There are three options for using TiddlyWiki on Android:
Using Firefox and TiddlyFox
Deprecated fromvFireFox 57(seeSaving)
(Alternatively, see the video tutorial)
- Ensure you have the latest version of Firefox for Android
- Install the latest release of the TiddlyFox extension from:
- Install this extension to be able to save the TiddlyWiki file locally:
- Download an empty TiddlyWiki by saving this link:(to save the link, ensure you've installed the "save-link-menus" extension and then long-press on the link and choose "Save link")
- When the file has downloaded, click on it within the notification tray or the download manager application
- Choose to open the file in Firefox (rather than the default Android viewer)
- Click OK in response to the prompt from TiddlyFox that asks whether to enable saving for this file
- Try creating a new tiddler using the new tiddler button in the sidebar. Type some content for the tiddler, and click the ok button
- Save your changes by clicking the save changes button in the sidebar
- Look for the yellow notification Saved wiki at the top right of the window
- Refresh the browser window to verify that your changes have been saved correctly
Using the AndTidWiki App
The Tiddloid and Tiddloid Lite app are Android apps that makes it possible to edit and save changes to TiddlyWiki HTML files.
- For more information: Tiddloid Tiddloid Lite.
- Download apks: Tiddloid, TiddloidLite
Features
- Create new TiddlyWiki importing latest edition from internet
- Import existing TiddlyWikis stored on device/internal storage. (TiddloidLite supports external SD card too)
- Fork interesting ~Tiddlywikis from internet (Supports TW5 only)
- TiddlyWiki detection
- Locally stored ~Tiddlywikis are updated simultaneously on saving changes to TiddlyWikis imported to the app
- Backup system that is compatible with TiddlyDesktop, the desktop TiddlyWiki saver
- Creating shortcuts to existing TiddlyWiki on Android Homepage
- TiddloidLite supports cloud storages like GDrive and OneDrive
Please note
- Tiddloid Lite feature better support for devices running Android Q or later. It also supports cloud storages like GDrive and OneDrive, while Tiddloid keeps the compatibility to TiddlyWikiClassic. To know more about differences between Tiddloid and Tiddloid Lite, please visit Tiddloid's homepage.
- You should keep the
.htmlor.htmextension of the files to be imported.
Using Node.js in Termux
Termux is and open source android application providing limited Unix environment enabling users to install Node.js and npm modules in android. Users can install and run TiddlyWiki on Node.js using Termux.
Instructions
- Download and install Termux from Google Play Store or Fdroid
- Open termux and run the following commands one by one
apt update
apt upgrade
apt install nodejs
npm install -g tiddlywiki- If you need to create/serve TiddlyWiki on Node.js from the internal storage, you need to give termux storage permission by running the following command in termux
termux-setup-storage- Now you can create and serve TiddlyWiki on Node.js from internal storage. In the example given below, user is creating a new wiki called "mynewwiki" in his internal folder.
cd storage/shared
tiddlywiki mynewwiki --init server
tiddlywiki mynewwiki --listen- Visit http://127.0.0.1:8080/ in your browser
- From then on, as long as Termux is not closed, you may access your wiki anytime from your favourite Web browser pointing on the expected address and port.
- For more information regarding TiddlyWiki on Node.js, please see Installing TiddlyWiki on Node.js
- For more information and tips regarding termux, please refer to Termux wiki