WikiCalc
title: "WikiCalc" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["free-spreadsheet-software", "free-wiki-software", "online-spreadsheets"] topic_path: "general/free-spreadsheet-software" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiCalc" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | wikiCalc |
| latest_release_version | 1.0 |
| latest_release_date | |
| operating_system | Cross-platform |
| genre | Wiki / Online Spreadsheet |
| license | GNU General Public License |
| website | |
| developer | Dan Bricklin |
| :: |
|name = wikiCalc |latest_release_version = 1.0 |latest_release_date = |operating_system = Cross-platform |genre = Wiki / Online Spreadsheet |license = GNU General Public License |website = |developer = Dan Bricklin wikiCalc is a web application, created by Dan Bricklin, that allows for the creation and editing of spreadsheets through a wiki-style user-editable interface. It is currently released as version 1.0 for use on Windows, Mac, Linux/Unix, and other platforms that can run the Perl language.
The product was envisioned in 2005 by Bricklin, who 27 years earlier created VisiCalc, the first commercial spreadsheet program for the personal computer. Version Alpha 0.1 was released for alpha testing in November 2005. Version 1.0 was released on January 25, 2007. wikiCalc is written in the Perl programming language.
wikiCalc is released under the GNU General Public License,{{cite web |url=http://www.softwaregarden.com/products/wikicalc/ |title=wikiCalc home page |quote=...released under the GPL 2.0 license...
On June 8, 2006, Dan Bricklin and Socialtext announced a partnership which encompasses an exclusive distribution deal as well as a pledge for co-development. The Socialtext version of the software is called SocialCalc.
References
References
- Arrington, Michael. (2006-06-08). "SocialText/wikiCalc: More Interesting Than Google Spreadsheets". [[TechCrunch]].
- Bricklin, Dan. (2006-06-09). "wikiCalc Partnership with SocialText". DanBricklin.com.
- Mayfield, Ross. (2006-06-09). "Socialtext Partners with Dan Bricklin on wikiCalc". [[Socialtext]].
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