sells support and paid extensions.

Good fit if

  • You need a Confluence alternative for a large organization with complex permissions.
  • You want to build structured internal applications inside a wiki.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want a lighter wiki that is quick to set up: BookStack or DokuWiki.
  • You want a modern editor focused on documentation: Docmost.

Before you adopt it

XWiki is LGPL-2.1, with an active team of contributors. It runs on Java with a servlet container and a database, and the repository has no Docker setup, though official images are published separately.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

XWiki health: is it still maintained?

81 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    1,023 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 30 October 2026.
    30 / 30
  • Contributors
    15 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 17% of them.
    16 / 20
  • Releases
    15 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, xwiki-platform-18.9.0, on 26 October 2026.
    19 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Too few recent issues from outside the team to measure, so this part gets a neutral score.
    10 / 20
  • Security practices
    OpenSSF Scorecard 5.6 of 10.
    6 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

XWiki license: is it open source?

XWiki uses LGPL-2.1, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. March 2011First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayLGPL-2.1.

How to run XWiki yourself

Docker
No Docker files in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
28 languages

Install instructions: platform.xwiki.org or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about XWiki

Is XWiki open source?

Yes. XWiki is published under LGPL-2.1, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is XWiki still maintained?

Its health score is 81 of 100 (actively developed). It had 1,023 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 30 October 2026, and its latest release came out on 26 October 2026.

How do I run XWiki?

The repository has no Docker files or app builds, so you build it from source. The README on GitHub has the steps.

What are the alternatives to XWiki?

Close alternatives in the Notes & knowledge bases category include Joplin, MarkText, Memos.