TiddlyWiki5

<p>Welcome to <a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/TiddlyWiki.html">TiddlyWiki</a>, a non-linear personal web notebook that anyone can use and keep forever, independently of any corporation.</p><p><a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/TiddlyWiki.html">TiddlyWiki</a> is a complete interactive wiki in <a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/JavaScript.html">JavaScript</a>. It can be used as a single HTML file in the browser or as a powerful Node.js application. It is highly customisable: the entire user interface is itself implemented in hackable <a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/WikiText.html">WikiText</a>.</p><p>Learn more and see it in action at <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tiddlywiki.com/</a></p><p>Developer documentation is in progress at <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/dev/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tiddlywiki.com/dev/</a></p><h1 class="">Join the Community</h1><p> <h2 class="">Official Forums</h2><p>The new official forum for talking about TiddlyWiki: requests for help, announcements of new releases and plugins, debating new features, or just sharing experiences. You can participate via the associated website, or subscribe via email.</p><p><a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://talk.tiddlywiki.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://talk.tiddlywiki.org/</a></p><p>Note that talk.tiddlywiki.org is a community run service that we host and maintain ourselves. The modest running costs are covered by community contributions.</p><p>For the convenience of existing users, we also continue to operate the original TiddlyWiki group (hosted on Google Groups since 2005):</p><p><a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki</a></p><h2 class="">Developer Forums</h2><p>There are several resources for developers to learn more about <a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/TiddlyWiki.html">TiddlyWiki</a> and to discuss and contribute to its development.</p><ul><li><a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/dev" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tiddlywiki.com/dev</a> is the official developer documentation</li><li>Get involved in the <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://github.com/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">development on GitHub</a><ul><li><img class=" tc-image-loading" src="https://repobeats.axiom.co/api/embed/5a3bb51fd1ebe84a2da5548f78d2d74e456cebf3.svg"></li><li><a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://github.com/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki5/discussions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discussions</a> are for Q&amp;A and open-ended discussion</li><li><a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://github.com/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki5/issues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Issues</a> are for raising bug reports and proposing specific, actionable new ideas</li></ul></li><li>The older TiddlyWikiDev Google Group is now closed in favour of <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://github.com/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki5/discussions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GitHub Discussions</a> but remains a useful archive: <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWikiDev" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWikiDev</a><ul><li>An enhanced group search facility is available on <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://www.mail-archive.com/tiddlywikidev@googlegroups.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mail-archive.com</a></li></ul></li><li>Follow <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="http://twitter.com/#!/TiddlyWiki" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TiddlyWiki on Twitter</a> for the latest news</li><li>Chat at <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://gitter.im/TiddlyWiki/public" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gitter.im/TiddlyWiki/public</a> (development room coming soon)</li></ul><h2 class="">Other Forums</h2><ul><li><a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/TiddlyWiki5/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TiddlyWiki Subreddit</a></li><li>Chat with Gitter at <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://gitter.im/TiddlyWiki/public" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gitter.im/TiddlyWiki/public</a> !</li><li>Chat on Discord at <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://discord.gg/HFFZVQ8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/HFFZVQ8</a></li></ul><h3 class="">Documentation</h3><p>There is also a discussion group specifically for discussing <a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/TiddlyWiki.html">TiddlyWiki</a> documentation improvement initiatives: <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywikidocs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywikidocs</a> </p> </p><h1 class="">Installing <a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/TiddlyWiki.html">TiddlyWiki</a> on Node.js</h1><ol><li>Install <a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/Node.js.html">Node.js</a><ul><li>Linux: <blockquote><div><em>Debian/Ubuntu</em>:<br><code>apt install nodejs</code><br>May need to be followed up by:<br><code>apt install npm</code></div><div><em>Arch Linux</em><br><code>yay -S tiddlywiki</code> <br>(installs node and tiddlywiki)</div></blockquote></li><li>Mac<blockquote><div><code>brew install node</code></div></blockquote></li><li>Android<blockquote><div><a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/Serving%2520TW5%2520from%2520Android.html">Termux for Android</a></div></blockquote></li><li>Other <blockquote><div>See <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="http://nodejs.