MaWiki
compared honestly

MaWiki vs Obsidian.

Obsidian is the gold standard for personal knowledge management. Local files, fast keyboard, a plugin ecosystem deep enough to fall into for weeks. We're fans. But the moment you want to share a vault with two or three teammates and have an AI that has actually read it, the gaps show. MaWiki picks up where Obsidian's solo focus stops.

When Obsidian fits, when it doesn't.

Obsidian wins when one person owns the vault. Total control of the files, every plugin you can think of, no servers to argue with. If your wiki is a personal practice, stay where you are.

MaWiki is for the moment you want a teammate in there with you. Live editing without conflicts. An AI assistant that reads everyone's docs, not just yours. Shared spaces with permissions you can explain in a sentence. The local-first feel is still there, edits save in your browser instantly and search runs without a connection, but the wiki is no longer trapped on your laptop.

You don't have to give up your vault to try MaWiki. Zip your Obsidian vault, drop it in, your wikilinks keep working and your folder structure becomes spaces. If you decide MaWiki isn't a fit, your original vault hasn't moved a byte.

MaWiki
Obsidian
Local-first
Edits save in your browser instantly. The desktop app can run AI locally too
Files live in a folder on your disk. Local by default
Built-in AI assistant
Yes, with citations. Cloud or fully local on the desktop app
Plugin ecosystem. AI is bring-your-own and varies by plugin
Team collaboration
Real-time editing, shared spaces, permissions, comments
Obsidian Sync is single user. Multi-user editing requires extra setup or third-party tools
Vault import
Drop your Obsidian vault zip. Wikilinks become MaWiki links. Folders become spaces
Native, since the vault is your folder
Mobile and web access
Web app on any browser. Desktop app for Mac, Windows, Linux
Desktop app and mobile app, no native web client
Plugins
Three things, done well. No plugin store
Hundreds of community plugins, each with their own quirks
Pricing
Free for solo, AUD 8 a seat for teams
Free for personal use. Sync, Publish, and commercial use are paid add-ons
Best fit
A single person who wants their wiki to grow into a team wiki
A single person who wants total control of their files
bringing your obsidian vault

From Obsidian to MaWiki in five minutes.

  1. Zip your vault. Right-click your vault folder on your computer, compress to zip. That's it.
  2. Drop the zip into MaWiki. Sign up, drag the zip onto the import surface. Subfolders become spaces. Wikilinks resolve automatically.
  3. Ask the assistant for the lay of the land. "What is the most-linked note?" "What did I write about deep work last year?" The AI builds a tour from your own writing.
Made by a small team in Australia. Self-funded. We answer emails. The roadmap and the changelog are public.

Bring your vault. Bring a teammate.

Free for solo. AUD 8 a seat once your team joins. No card to start.