title: HelloThere
modifier: JeremyRuston
tags: introduction greetings
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
modified: 201305311511

Welcome to TiddlyWiki5, a reboot of TiddlyWiki, the non-linear personal web notebook [[first released in 2004|History]]. It is a complete interactive wiki in JavaScript that can be run from a single HTML file in the browser or as a powerful [[node.js application|node.js]].

TiddlyWiki is designed to fit around your brain, providing a better way of managing the overflow than traditional documents and emails. The fundamental idea is that information is more useful and reusable if we cut it up into the smallest semantically meaningful chunks -- [[tiddlers|Tiddlers]] -- and give them titles so that they can be structured with links, tags and macros.  TiddlyWiki aims to provide a fluid interface for working with tiddlers, allowing them to be aggregated and composed into longer narratives.

TiddlyWiki5 has many [[improvements|Improvements]] over the original. It is currently in alpha, meaning it is working but incomplete. It is a great time to get involved and support its [[future development|RoadMap]]. You can:

* Explore its features online at http://five.tiddlywiki.com/
* Get involved in the [[development on GitHub|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5]]
* Join the discussions on [[the TiddlyWikiDev Google Group|http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWikiDev]]
* Follow [[@TiddlyWiki on Twitter|http://twitter.com/#!/TiddlyWiki]] for the latest news
* Learn how to [[help the TiddlyWiki project and community|HelpingTiddlyWiki]]