Raneto VS TiddlyRoam

Http://raneto.com/ is "an open source Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files to power your Knowledgebase" and might fit your bill. No database, just regular `md` files. Source: almost 2 years ago

I use http://raneto.com/ Simple and lightweight. Source: about 2 years ago

Http://raneto.com/ - There is a docker available for Unraid by LSIO. Source: almost 3 years ago

You could try https://tiddlywiki.com/ or one of is versions https://tiddlyroam.org/. Source: about 1 year ago

Also one has to emphasite to use tiddlywikis extension: tiddlyroam. Source: over 1 year ago

It sounds like you need a wiki. TiddlyWiki is the closest to Twine (the first version of Twine was actually built on top of it) so that might be a good place to start. There are lots of plugins for it that can add additional features beyond the basics and there are premade distributions of it that package more functionality out of the box. It looks like tiddlyroam has functionality to allow the visualization of... Source: about 2 years ago

You can do this fairly easily with a macro in Tiddlywiki. There are even “versions” of Tiddlywiki that behave like Roam that are free if you like that format. Source: over 2 years ago

Https://tiddlywiki.com and https://tiddlyroam.org single-page html+js local/web app with an optional Electron-based desktop UI :: they have the best transclusion support I know, give it a try, I do not like them but they have very nice points, a guide is here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzZCajspPU_UjFn0uy-J9URz0LP4zhxRK. Source: over 2 years ago