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://nodejs.org</a></div></blockquote></li></ul></li><li>Open a command line terminal and type:<blockquote><div><code>npm install -g tiddlywiki</code></div><div>If it fails with an error you may need to re-run the command as an administrator:</div><div><code>sudo npm install -g tiddlywiki</code> (Mac/Linux)</div></blockquote></li><li>Ensure TiddlyWiki is installed by typing:<blockquote><div><code>tiddlywiki --version</code></div></blockquote><ul><li>In response, you should see <a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/TiddlyWiki.html">TiddlyWiki</a> report its current version (eg "5.3.6-prerelease". You may also see other debugging information reported.)</li></ul></li><li>Try it out:<ol><li><code>tiddlywiki mynewwiki --init server</code> to create a folder for a new wiki that includes server-related components</li><li><code>tiddlywiki mynewwiki --listen</code> to start <a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/TiddlyWiki.html">TiddlyWiki</a></li><li>Visit <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="http://127.0.0.1:8080/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://127.0.0.1:8080/</a> in your browser</li><li>Try editing and creating tiddlers</li></ol></li><li>Optionally, make an offline copy:<ul><li>click the <span class="doc-icon"><svg class="tc-image-save-button-dynamic tc-image-button" height="22pt" viewBox="0 0 128 128" width="22pt"> <g class="tc-image-save-button-dynamic-clean"> <path d="M120.783 34.33c4.641 8.862 7.266 18.948 7.266 29.646 0 35.347-28.653 64-64 64-35.346 0-64-28.653-64-64 0-35.346 28.654-64 64-64 18.808 0 35.72 8.113 47.43 21.03l2.68-2.68c3.13-3.13 8.197-3.132 11.321-.008 3.118 3.118 3.121 8.193-.007 11.32l-4.69 4.691zm-12.058 12.058a47.876 47.876 0 013.324 17.588c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48s-48-21.49-48-48 21.49-48 48-48c14.39 0 27.3 6.332 36.098 16.362L58.941 73.544 41.976 56.578c-3.127-3.127-8.201-3.123-11.32-.005-3.123 3.124-3.119 8.194.006 11.319l22.617 22.617a7.992 7.992 0 005.659 2.347c2.05 0 4.101-.783 5.667-2.349l44.12-44.12z" fill-rule="evenodd"></path> </g> <g class="tc-image-save-button-dynamic-dirty"> <path d="M64.856912,0 C100.203136,0 128.856912,28.653776 128.856912,64 C128.856912,99.346224 100.203136,128 64.856912,128 C29.510688,128 0.856911958,99.346224 0.856911958,64 C0.856911958,28.653776 29.510688,0 64.856912,0 Z M64.856912,16 C38.347244,16 16.856912,37.490332 16.856912,64 C16.856912,90.509668 38.347244,112 64.856912,112 C91.3665799,112 112.856912,90.509668 112.856912,64 C112.856912,37.490332 91.3665799,16 64.856912,16 Z"></path> <circle cx="65" cy="64" r="32"></circle> </g> </svg></span> <strong>save changes</strong> button in the sidebar, <strong>OR</strong></li><li><code>tiddlywiki mynewwiki --build index</code></li></ul></li></ol><p>The <code>-g</code> flag causes <a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/TiddlyWiki.html">TiddlyWiki</a> to be installed globally. Without it, <a class="tc-tiddlylink tc-tiddlylink-resolves" href="https://tiddlywiki.com/static/TiddlyWiki.html">TiddlyWiki</a> will only be available in the directory where you installed it.</p><p><div class="doc-icon-block doc-warning"><div><strong>Warning</strong></div><div class="doc-block-icon"><svg class="tc-image-warning tc-image-button" height="22pt" viewBox="0 0 128 128" width="22pt"><path d="M57.072 11c3.079-5.333 10.777-5.333 13.856 0l55.426 96c3.079 5.333-.77 12-6.928 12H8.574c-6.158 0-10.007-6.667-6.928-12l55.426-96zM64 37c-4.418 0-8 3.582-8 7.994v28.012C56 77.421 59.59 81 64 81c4.418 0 8-3.582 8-7.994V44.994C72 40.579 68.41 37 64 37zm0 67a8 8 0 100-16 8 8 0 000 16z" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></div>If you are using Debian or Debian-based Linux and you are receiving a <code>node: command not found</code> error though node.js package is installed, you may need to create a symbolic link between <code>nodejs</code> and <code>node</code>. Consult your distro's manual and <code>whereis</code> to correctly create a link. See github <a class="tc-tiddlylink-external" href="http://github.com/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki5/issues/1434" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">issue 1434</a>. <br><br>Example Debian v8.0: <code>sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node</code></div></p><p><br> <div class="doc-icon-block doc-tip"><div><strong>Tip</strong></div><div class="doc-block-icon"><svg class="tc-image-tip tc-image-button" height="22pt" viewBox="0 0 128 128" width="22pt"><path d="M64 128.242c35.346 0 64-28.654 64-64 0-35.346-28.654-64-64-64-35.346 0-64 28.654-64 64 0 35.346 28.654 64 64 64zm11.936-36.789c-.624 4.129-5.73 7.349-11.936 7.349-6.206 0-11.312-3.22-11.936-7.349C54.33 94.05 58.824 95.82 64 95.82c5.175 0 9.67-1.769 11.936-4.366zm0 4.492c-.624 4.13-5.73 7.349-11.936 7.349-6.206 0-11.312-3.22-11.936-7.349 2.266 2.597 6.76 4.366 11.936 4.366 5.175 0 9.67-1.769 11.936-4.366zm0 4.456c-.624 4.129-5.73 7.349-11.936 7.349-6.206 0-11.312-3.22-11.936-7.349 2.266 2.597 6.76 4.366 11.936 4.366 5.175 0 9.67-1.769 11.936-4.366zm0 4.492c-.624 4.13-5.73 7.349-11.936 7.349-6.206 0-11.312-3.22-11.936-7.349 2.266 2.597 6.76 4.366 11.936 4.366 5.175 0 9.67-1.769