This page contains a comparison of notable websites that use a wiki model.
| Name | Focus | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | Encyclopedic | Public access, most prominent English wiki |
| Citizendium | Encyclopedic | Requires real names; guided by expert input while allowing edits from the general public |
| Scholarpedia | Encyclopedic | Written exclusively by professionals focusing on their field of expertise; subject to peer review |
| Knol | Encyclopedic | A wiki-like technology from Google |
| Wikibooks | General - textbooks | A wikimedia project |
| Wikiversity | General - Self-directed learning | Supports free learning communities, projects, materials, and learners; a wikimedia project |
| wikiHow | General instruction | A how-to manual |
| WikiAnswers | General knowledge | Compiles answers to questions posed |
| Everything2 | Personal essays | A wiki-like project for essays |
| MeatballWiki | Communities - Online communities | |
| Wikia | Communities - Wiki farm | Formerly Wikicities, hosts wikis for online communities |
| Bliki | Personal - Blogs | A blog system organized as a wiki that includes SnipSnap |
| Wikitruth | Social - Criticism of Wikipedia | |
| Conservapedia | Encyclopedic | Information and articles are written from a Conservative Christian viewpoint aimed at correcting the perceived liberal bias of Wikipedia |
| Encyclopedia Dramatica | Satire of Internet memes | A satirical wiki |
| Uncyclopedia | Satire - Parody | A satirical encyclopedia dedicated to parody |
| Wiktionary | Reference - Definitions | A multilingual dictionary; wikimedia project |
| Wikiquote | Reference - Quotations | A quote repository, a wikimedia project |
| Wikisource | Reference - Primary sources | Dedicated to use on Wikipedia; a wikimedia project |
| Wikimedia Commons | Misc - Electronic media | A repository of free electronic media; a wikimedia project |
| Biographicon | Misc - Biographies of people | A directory of personal profiles |
| International Music Score Library Project | Music | A wiki library of public domain musical scores |
| LyricWiki | Music - Lyrics | A listing of lyrics by album |
| Whole Wheat Radio | Music - Indie music | An online community radio station featuring independent music |
| Memory Alpha | Fiction - Star Trek | Contains canon-only material |
| Wookieepedia | Fiction - Star Wars | Science fiction encyclopedia |
| A Million Penguins | Fiction - collaboratively-written novel | |
| Galaxiki | Fictional galaxy | Dedicated to the creation of a fictional galaxy |
| Lostpedia | Fiction - Lost | |
| Sensei's Library | Misc - Go (game) | |
| WikiWikiWeb | Computer programming, specifically design patterns | World's oldest wiki (began circa 1995) |
| Javapedia | Computers - Java | An online encyclopedia for developing Java |
| SWiK | Computers - Open source software | |
| PhpWiki | Computers - PHP software | |
| TWiki | Computers/Wiki projects | A community wiki about wikis in general, and to develop, document, package and support the TWiki enterprise collaboration platform |
| GeoNames | Places | A geographical database that links specific names with unique features |
| City wiki | Places | An umbrella term for a variety of wikis dedicated to cities or other geographic regions |
| The Student Room | Place - UK University and student life | Offers UK university guides, revision notes, examples of university personal statements and information on student life and university courses |
| DavisWiki | Place - Davis, California | A city wiki dedicated solely to Davis; at one point the largest city wiki |
| Galbijim Wiki | Place - South Korea | Written by, and for an audience of South Korean expatriates |
| WikiPilipinas | Place - The Philippines | A combined non-academic encyclopedia, web portal, directory and almanac for Philippine-based knowledge |
| Travellerspoint | Places - Travel | A social networking site dedicated to sharing stories and recommendations about travel |
| OpenStreetMap | Places - Maps | Uses GPS, aerial photography and other free sources of images to create a map of the world |
| WikiMapia | Places - On-line map | Combines Google Maps with a wiki system; currently supports 35 languages |
| Wikitravel | Places - Travel | A travel guide; unconnected to the Wikimedia Foundation |
| World66 | Places - Travel | A formerly Dutch company now owned by Internet Brands |
| Baidu Baike | Encyclopedic/Chinese | A Chinese encyclopedia |
| WikiZnanie | Encyclopedic/Russian | A Russian language encyclopedia released under the FreeBSD Documentation License |
| Enciclopedia Libre Universal en Español | Encyclopedic/Spanish | A Spanish language fork of Wikipedia |
| Vikidia | Encyclopedic/Spanish and French | A Spanish and French language encyclopedia for children ages 8-13 |
| Susning.nu | Encyclopedic/Swedish | A Swedish language encyclopedia, which competes with Swedish Wikipedia |
| Wikinews | General - News | Collaborative news service, a wikimedia project |
| ZineWiki | Social - Independent media | A zine encyclopedia |
| WikiCandidate | Fictional presidential campaign | A virtual campaign for a fictional U.S. presidential candidate. A project of Cornell Univeristy. |
| Congresspedia | Government - United States Congress | A separately branded sub-section of SourceWatch |
| Diplopedia | Government - Diplomacy | Encyclopedia of the U.S. Department of State collecting items related to international relations and diplomacy |
| Jurispedia | Government - Law | A multi-lingual academic encyclopedia, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German and Spanish |
| SourceWatch | Social - Propaganda | Formerly Disinfopedia, discusses propaganda and includes organizations that seek to influence public opinion |
| Wikileaks | Social - Whistleblowers | Allows people to leak documents anonymously |
| Intellipedia | Government - Intelligence | Three non-accessible wikis running on networks that link the U.S. intelligence community |
| WikiTimeScale | General - Human history | An interactive timeline of history |
| OpenWetWare | Science - Biology | Promotes sharing and dissemination of knowledge related to biological research |
| Wikispecies | Science - Biology | A directory of species; wikimedia project |
| BOWiki | Science - Gene function | An ontology curation framework and gene function editor |
| PlanetMath | Misc - Mathematics | Free wiki-style mathematical encyclopedia |
| ATWiki | Misc - Assistive technology | Also addresses disabilities related to assistive technology |
| MyWikiBiz | Misc - Business directory | Allows people and enterprises to write about themselves |
| ShopWiki | Misc - Products | A shopping wiki and product comparison search engine featuring buying guides and shopping resources |
| RitchieWiki | Reference - Construction Equipment | An equipment wiki geared for the construction industry. Includes equipment specifications. Also available in French and Spanish. |
See also
- Comparison of wiki farms
- History of wikis
- List of online encyclopedias
- Nupedia, a defunct, expert-based precursor to wikipedia
- UseModWiki
- Wiki farm
- Wiki software
External links
- Open content encyclopedias at the Open Directory Project
- meta:Interwiki map
- meta:List of largest wikis
- WikiIndex.org – a wiki of wiki and new wikis
- wikindex.com – a wiki statistics board
- A complete list of Wikia community sites
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