Zim (software)
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 Zim (version 0.54) Screenshot of the editor window with some arbitrary text | |
| Developer(s) | Jaap Karssenberg |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 0.75.2[1] 
/ 2023-07-07; 9 months ago |
Notetaking application, Personal wiki | |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later[2] |
| Website | zim-wiki |
Zim is a graphical
Zim is written in Python using GTK libraries. It is open source and free software under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.[2]
Features
Zim features several ways of organizing pages and content, and can be extended with a variety of included plugins. Pages can be browsed through an index or be sorted by tags, and pages can be navigated through a table of contents. Pages can dynamically be linked together within notebooks; links to pages can automatically be renamed when a page is renamed. With additional configuration, links can be made between pages in different notebooks on the same machine. The application has a system for managing tasks and todo lists, as well as a calendar plugin that can create and organize pages by date. It also includes a plugin for spell-checking that uses GtkSpell.
Zim offers the ability to create customizable plugins, custom tools with Python, and customizable themes including dark mode and button styles.[8]
In Zim, text is written and saved in a lightweight mark-up that is a hybrid of
Several plugins are included for inserting other types of data besides images into pages. These include a plugin for adding equations to pages using
Zim can also integrate with other software through plugins. It can integrate with GNOME's Zeitgeist via a plugin. Third-party plugins are also available for integrating the reference managers Zotero and Mendeley.
Availability
Several
repository as of November, 2022.The core features of Zim depend on python, gtk and python-gtk modules and thus Zim can be easily ported to any platform where these modules are available. In particular, Zim has been ported to the Microsoft Windows operating system and works very well with a native feel. It has also been ported to Mac OS, but as of 2015 there were still a few issues, primarily being no native UI integration and the procedure to install being involved.[15][16] There were attempts and plans to port to Android.[citation needed]
See also
- Tomboy (software)
- Personal wiki
- List of wiki software
- Comparison of wiki software
- Comparison of note-taking software
References
- ^ "Release 0.75.2". 7 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b "zim-desktop-wiki/debian/copyright".
- ^ "Ubuntu Manpage: zim - A Desktop Wiki Editor". Manpages.ubuntu.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ Kashyap, Varun (2008-10-25). "ZIM – A Desktop Wiki / Note Taking App [Linux, Windows]". Makeuseof.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Technology News: Reviews: Zim Desktop Brings Wiki Wizardry to Note Taking". Technewsworld.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Note Taking Software for Linux". Linux And Friends. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ Jaap Karssenberg. "Zim - a desktop wiki - Getting Things Done". zim-wiki.org. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ "Zim Plugins".
- ^ Debian Webmaster. "Debian - Details of package zim in sid". Packages.debian.org. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "zim : Oneiric (11.10) : Ubuntu". Launchpad.net. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "zim 0.56-1 (any)". Arch Linux. 2012-04-03. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Fedora Package Database - Zim". Admin.fedoraproject.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "editors/zim". FreshPorts. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "ports/productivity/zim/". Openbsd.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Zim on Mac OSX". reagle.org. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Zim - a desktop wiki". zim-wiki.org. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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