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Joplin vs XWiki
Joplin has 56,994 GitHub stars, 6,390 forks, 652 open issues and last shipped yesterday. XWiki has 1,329 stars, 674 forks, 218 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Joplin leads on adoption by 4,188% (56,994 vs 1,329 stars). Joplin is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; XWiki is written in Java under LGPL-2.1. Joplin has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, XWiki 51%. Joplin was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Joplin | XWiki | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 57K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | Custom / other | LGPL-2.1 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Java |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.4K | ⑂ 674 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Joplin if
- You weight community size — 57K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick XWiki if
- You want the XWiki feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the LGPL-2.1 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and XWiki fits your workflow better
About Joplin
Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor. The notes are in Markdown format. Notes exported from Evernote can be imported into Joplin, including the formatted content (which is converted to Markdown), resources (images, attachments, etc.) and complete metadata (geolocation, updated time, created time, etc.). Plain Markdown files can also be imported. Joplin is "offline first", which means you…
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About XWiki
XWiki Platform XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. XWiki Commons, XWiki Rendering, and XWiki Platform are part of the XWiki.org software forge. They are released together and share the same version. Documentation API Development Zone Guides: Developer Guide Administrator Guide User Guide Download Read our Download and Installation instructions. Release Notes Read our Release Notes. Tools Continuous Integration setup launches a build for each commit. Issue Tracker, if you want to report an issue. Development Flow to see the full list of tools we…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Joplin or XWiki more popular?
Joplin has 56,994 GitHub stars and XWiki has 1,329. Joplin has the larger community by that measure.
Are Joplin and XWiki free?
Both are open source. Joplin has no licence declared in this registry, and XWiki is licensed under LGPL-2.1. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Joplin and XWiki?
Joplin is written in TypeScript and XWiki in Java. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Joplin or XWiki?
Choose Joplin if you want the larger community (56,994 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose XWiki if its feature set, stack or LGPL-2.1 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.