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BookStack
PRODUCTIVITYVery friendly books, chapters, and pages organizer.
FREEDOM SCORE5.0Open
✓Is it free?
+1.5✓Open source?
+1.5✓Self-hostable?
+1.0✓Data export?
+0.5✓Free pricing tier?
+0.5RELEVANCE SCORE4.5Active
✓Actively maintained?
+1.5✓Large community?
+1.5✓Has public API?
+1.0✓Commit < 3 months?
+0.5×Stars > 20k?
+0.5About BookStack
A highly structured wiki layout centered on standard books metaphor. Simple and clean editor perfect for dev teams.
WHAT IT DOES WELL
- +Very intuitive, human bookkeeping layout
- +Extremely lightweight, running on PHP/Mysql
HONEST PROBLEMS
- ✗No infinite nested folders, strictly books/chapters
SELF-HOSTABILITY PROFILE
DifficultyEASY
License typeMIT
💡 "Highly stable and widely loved wiki."
PROJECT METRICS
Repositorygithub.com/BookStackApp/BookStack
LicenseMIT
GitHub Stars⭐ 14,800
Last CommitMay 28, 2026
Last VerifiedVerified May 2026