WikidPad – Wiki Notebook for Windows/Linux/Mac OS

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WikidPad - wiki notebook for Windows/Linux/Mac OS

wikidPad is open source . Visit the project homepage at<br>http://trac.wikidpad2.webfactional.com/.

wikidPad is a Wiki-like notebook<br>for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything<br>else you can think of to write down.

What makes wikidPad different from other notepad applications is the<br>ease with which you can cross-link your information. Links in a wiki<br>are created by typing in WikiWords. A WikiWord is any mixed case word<br>typed into the editor. TodoList or JohnDoe are example<br>WikiWords. The term wiki means "quick" in Hawaiian, and wikis are all<br>about quickly linking your information together. Wikis are not a new concept, in fact<br>there are many web based wiki servers available.

WikidPad Features

On the fly WikiWord linking, as you type

WikiWord auto-completion

Easy WikiWord navigation

Wiki text styling

WikiWord History

Wiki document attributes

Dynamic views

Tree/Outline view with over 100 icons

Todo lists

Incremental search

Search and Replace

Autosave

Export to HTML

All your data is stored in plain text

URL and file linking

Intuitive keybindings

Help Wiki included

wikidPad is a real-time wiki

wikidPad is not a web server, or application server, or groupware<br>solution. wikidPad is a standalone notepad like application, albeit<br>notepad on steroids. wikidPad is like an IDE for your thoughts.

IDE for your thoughts

Software developers have grown accustomed to certain features<br>from their integrated development environment that make their jobs easier.<br>Features like auto-completion, outline views, incremental search, easy source<br>code navigation. IDE's that provide these features can greatly increase<br>developer productivity. wikidPad attempts to utilize some of these<br>features to address the problem of personal information management.

Personal Information Management

How do you manage all of the random bits of information in your<br>personal and professional life? Word documents, text files, Microsoft<br>Outlook folders/notes. If you're an expert user maybe you have<br>a weblog, or a personal database, or possibly an outlining application.<br>Where do you track your wifes favorite food, your bosses kids names,<br>your personal todo list, the name of the movie you just read a review<br>of, the name of the book a friend recommended. wikidPad was created to<br>address this issue of personal information management. It provides a<br>place to manage the massive amounts of information you have stuffed in<br>your head, on stickies, or on your computer.

Help

A complete online documentation for beginners and advanced users is<br>here: Help and First Steps<br>(thanks to Jan Stegehuis)

To search all available documentation resources:<br>Meta search

The included help wiki is also available in Hungarian language for<br>version 2.1beta07<br>(thanks to T�r�k �rp�d).

Installation

Windows : Use of a binary installer is recommended. Users of<br>Windows 98/ME should read the hint below before downloading.

Linux : See page<br>InstallLinux<br>in WikidPad's wiki.

MacOS : See page<br>InstallMacosx<br>in WikidPad's wiki.

Download

Multiple versions of WikidPad are available for download here.

2.2 (stable)<br>WikidPad-2.2.exe<br>Windows binary installer unicode<br>WikidPad-2.2-src.zip<br>Source code

2.3 release candidate 02 (nearly stable)<br>WikidPad-2.3rc02.exe<br>Windows binary installer unicode<br>WikidPad-2-3-rc02.zip<br>Source code

2.4 alpha 01 (not so stable)<br>WikidPad-2.4alpha01.exe<br>Windows binary installer unicode<br>WikidPad-2-4-alpha01.zip<br>Source code

Free Icons 1.1 (free icon set<br>to replace commercial ones in 1.9final and before)

Already included in WikidPad 2.0 and later<br>WP-FreeIcons-1.1.exe<br>Windows binary installer

WP-FreeIcons-1.1.zip<br>ZIP file

Spell check add-on 2.0<br>(works with 2.0alpha01 or later)

To use this add-on, install first an appropriate WikidPad version,<br>then install the add-on in the same directory.

The add-on is based on the enchant and pyEnchant libraries.

WP-SpellAddon-2.0.exe<br>Windows binary installer

Spell check add-on 1.0 beta 1<br>(works with 1.7beta3 or later up to and including 1.9 final)

To use this add-on, install first an appropriate WikidPad version,<br>then install the add-on in the same directory.

The add-on is based on the enchant and pyEnchant libraries.

WP-SpellAddon-1.0beta1.exe<br>Windows binary installer

Help and first steps 1.1 (additional<br>help wiki)

Applies to WikidPad 1.9beta20 up to 1.9rc01

You need an installed WikidPad 1.9beta20 or later to see the wiki properly.

WP-HelpAnd1stSteps-1.1.exe<br>Windows binary installer

WP-HelpAnd1stSteps-1.1.zip<br>ZIP file

wxPython Runtime downgrade 1.0<br>(works with 2.0rc03, 2.1alpha03 up to and including 2.3 versions)

To use this add-on, install first an appropriate WikidPad version,<br>then install the add-on in the same directory.

The add-on should solve a problem with tree view (vanishing plus/minus)<br>by downgrading wxPython version. Use on Windows 7 or later is not recommended!

WP-wxPython2.8.9.2Down-1.0.exe<br>Windows binary...

wikidpad wiki windows binary installer information

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