

wikidPad is 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 Török Árpád). 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.



2.2 (stable) WikidPad-2.2.exe Windows binary installer unicode WikidPad-2.2-src.zip Source code 2.3 release candidate 02 (nearly stable) WikidPad-2.3rc02.exe Windows binary installer unicode WikidPad-2-3-rc02.zip Source code 2.4 alpha 01 (not so stable) WikidPad-2.4alpha01.exe Windows binary installer unicode WikidPad-2-4-alpha01.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 up to and including 2.3 versions)



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 or later 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.

For some more tips see TroubleShooting

wikidPad is mentioned on mind-mapping.org.



