Zim

Product Overview

Zim is a graphical text editor designed to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting, images, and attachments. The data is stored in plain text files with wiki formatting, making it easy to edit with other editors. Zim's autosave feature ensures that you can work on multiple pages simultaneously without worrying about losing your work.

Main Features of Zim

Zim offers a range of features that make it an excellent choice for maintaining a collection of wiki pages:

• Linking and Navigation: Create new pages by linking to nonexistent pages, making it easy to organize your content in a hierarchical structure.
• Simple Formatting: Use headings, bullet lists, bold, italic, and highlighted text to format your pages without needing to know HTML or CSS.
• Images and Attachments: Add images and attachments to your pages, making it easy to include multimedia content in your wiki.
• Autosave: Zim's autosave feature ensures that you can work on multiple pages simultaneously without worrying about losing your work.
• Plugins: Various plugins are available to extend the functionality of Zim, including a task list manager, equation editor, tray icon, and support for version control.

With Zim, you can use it for various purposes such as keeping an archive of notes, taking notes during meetings or lectures, organizing task lists, drafting blog entries and emails, and doing brainstorming. The software is available in multiple formats, including a desktop application, browser extensions, and even a Raspberry Pi version.