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Foswiki
What it is
Foswiki is an open source collaboration platform for teams to share knowledge and edit pages in a web browser. It can serve as a document repository, collaborative authoring space, content or project management tool, blog, or tracking system. Teams can also create applications such as status boards, to-do lists, inventory systems, employee handbooks, and bug trackers. Pages can contain structured data for advanced search and can be edited using a WYSIWYG editor, topic markup, or HTML. Foswiki keeps revision histories for pages and attachments, and flexible access controls can restrict pages. It supports enterprise LDAP and can connect with web APIs such as Google Maps. Its plugin architecture offers hundreds of extensions for added features and third-party application integration. Foswiki is Free Software under the GNU/GPL, with a free, community-supported self-hosted plan. It runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, and supports web, API, and self-hosted use. Interfaces are localized in 20 languages. Installation is manual, assumes basic server administration knowledge, and requires server prerequisites including Perl and required Perl modules.
For and against
For
- Free under the GNU/GPL
- Keeps revision history for pages and attachments
- Supports flexible access controls
- Provides hundreds of extensions
- Interfaces are available in 20 languages
Against
- Installation is manual
- Requires basic server administration knowledge
- External extension dependencies may need manual installation
The verdict
Foswiki offers teams a flexible, free platform for collaborative pages and custom tools. Its manual setup and potential extension dependencies are important considerations for self-hosting.
Who it suits
Foswiki may suit teams seeking a self-hosted space for knowledge sharing, collaborative editing, or custom wiki applications. Installation requires basic server administration knowledge.
Plans and prices
Foswiki
Community supported · Self-hosted
Read 7 Oct 2026 · foswiki.appx.com
On the record
- Access and history
- The product supports flexible access controls and revision history for documents and attachments.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Access controls
- Pages can be protected with flexible access controls.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Applications
- Foswiki can be used to create applications such as status boards, to-do lists, inventory systems, employee handbooks, and bug trackers.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The feature page says Foswiki is available as a software appliance for VMware or VirtualBox.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment requirements
- The installation guide describes manual installation and assumes basic server administration knowledge; Foswiki requires server prerequisites including Perl and required Perl modules.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Pages can be edited with a WYSIWYG editor, topic markup, or HTML.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Editing and languages
- The feature page lists a WYSIWYG text editor and localized interfaces in 20 languages.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Extension limitation
- Foswiki documentation says CPAN and other external package dependencies for extensions are not resolved automatically and may need to be installed manually.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- A plugin API allows extensions to add functionality; plugins can be installed through the configure interface or command line, and community plugins are independently developed and maintained.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- History
- Foswiki keeps revision history for pages and attachments.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Foswiki supports enterprise LDAP and can combine with web APIs such as Google Maps.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Intended uses
- The introduction lists document repositories, collaborative authoring, content management, project management, blogs, and tracking tools among Foswiki's uses.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- License
- Foswiki is developed as Free Software under the GNU/GPL.astrowiki.physics.ox.ac.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- Localization
- The feature page says Foswiki has localized interfaces in 20 languages.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Foswiki is an open source collaboration platform where teams can edit pages in a web browser.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Foswiki is an open, programmable collaboration platform for sharing knowledge and editing pages collaboratively.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The feature page identifies protection against Cross-Site Request Forgery as a security feature.foswiki.appx.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- SSO support
- Yesgithub.com · read 19 Sep 2026
