Zim is a WYSIWYG text editor written in Gtk2-Perl. Zim aims at bringing the concept of a wiki to your desktop. For example every page is saved as a text file with wiki markup. Pages can contain links to other pages, and are saved automatically.

Creating a new page is as easy as linking to a non-existing page. This tool is intended to keep track of TODO lists or serve as a personal scratch book.

Development on Zim started september 2005. This means there is no stable version yet. We are currently in beta testing. New releases will be announced on freshmeat. Please subscribe there to stay in touch.

Zim handles several types of markup, like headings, bullet lists and of course bold, italic and highlighted. This markup is saved as wiki text so you can easily edit it with other editors. Because of the autosave feature you can switch between pages and follow links while editing without worries.

What's New in This Release:

· This release adds version control based on Bazaar, along with a "Save Version" action and a "Versions" dialog to browse older versions.
· The wiki syntax has been changed to allow non-verbatim paragraphs to be indented.
· Critical bugs on Windows and with Perl 5.10 are fixed.
· Translations have been added for Finnish, Turkish, and Simplified Chinese.