In December 2013, it joined the KDE Project through its incubation process with multiple sponsors like Wikimedia Italia.

WikiFM was originally launched as a private wiki to exchange links, suggestions, and other information related to studying at the University of Milan Bicocca.

In July 2015, Riccardo Iaconelli has given a speech on the WikiFM project[6] in order to submit it to the attention of the international community.

[11] In September 2015, the University of Milano-Bicocca became the first institution to officially back the project, asking professors and students to populate the portal with educational content.

Content was written by both students, who ideally start to create textbooks while studying the subject in question, and professors, who provide thorough fact-checking and accuracy.