WikidPad - wiki notebook for Windows/Linux/Mac OS

WikidPad - wiki notebook for Windows/Linux/Mac OS

 

wikidPad is now open source. Visit the project homepage at
http://trac.wikidpad2.webfactional.com/.

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.

WikidPad Features

	On the fly WikiWord linking, as you type
	WikiWord auto-completion
	Easy WikiWord navigation
	Wiki text styling
	WikiWord History
	Wiki document attributes
	Dynamic views
	Tree/Outline view with over 100 icons
	Todo lists
	Incremental search
	Search and Replace
	Autosave
	Export to HTML
	All your data is stored in plain text
	URL and file linking
	Intuitive keybindings
	Help Wiki included

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

The included help wiki is also available in Hungarian language for
version 2.1beta07
(thanks to T鰎鰇 羠p醖).

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.

2.1 (stable)
WikidPad-2.1.exe	Windows binary installer unicode
WikidPad-2.1-src.zip	Source code
2.2 release candidate 03 (nearly stable)
WikidPad-2.2rc03.exe	Windows binary installer unicode
WikidPad-2.2rc03-src.zip	Source code
2.3 beta 03 (not so stable)
WikidPad-2.3beta03.exe	Windows binary installer unicode
WikidPad-2.3beta03-src.zip	Source code
Free Icons 1.1 (free icon set to replace commercial ones in 1.9final and before) Already included in WikidPad 2.0 and later
WP-FreeIcons-1.1.exe	Windows binary installer
WP-FreeIcons-1.1.zip	ZIP file
Spell check add-on 2.0 (works with 2.0alpha01 or later) To use this add-on, install first an appropriate WikidPad version, then install the add-on in the same directory. The add-on is based on the enchant and pyEnchant libraries.
WP-SpellAddon-2.0.exe	Windows binary installer
Spell check add-on 1.0 beta 1 (works with 1.7beta3 or later up to and including 1.9 final) To use this add-on, install first an appropriate WikidPad version, then install the add-on in the same directory. The add-on is based on the enchant and pyEnchant libraries.
WP-SpellAddon-1.0beta1.exe	Windows binary installer
Help and first steps 1.1 (additional help wiki) Applies to WikidPad 1.9beta20 up to 1.9rc01 You need an installed WikidPad 1.9beta20 or later to see the wiki properly.
WP-HelpAnd1stSteps-1.1.exe	Windows binary installer
WP-HelpAnd1stSteps-1.1.zip	ZIP file
wxPython Runtime downgrade 1.0 (works with 2.0rc03, 2.1alpha03 or later) To use this add-on, install first an appropriate WikidPad version, then install the add-on in the same directory. The add-on should solve a problem with tree view (vanishing plus/minus) by downgrading wxPython version. Use on Windows 7 is not recommended!
WP-wxPython2.8.9.2Down-1.0.exe	Windows binary installer

Troubleshooting Tips

For users of WikidPad 2.0 or later with Windows binary

If WikidPad refuses to start, e.g. with message "CreateProcess failed; code 14001"
try to download and install vcredist_x86.exe from Microsoft.

For users of Windows 98/ME

WikidPad 2.0 or later does not support 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.