# zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki

Main repository of the zim desktop wiki project

Repository: https://github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zim-desktop-wiki
Homepage: http://zim-wiki.org
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-07-26T06:36:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3435, "days_push": 38, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2196, forks 397 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:25.167921+00:00)

## What it is
Zim is a graphical desktop wiki and text editor for maintaining a collection of locally stored wiki pages with links, formatting, and attachments. All content is saved as plain text files with wiki markup, and plugins add features like task lists, equation editing, and version control.

## Use cases
- keep an archive of personal notes
- maintain a daily or weekly journal
- take notes during meetings or lectures
- organize task lists and todo lists
- draft blog entries and emails
- brainstorm and link ideas in a personal wiki
- store notes as plain text files editable with other tools

## When to choose
- you want a local, plain-text personal wiki with a GUI
- you need offline note-taking with hierarchical pages and links
- you want your notes in a portable format usable with git or other editors
- you prefer free open-source software with plugin extensibility

## When to avoid
- you need real-time collaborative or web-hosted wikis
- you want cloud-synced notes across devices out of the box
- you need a mobile note-taking app
- you require rich WYSIWYG desktop publishing or presentation layout

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: editor, gui, markdown, file-system, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, documentation, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform, python
- tags: desktop-wiki, note-taking, personal-wiki, plain-text-notes, outliner, journaling, gtk, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:25.167921+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:47:14.156766+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:25.167921+00:00, sha 743c55ff079d)
  - homepage: http://zim-wiki.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:27:38.802627+00:00, sha f9ef7453c3be)
  - site_page: https://zim-wiki.org/manual/About.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:27:38.805909+00:00, sha 01fa79e688e8)
  - site_page: https://zim-wiki.org/manual/FAQ.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:27:38.808667+00:00, sha f718dc2c1bd7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.