MoinMoin

7.0easy start · #60 of 138
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Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

MoinMoin is ranked #60 of 138 in knowledge base software on The Geeks Club, made by MoinMoin (South-west Germany (project administrator Thomas Waldmann’s company is described as operating there)). It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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MoinMoin Free Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL moinmo.in · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on knowledge base software

Free plan: Yes
SSO support: Yes
Version history: Yes

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The record

Purpose: MoinMoin is an extensible wiki engine for collaboration on easily editable web pages.
License: MoinMoin is Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL.
Editing: It offers both a WYSIWYG editor and a text markup editor.
Search: Search supports titles, full text, multiple terms, Boolean expressions, and Xapian indexed search across attachments and old revisions.
History: The wiki keeps backups of page revisions and supports revision lists and diffs between arbitrary versions.
Collaboration: Features include configurable edit locking or warnings to help avoid editing conflicts, plus RSS feeds for RecentChanges.
Access control: It supports access control lists, multiple authentication methods, web server authentication reuse, and modular authentication for single sign-on.
Extensions: Extension types include macros, parsers, actions, formatters, XML-RPC, and themes.
Integrations: The feature list names email and Jabber notifications, email import, wiki synchronization, and XML-RPC.
Deployment: The feature list says MoinMoin runs on Linux, UNIX, BSD, Mac OS X, Windows, and OpenVMS, with CGI, WSGI, standalone Python HTTP server, FastCGI, and other server options.
Storage: MoinMoin stores page content in directories and does not require an external SQL database, PHP, or revision control system.
Security: The SecurityFixes page says version 1.9.11 fixes security issues in 1.9.10 and lists fixes for CVE-2020-25074 and CVE-2020-15275.
Release status: The download page lists MoinMoin 1.9.11, released 2020-11-08, and describes the 2.0 repository as unstable and alpha quality at best.
Support: Free support is available through the project wiki, mailing list, and chat channel; paid support is also offered by MoinMoin consultants and developers.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Knowledge Base Software in 2026#60 of 138
Best Wiki Software in 2026#4 of 32

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Sources

moinmo.in· checked 4 Oct 2026
moinmo.in/MoinMoinFeatures· checked 4 Oct 2026
moinmo.in/MoinMoinExtensions· checked 4 Oct 2026
moinmo.in/SecurityFixes· checked 4 Oct 2026
moinmo.in/MoinMoinDownload· checked 4 Oct 2026
moinmo.in/Support· checked 4 Oct 2026