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WikiTeam provides tools for archiving wikis, including MediaWiki sites, and reports preserving more than 600,000 wikis.
About WikiTeam
WikiTeam is a set of open source Python tools for downloading and archiving wikis. Its main tools work with MediaWiki wikis, and the project states that it hopes to extend support to other wiki engines. According to the project, it has preserved more than 600,000 wikis as of 2026, along with several wikifarms, regular Wikipedia dumps, and 34 TB of Wikimedia Commons images. WikiTeam is described as the Archive Team subcommittee on wikis.
The command-line scripts can download a wiki's XML page histories and images, save only the current version of each page, and resume an interrupted download. The source states that the project requires Python 2.7.
Key features
- Downloads complete XML page histories and images from MediaWiki wikis using dumpgenerator.py
- Option to save only the current version of each page
- Resumes an aborted wiki download from an existing local directory
- Downloads Wikimedia XML dumps for projects such as Wikipedia and Wikibooks
- Includes a script for Wikimedia Commons images, with tarballs also hosted on Internet Archive
- Includes a graphical interface script (gui.py) alongside the command-line tools
Best for: Archivists and researchers who need to download and preserve MediaWiki wikis and are comfortable running Python command-line tools.
Good for
- Open source, with the license file included in the repository
- Supports resuming interrupted downloads of wikis
- Command-line options are documented through a built-in --help flag
Watch out for
- Requires Python 2.7
- Primarily supports MediaWiki; support for other wiki engines is stated as a future goal
- For Wikimedia Commons images, the project says reseeding existing torrents is more useful than regenerating old tarballs with the script
WikiTeam at a glance
- Website
- github.com/WikiTeam/wikiteam
- Category
- Search & Reference › Web Archives
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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WikiTeam FAQ
Which wiki software does WikiTeam support?
The tools work on MediaWiki wikis. The project says it wants to expand to other wiki engines.
Can a partially completed wiki download be resumed?
Yes. The documentation describes using the --resume option with --path pointing to the incomplete dump directory.
What is required to run the tools?
The source states that the tools require Python 2.7, and that the dependencies in requirements.txt should be installed with pip.
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