wikidPad


wikidPad is now open source. Visit the project homepage at .


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

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.

1.8 final
WikidPad-1.8final.exe.zip Windows binary installer unicode
WikidPad-1.8final-src.zip Source code
1.9 release candidate 06 (nearly stable)
WikidPad-1.9rc06.exe.zip Windows binary installer unicode
WikidPad-1.9rc06-src.zip Source code
2.0 beta 05 (not so stable)
WikidPad-2.0beta05_1.exe Windows binary installer unicode
WikidPad-2.0beta05_1-src.zip Source code
Free Icons 1.1 (free icon set to replace commercial ones)
WP-FreeIcons-1.1.exe.zip 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).

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.zip 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.zip Windows binary installer
WP-HelpAnd1stSteps-1.1.zip ZIP file

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.

 


Download...   (Details)
wikidPad 1.8final Windows binary
wikidPad 1.8final source code
wikidPad 1.9rc06 Windows binary
wikidPad 1.9rc06 source code
wikidPad 2.0beta05 Windows binary
wikidPad 2.0beta05 source code
wikidPad spell add-on 1.0beta1

Help/Support/Forum...
Help and First Steps online
Download as Windows installer
Download as ZIP file

Wiki of WikidPad

Troubleshooting Tips

Visit the wikidPad Yahoo! Group to discuss issues with fellow wikidPad users.

Also take a look at the polls there to help the developer to guess which direction the development should take.

Also visit the wikidPad Google Dev Group to discuss wikidPad development with fellow wikidPad developers.

Donations
WikidPad was invented by Jason Horman who made it open source in June 2005.

Since October 2005 (version 1.20beta1) Michael Butscher is the main developer of WikidPad.

If you want to donate to Michael Butscher for his work and you have a Paypal account use the following link to donate via Sourceforge:

Donate


News...
Jun 28, 2009

WikidPad 1.9rc06 is now available. It is a bug fix to latest 1.9beta on the way to a final 1.9 version. Download Windows binary or source code.

WikidPad 2.0beta05 is now available. It allows to choose font for tree and has some bugfixes. Download Windows binary or source code.
May 30, 2009

WikidPad 2.0beta04 is now available. It has support for HTML printing. Download Windows binary or source code.
May 28, 2009

WikidPad 1.9rc05 is now available. It is a bug fix to latest 1.9beta on the way to a final 1.9 version and now contains a Swedish translation of the user interface. Download Windows binary or source code.
May 09, 2009

WikidPad wiki moved because of the spam load to a new site. To write there you must first register.
Apr 28, 2009

WikidPad 2.0beta03 is now available. Many bugfixes and more graceful handling of missing page files. Download Windows binary or source code.
Apr 26, 2009

WikidPad 1.9rc04 is now available. It is a bug fix to latest 1.9beta on the way to a final 1.9 version. Download Windows binary or source code.
Apr 01, 2009

WikidPad 2.0beta02 is now available. Now you can create saved exports similar to saved searches. Download Windows binary or source code.
Mar 30, 2009

WikidPad 1.9rc03 is now available. It is a bug fix to latest 1.9beta on the way to a final 1.9 version. Download Windows binary or source code.


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