Products

BookStack

Simple & Free Wiki Software

bookstackapp.com Source★ 315MIT RedditProductivity & Collaboration / Docs & Wikis

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
58.2K
Down15.5%MoMOct 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
bookstack
@bookstack· 579 followers
Launched
10y ago
2016-08-17 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Oct 2026
Events1 marketing move

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on DevHuntLaunch

    BookStack — Self-hosted wiki platform for organizing documentation

    Oct 7 · 38d agoLaunch page

    At the time: 68.9K visits/moVisits: prior 2 mo -39%, next 1 mo -15%
  • BookStack launched on Show HN (562 pts · 198 comments)Launch

    BookStack – An open source wiki platform and alternative to Confluence

    Jan 8, 2022 · 4y agoSource

  • BookStack launched on Show HN (6 pts · 1 comments)Launch

    BookStack – An open source documentation platform

    Apr 10, 2021 · 5y agoSource

  • BookStack launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Free Open Source Wiki Software with beautiful design

    Aug 17, 2016 · 10y agoSource

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
selfh.st★ 315 Stars · 38 ForksMITPHP
2026-04-26Source

Organize and store information in a book-like structure

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
bookstack/bookstackSelf-hostable
Last commit 2026-11-12
GitHub Stars
★ 315
Forks
38
License
MIT
Primary language
PHP

Traffic sources

Oct 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Organic Search54%
  • Direct30%
  • Referrals9%
  • Social4%
  • Other4%

Countries

  • United States30%
  • Germany16%
  • Brazil11%
  • India6%
  • South Korea6%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2015-07-23

KeywordMonthly volume
bookstack18.5K
bookstack wiki280
bookstack database170
bookstack db170
bookstack articles80

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Website does not list public plan prices.

Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-03 · Source page

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2016-08-17

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Minimal Monochrome (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Simple & Free Wiki Software”

Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Product UI Screenshot / Component → Download App / Install Extension

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score6.1 / 10
Typography
6.0
Color & Contrast
6.0
Layout & Spacing
7.0
Craft & Polish
6.0
Distinctiveness
5.0

Structure

Fonts
sans-serif
Primary visual
Product UI Screenshot / Component
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Dark · Balanced
Corners & depth
Small Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome (with Enterprise Clean)

Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #0288d1;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted-foreground: #b3e5fc;
  --accent: #e65100;
  --radius: 4px;
  --font-heading: "sans-serif", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "sans-serif", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #0288D1 (~55%) · Surface #FFFFFF (~30%) · Text #FFFFFF (~8%) · Muted Text #B3E5FC (~5%) · Accent #E65100 (~2%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA: Download App / Install Extension
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

## Avoid

- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does BookStack get?
Vaneform estimates 58.2K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is BookStack and what platforms does it support?
BookStack is catalogued under Docs & Wikis: Simple & Free Wiki Software. Supported platforms: Web.
Is BookStack open source?
BookStack has a public repository (https://codeberg.org/bookstack/bookstack) under the MIT license, recording 315 GitHub stars, and supporting self-hosted deployment.Source

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