| Name |
Focus |
Notes |
| Wikipedia |
Encyclopedic |
Public access, most prominent English wiki |
| Citizendium |
Encyclopedic |
Requires real names; guided by expert input while allowing edits from the general public |
| MyWikiBiz |
Business directory |
Allows people and enterprises to write about themselves |
| Wikia |
Wiki farm |
Formerly Wikicities, hosts wikis for online communities |
| MeatballWiki |
Online communities |
None |
| WikiWikiWeb |
Computer programming |
World's oldest wiki (began circa 1995) |
| Javapedia |
Java |
An online encyclopedia for developing Java |
| SWiK |
Open source software |
None |
| A Million Penguins |
Fictional novel |
A collaboratively-written novel |
| Encyclopedia Dramatica |
Internet memes |
A satirical wiki |
| Galaxiki |
Fictional galaxy |
Dedicated to the creation of afictional galaxy |
| International Music Score Library Project |
Music |
A wiki library of public domain musical scores |
| LyricWiki |
Lyrics |
A listing of lyrics by album |
| Memory Alpha |
Star Trek |
Contains canon-only material |
| StrategyWiki |
Video gaming |
Hosts strategies and walkthroughs for computer and video games |
| TV Tropes Wiki |
Literature |
Discusses and provides examples of tropes used in fiction |
| Uncyclopedia |
Parody |
A satirical encyclopedia dedicated to parody |
| Whole Wheat Radio |
Indie music |
An online community radio station featuring independent music |
| Wookieepedia |
Star Wars |
Science fiction encyclopedia |
| ZineWiki |
Independent media |
A zine encyclopedia |
| Scholarpedia |
Encyclopedic |
Written exclusively by professionals focussing on their field of expertise; subject to peer review |
| WikiTimeScale |
Human history |
An interactive timeline of history |
| Wikiversity |
Self-directed learning |
Supports free learning communities, projects, materials, and learners |
| City wiki |
Geographic areas |
An umbrella term for a variety of wikis dedicated to cities or other geographic regions |
| DavisWiki |
Davis, California |
A city wiki dedicated solely to Davis; at one point the largest city wiki |
| Galbijim Wiki |
South Korea |
Written by, and for an audience of South Korean expatriates |
| WikiPilipinas |
The Philippines |
A combined non-academic encyclopedia, web portal, directory and almanac for Philippine-based knowledge |
| GeoNames |
Geographic information |
A geographical database that links specific names with unique features |
| wikiHow |
General instruction |
A how-to manual |
| wikianswers |
General knowledge |
Compiles answers to questions posed |
| Conservapedia |
Encyclopedic |
Information and articles are written from a Conservative Christian viewpoint aimed at 'correcting' the liberal bias of Wikipedia |
| WikiCandidate |
Fictional presidential campaign |
A virtual campaign for a fictional U.S. presidential candidate. |
| Baidu Baike |
Encyclopedic |
A Chinese encyclopedia |
| Enciclopedia Libre |
Encyclopedic |
A Spanish language fork of Wikipedia |
| Susning.nu |
Encyclopedic |
A Swedish language encyclopedia, which competes with Swedish Wikipedia |
| Swedish Wikipedia |
Encyclopedic |
A Swedish Wikimedia encyclopedia |
| WikiZnanie |
Encyclopedic |
A Russian language encyclopedia released under the FreeBSD Documentation License |
| Vikidia |
Encyclopedic |
A Spanish and French language encyclopedia for children ages 8-13 |
| ShopWiki |
Products |
A shopping wiki and product comparison search engine featuring buying guides and shopping resources |
| Sensei's Library |
Go |
None |
| WikiChristian |
Christianity |
Encyclopedia and discussion forum |
| ATWiki |
Assistive technology |
Also addresses disabilities related to assistive technology |
| OpenWetWare |
Biology |
Promotes sharing and dissemination of knowledge related to biological research |
| Wikiversity |
Electronic learning |
A wikimedia project |
| Wiktionary |
Definitions |
A multilingual dictionary; wikimedia project |
| Wikibooks |
textbooks |
A wikimedia project |
| Wikinews |
News |
Collaborative news service, a wikimedia project |
| Wikiquote |
Quotations |
A quote repository, a wikimedia project |
| Wikisource |
Primary sources |
Dedicated to use on Wikipedia; a wikimedia project |
| Wikispecies |
Biology |
A directory of species; wikimedia project |
| Wikimedia Commons |
Electronic media |
A repository of free electronic media; a wikimedia project |
| Meta-Wiki |
Wiki projects |
Dedicated to wiki project collaboration; a wikimedia project |
| Congresspedia |
United States Congress |
A separately branded sub-section of SourceWatch |
| Diplopedia |
Diplomacy |
Encyclopedia of the U.S. Department of State collecting items related to international relations and diplomacy |
| Intellipedia |
Intelligence |
Three non-accessible wikis running on networks that link the U.S. intelligence community |
| Jurispedia |
Law |
A multi-lingual academic encyclopedia, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German and Spanish |
| SourceWatch |
Propaganda |
Formerly Disinfopedia, discusses propaganda and includes organizations that seek to influence public opinion |
| The Student Room |
University and student life |
Offers UK university guides, revision notes, examples of university personal statements and information on student life and university courses |
| Wikileaks |
Government information |
Allows people to leak official government documents anonymously |
| LegalWikiPro |
United States law |
A registration-required wiki aimed at a professional audience |
| WikiMapia |
On-line map |
Combines Google Maps with a wiki system; currently supports 35 languages |
| Wikitravel |
Travel |
A travel guide; unconnected to the Wikimedia Foundation |
| World66 |
Travel |
A formerly Dutch company now owned by Internet Brands |
| Travellerspoint |
Travel |
A social networking site dedicated to sharing stories and recommendations about travel |
| OpenStreetMap |
Maps |
Uses GPS, aerial photography and other free sources of images to create a map of the world |
| Biographicon |
Biographies |
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| BOWiki |
Gene function |
An ontology curation framework and gene function editor |
| Knol |
Encyclopedic |
A wiki-like technology from Google; announced, but not yet implemented |
| Lostpedia |
Lost |
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| PhpWiki |
PHP software |
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| TWiki |
Wiki projects |
A community wiki about wikis in general, and to develop, document, package and support the TWiki enterprise collaboration platform |
| Wikitruth |
Criticism of Wikipedia |
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| Bliki |
Blogs |
A blog system organized as a wiki that includes SnipSnap |
| Everything2 |
Personal essays |
A wiki-like project for essays |
| PlanetMath |
Mathematics |
Free wiki-style mathematical encyclopedia |
