XWiki will be at the Swiss Open Source Forum this October.
This is the key Swiss event for open technologies and digital public services.

If you're working in govtech, education, or open knowledge, let’s talk.
Booth IT52, Hall 4
1–2 October 2025

We’re ready to show how open-source tools can support digital sovereignty and knowledge that lasts.

Open source isn’t just a flashy launch. It’s a commitment.

At XWiki, we’ve run our platform for over 20 years with steady updates, no forced upgrades, and real human support. Our paid plans fund the work without hidden fees.

We wrote about why ethical, human support matters for digital sovereignty and long‑term sustainability. Check it out:
https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/providing-ethical-human-support/

Throwback Thursday

Looking for a Confluence alternative that puts you in control?
This article compares 6 open-source knowledge base tools, from XWiki, to MediaWiki, BookStack, and Wiki.js.

No vendor lock-in
Self-hosted or cloud
Real customization
Real collaboration

Read the full article: https://www.xwiki.com/en/Blog/Explore-6-open-source-alternatives-to-Confluence/

Startups, you don’t need to lock yourself into Big Tech from day one.

Our new guide rounds up open-source alternatives to Confluence, Jira, Google Docs, Gmail, and more. All with the flexibility, privacy, and control your team actually needs.

Featuring XWiki, CryptPad, OpenProject, Matomo, ERPNext, and others.

Read it here. https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/open-source-business-software/
#OpenSource #Startups #DigitalSovereignty #XWiki #CryptPad #FOSS #tech #technology #techStack

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What’s behind the EU–US trade deal?

Europe imports over €300B in US digital services, but that’s not in the spotlight.
This is about more than trade, it’s about tech dependence.

At XWiki, we believe Europe needs:
Open tools
Data control
Homegrown innovation

We stand with Digital SME in asking the EU to protect tech sovereignty.
https://www.digitalsme.eu/eu-us-trade-deal-entrenches-europes-technological-dependency/
#DigitalSovereignty #PublicCode #FOSS #XWiki

#XWiki 17.4.3 has been #released! Check it out: https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/ReleaseNotes/Data/XWiki/17.4.3

This is a bug fix release. This release contains security fixes, with the highest severity being 8.7/10.

Looking for Notion alternatives that don’t trade your data for features?

We rounded up 5 great open-source tools with:
Self-hosting
Structured docs
Real-time collab
Community roots

Spoiler: XWiki made the list.
Check them out https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/5-alternatives-to-Notion/

Describe your documentation style using emojis:
Structure is everything.
Chaos with flair.
PDF hoarder mode.

XWiki supports all kinds of knowledge harvester — whether you’re already structured or just starting to clean things up.
Templates, versioning, and structured content? Always ready.

No judgment. Just better docs.
Reply with your combo.

XWiki 17.6 is out!

This version improves performance, adds admin flexibility, and introduces experimental tools for modern editing and real-time collaboration.

Faster icon rendering
New BlockNote editor (optional)
Custom sorting for special characters

Full notes: https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/ReleaseNotes/Data/XWiki/17.6.0/

How the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland mitigated to #XWiki

https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/how-historical-dictionary-switzerland-mitigated-xwiki

What kind of knowledge traveler are you?

Summer mode ON, but your wiki style still says a lot about you.

We mapped documentation habits to travel types: from the page-digging Explorer to the Minimalist who loves a tidy structure.

Check, reflect, and maybe laugh a bit.

XWiki will be at it-sa 2025 this October in Nuremberg!

The event focuses on digital trust, secure tools, and regaining control over tech — all things we care about deeply.

7–9 October
Hall 9, Booth 147 – NürnbergMesse

Join us to talk open-source knowledge sharing, documentation, and digital sovereignty.

We're proud to see growing recognition of our collaboration with @xwikiorg on building open source, self-hosted alternatives to Atlassian tools.

This recent article by @itsfoss dives into our shared commitment to digital sovereignty, transparency, and long-term independence from vendor lock-in.

Check it out here: https://news.itsfoss.com/europe-open-source-alternative-confluence/

How does AI reshape the economics of collaboration software?

At @ow2, @ldubost shared XWiki’s insights on this question. As AI gets embedded into SaaS tools, what happens to pricing, user choice, and data protection?

Highlights from the talk:
Will AI make tools more expensive by default?
Do users still get to opt out of AI?
What role should open source play?

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVsBEpLc-sQ

Europe is pushing for digital sovereignty
XWiki and OpenProject are building an open source alternative to Confluence and Jira—aimed at reducing reliance on U.S. tech and giving users more control

Backed by public initiatives like ZenDiS, the project supports self-hosted, transparent collaboration tools.

@itsfoss
@xwiki
@openproject

https://news.itsfoss.com/europe-open-source-alternative-confluence/

"European organizations are going all in for digital sovereignty with open source tools."

Congrats @xwikiorg and @openproject for the partnership "to offer a combined open source alternative to Jira and Confluence."

https://news.itsfoss.com/europe-open-source-alternative-confluence/

In June, the XWiki team in Iași traded screens for trampolines, arcade games, and laser tag.

It was a simple reminder that fun together strengthens community more than any team-building theory ever could.

A special shout-out to the blue elephant plushie that made it back to the office as a trophy.

Full story and photos here: https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/XWiki-team-unplugged/

Your knowledge shouldn’t disappear with your subscription.

XWiki lets you control where your docs live, how they’re structured, and how they evolve. No lock-in, no surprises.

We just published a deep-dive on knowledge sovereignty.
https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/knowledge-platform-outlives-software-subscription/