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BookStackApp/BookStack

NOW MANAGED ON CODEBERG observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack · homepage · PHP · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

99/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 99
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 13.0
  • age_days: 4022
  • days_rel: 9
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 47

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

19001 stars · 2424 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

BookStack is a free, open-source, self-hosted documentation and wiki platform built with PHP and Laravel. It organizes content into Books, Chapters, and Pages with a simple WYSIWYG editing experience, user roles, and search.

Use cases

  • self-host a team wiki for internal documentation
  • organize company knowledge base with books and pages
  • replace Confluence or Notion with an open-source alternative
  • create public documentation site with per-user permissions
  • store and search SOPs and how-to guides
  • collaboratively write docs with WYSIWYG editing

When to choose

  • you want an opinionated, easy-to-use self-hosted wiki with minimal setup
  • you need role-based permissions and structured book/chapter/page hierarchy
  • you prefer PHP/Laravel stack and simple deployment (including Docker)

When to avoid

  • you need a highly extensible or programmable platform beyond documentation
  • you want a minimal markdown-file-based wiki like a static site generator
  • you need real-time collaborative editing

Facets

application · maturity stable

documentation web-framework search-engine auth self-hosted documentation web-development self-hosted developer-tools php self-hosted wiki knowledge-base laravel documentation-platform wysiwyg-editor web-server linux docker

10 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
BookStackApp/BookStackmain99

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="BookStackApp/BookStack")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem