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Knowledge base and documentation wiki for teams

2.4k stars 239 forks last commit first released AGPL-3.0

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Last commit 18 May 2026.

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Documize is an open source documentation and knowledge management platform positioned as a modern alternative to Confluence. It helps teams create, organize, and publish internal and customer-facing documentation with a structured, searchable wiki-style experience.

Key Features

  • Spaces and categories for organizing documentation
  • Label-based organization and discoverability
  • Full-text search backed by the selected database engine
  • Supports internal and external documentation use cases
  • Single-binary server distribution for straightforward deployment
  • Multiple authentication options including LDAP/Active Directory and Keycloak integration
  • Multi-language UI support (with several translations included)

Use Cases

  • Team knowledge base for engineering, IT, and operations runbooks
  • Customer-facing product documentation and help content
  • Centralized repository for policies, procedures, and internal documentation

Documize fits organizations that want a self-managed documentation system with enterprise-oriented features and database-backed search. Its Go-based backend and Ember.js frontend make it suitable for both small teams and larger deployments that need structured documentation and flexible authentication.

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