Version 1.8.x #

As of version 1.8.0, Feather Wiki only has 1 version to download, but each version will be named after a species of bird.

Skylark (version 1.8.0) #

Version 1.8.0 is only 58 kilobytes and includes a host of bug fixes and compatibility improvements while also opening up even more customization options.

See Changelog

Non-English Translations #

Thanks to community contributions, Feather Wiki is now available in additional languages:

To contribute your own translation, check out Translation.

Plumage & Bones #

As of version 1.7.0, Feather Wiki's raw CSS (Plumage) and JavaScript (Bones) are also available for download, but their use is slightly more limited if you want to be able to save wikis. If you only wish to display a wiki's content after extracting its data, then you should be fine using them as is!

To retain the ability to save a wiki, you must include the JavaScript contents within a script tag that has an id of a (i.e. <script id="a">{Feather Wiki JavaScript}</script> and the CSS contents within a style tag that has an id of s (i.e. <style id="s">{Feather Wiki CSS}</style> in the actual HTML output. Otherwise, the "Save Wiki" button will not work!

Download Skylark: Plumage | Bones

Non-English translations for Bones are also available in the same languages as are listed above:

(Plumage does not have translations because language does not affect how it displays.)

Version 1.7.x and Lower #

As of version 1.5.0, Feather Wiki has 2 primary builds—Warbler for use on a web server and Wren for everyone else—and both builds have an alternative less-minified option specifically to allow a small number of web browsers to run Feather Wiki without issues.

Wren #

Wren is the "standard" version of Feather Wiki coming in at about 54.5 kilobytes and containing both a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) page editor and a Markdown editor with a toggle switch.

If your browser of choice can't load the file, try the ruffled version, which includes less minification but may work with your ECMA 2015-compatible browser.

Warbler #

Warbler is a version of Feather Wiki that includes the ability to save to compatible servers. It is otherwise identical to to Wren. The added server capabilities only add 1 kilobyte to the file.

If your browser of choice can't load the file, try the ruffled version, which includes less minification but may work with your ECMA 2015-compatible browser.

Version 1.4.x and Lower #

Feather Wiki has a few different builds with different functionality depending on what you're looking for, each with its own cute bird name to indicate its file size.

All builds of Feather Wiki 1.3.1 and up are built to run on browsers that support ECMAScript 2015 (also known as "ES6"). The differences between each build comes in the form of your choice of content editor. This page will explain all of the differences between each version.

Before we begin, it is worth noting that all content you create in any version can be transferred to any other version using the Import & Overwrite button in the Wiki Settings!

Dove #

Dove is the "standard" version of Feather Wiki coming in at about 66 kilobytes and containing both the what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) page editor and a Markdown editor with a toggle switch.

Finch #

Finch is smaller than Dove because it only includes the WYSIWYG page editor and not the Markdown one.

Chickadee #

Chickadee is tiny because it only includes the Markdown editor.

Server Builds #

Server builds are available, but they are generally not promoted because documentation has not been written for them. You can download them from the Releases page in the Feather Wiki code repository, but they are currently only used on Tiddlyhost.

The main difference they offer is that the server builds check the URL they are served from for a `webdav` HTTP header, and if it exists, it will display a "Save to Server" button that will pass the saved wiki to the server for processing. If you don't have code on the server to process saving the wiki, this will do nothing for you.

Anyway, more documentation on how to use this (and hopefully a Feather Wiki server) will be added to this site eventually! If you're impatient, please feel free to explore the Feather Wiki source code to get your server set up—if you get something working that could be used by others, we'd love to feature it in the Gallery!

Legacy Builds #

The following builds were introduced in version 1.2.0, but it didn't make a lot of sense to keep them around for version 1.3.0 because the size difference wasn't really that remarkable, and the fact that only the newest possible browsers could run them made them a bit less useful.

But the builds will remain here in their unchanged and flawed 1.2.1 versions for nostalgia's sake.

Robin #

Robin is like Dove, but a little bit smaller and a little bit less friendly. It has both the WYSIWYG page editor and the Markdown editor, but it only runs on new browsers that support JavaScript features as new as ECMAScript 2020. This is the best choice if you want to switch between editors and plan to use Feather Wiki on newer browsers for wikis you don't plan to share.

Sparrow #

Sparrow is smaller than Finch with the same editor, but it's less friendly. As with Robin, only browsers that support JavaScript features as new as ECMAScript 2020 will be able to run Sparrow, but if you only want the WYSIWYG editor and don't plan to share your wiki, then this is your option!

Hummingbird #

Hummingbird is the smallest it gets at just 57 kilobytes! Hummingbird only includes the Markdown editor, and as with Robin and Sparrow, it will only run on browsers that support the ECMAScript 2020 features linked above. If you're using a modern browser, don't need to share your wiki, and like writing with Markdown, then this is your best option!