Feather Wiki
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Feather Wiki, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Feather Wiki's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Feather Wiki | Free | Free, open-source wiki software; single-file HTML app |
The facts
Each one read from Feather Wiki's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Built-in search
- Search is not built in; the Known Limitations page points users to a Search extension.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limitation
- The product’s Markdown nested lists can struggle when alternating between ordered and unordered list types.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Creator
- The maker says Feather Wiki was created and is maintained by Robbie Antenesse.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Wiki settings support custom CSS and JavaScript, and extensions can add JavaScript saved with the wiki.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editing and customization
- The product supports visual and Markdown editing, custom CSS, and extending the wiki by modifying its core.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editors
- Page content can be edited with a visual editor or with Markdown preview.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Official extensions include search, auto-save, image viewing, data import/export, page cloning, and automatic tables of contents.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File size
- The Features page says an empty Feather Wiki is less than 57 kilobytes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- The About page names Tiddlyhost as a free hosting platform for saving Feather Wiki directly.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The Auto-Save extension works with Tiddlyhost or another Feather Wiki nest hosted on a web server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Known limitation
- The maker says some quality-of-life features, optimizations, and data validations are excluded to keep the tool small.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Feather Wiki is open-source software licensed under GNU AGPL-3.0-or-later.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Pages and tags
- Users can create unlimited interconnected, nestable pages and unlimited tags.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Portable file
- The app and wiki data are saved together in one HTML file, which can be hosted by uploading it to a web server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- Users can mark a wiki as published to hide editing controls, then upload the HTML file to a host that serves static HTML.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Publishing audience
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Feather Wiki is a tool for creating non-linear notebooks, databases, and wikis.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Saving and publishing
- Users save their wiki as an HTML file and can publish it by uploading that file to a web server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search limit
- Search is not built into Feather Wiki; the maker points users to an extension that adds search.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security and license
- Feather Wiki is open-source software under the GNU AGPL-3.0-or-later license; its About page does not state a security certification.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Size
- The current Goldfinch 1.9.1 download is 56 kilobytes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The About page directs users to the Codeberg repository to report problems, ask questions, discuss, and request features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Updates limitation
- Feather Wiki does not notify users when new versions are released.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Single-file app
- The app is contained in a single 56-kilobyte HTML file that runs in a browser.checked 12 Oct 2026
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