wikidPad is now open source. Visit the project homepage at .
wikidPad is a Wiki-like notebook for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of to write down.
What makes wikidPad different from other notepad applications is the ease with which you can cross-link your information. Links in a wiki are created by typing in WikiWords. A WikiWord is any mixed case word typed into the editor. TodoList or JohnDoe are example WikiWords. The term wiki means "quick" in Hawaiian, and wikis are all about quickly linking your information together. Wikis are not a new concept, in fact there are many web based wiki servers available.
![](boxtopleftcorner08222002.gif) | ![](boxtop08222002.gif) | ![](boxtoprightcorner08222002.gif) | ![](boxtopleft08222002.gif) | WikidPad Features | ![](boxtopright08222002.gif) | ![](boxdividerleft08222002.gif) | ![](boxdivider08222002.gif) | ![](boxdividerright08222002.gif) | ![](boxleft08222002.gif) | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | On the fly WikiWord linking, as you type | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | WikiWord auto-completion | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Easy WikiWord navigation | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Wiki text styling | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | WikiWord History | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Wiki document attributes | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Dynamic views | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Tree/Outline view with over 100 icons | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Todo lists | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Incremental search | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Search and Replace | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Autosave | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Export to HTML | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | All your data is stored in plain text | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | URL and file linking | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Intuitive keybindings | ![](arrowa1a5a9.gif) | Help Wiki included |
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| ![](spacer.gif) | ![](spacer.gif) | wikidPad is a real-time wiki wikidPad is not a web server, or application server, or groupware solution. wikidPad is a standalone notepad like application, albeit notepad on steroids. wikidPad is like an IDE for your thoughts. IDE for your thoughts Software developers have grown accustomed to certain features from their integrated development environment that make their jobs easier. Features like auto-completion, outline views, incremental search, easy source code navigation. IDE's that provide these features can greatly increase developer productivity. wikidPad attempts to utilize some of these 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 personal and professional life? Word documents, text files, Microsoft Outlook folders/notes. If you're an expert user maybe you have a weblog, or a personal database, or possibly an outlining application. Where do you track your wifes favorite food, your bosses kids names, your personal todo list, the name of the movie you just read a review of, the name of the book a friend recommended. wikidPad was created to address this issue of personal information management. It provides a place to manage the massive amounts of information you have stuffed in your head, on stickies, or on your computer. Help A complete online documentation for beginners and advanced users is here: Help and First Steps (thanks to Jan Stegehuis)
To search all available documentation resources: Meta search
Installation Windows: Use of a binary installer is recommended. Users of Windows 98/ME should read the hint below before downloading.
Linux: See page InstallLinux in WikidPad's wiki.
MacOS: See page InstallMacosx in WikidPad's wiki.
Download Multiple versions of WikidPad are available for download here.
For users of Windows 98/ME On these systems, WikidPad version 1.6 and later needs a file named "unicows.dll" which must be placed either in the installation directory of the binary version of WikidPad (where "WikidPad.exe" is) or in the "\Windows\System" directory. You can find the file either here or download an installer for it from Microsoft. You should also download the file msvcp71.dll if you do not have it. It is not absolutely necessary, but allows to use an external HTML preview renderer (since 1.8beta6).
Important remark Please install WikidPad only in a path which consists completely of ASCII-characters, this means only 'a' to 'z' letters, lower or upper case, digits and punctuation characters like underscore, dot and comma.
wikidPad is mentioned on mind-mapping.org.
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Help/Support/Forum... | | Visit the wikidPad Yahoo! Group to discuss issues with fellow wikidPad users.
Also take a look at the polls there to help the developer to guess which direction the development should take.
Also visit the wikidPad Google Dev Group to discuss wikidPad development with fellow wikidPad developers. |
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Donations | WikidPad was invented by Jason Horman who made it open source in June 2005. Since October 2005 (version 1.20beta1) Michael Butscher is the main developer of WikidPad. If you want to donate to Michael Butscher for his work and you have a Paypal account use the following link to donate via Sourceforge: Donate |
News... | Dec 27, 2008
WikidPad 1.8rc19 is now available. It is a bug fix to latest 1.8beta on the way to a final 1.8 version. Download Windows binary or source code.
WikidPad 1.9beta21 is now available. One bugfix only. Windows binary or source code.
| Dec 02, 2008
Help and First Steps 1.1 is now available. It explains WikidPad up to version 1.9beta21. Download Windows binary or ZIP file.
| Nov 27, 2007
WikidPad 1.9beta20 is now available. Little Enhancements and bugfixes. Windows binary or source code.
| Nov 26, 2008
WikidPad 1.8rc18 is now available. It is a bug fix to latest 1.8beta on the way to a final 1.8 version. Download Windows binary or source code.
| Nov 05, 2008
Help and First Steps 1.0 is now available. Download Windows binary or ZIP file.
| Nov 02, 2008
Help and First Steps 0.6 is now available. Download Windows binary or ZIP file.
| Nov 01, 2008
Website moved to Sourceforge.
| Jul 27, 2008
WikidPad 1.9beta16 is now available. It has a few more options and a few bug fixes.
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