Best Self-hosted Note Taking & Knowledge Management

A curated collection of the best self-hosted note Taking & Knowledge Management tools organize thoughts, ideas, and information through flexible text, linking, and structure. They support personal growth and team documentation alike.

AppFlowy

An open-source alternative to Notion, offering powerful note-taking, task management, and database features in a customizable interface.

Alternative to:

Notion

Obsidian

Google Keep

OneNote

An open-source alternative to Notion, offering powerful note-taking, task management, and database features in a customizable interface.

Stars
63,548
Forks
4,311
Last commit
2 days ago

Affine

All-in-one workspace for note-taking, whiteboarding, and task management with real-time collaboration and local-first architecture.

Alternative to:

Notion

OneNote

Miro

Evernote

All-in-one workspace for note-taking, whiteboarding, and task management with real-time collaboration and local-first architecture.

Stars
51,237
Forks
3,402
Last commit
11 hours ago

Joplin

A free, cross-platform note-taking and to-do application with end-to-end encryption for seamless organization and productivity.

Alternative to:

Obsidian

Google Keep

Logseq

OneNote

A free, cross-platform note-taking and to-do application with end-to-end encryption for seamless organization and productivity.

Stars
49,505
Forks
5,344
Last commit
3 days ago

Mem0

A memory management system that enables personalized AI experiences by intelligently storing and retrieving context from user interactions

Alternative to:

Langchain

Pinecone

Vertex AI

A memory management system that enables personalized AI experiences by intelligently storing and retrieving context from user interactions

Stars
33,273
Forks
3,274
Last commit
1 day ago

Logseq

A privacy-first, open-source platform for networked thought. Organize, connect, and discover your ideas with ease.

Alternative to:

Notion

Obsidian

Google Keep

Tana

A privacy-first, open-source platform for networked thought. Organize, connect, and discover your ideas with ease.

Stars
36,755
Forks
2,172
Last commit
4 hours ago

SiYuan

SiYuan is a personal knowledge management system that prioritizes privacy, supports Markdown, and offers block-level referencing and bidirectional linking.

Alternative to:

Notion

Obsidian

Logseq

OneNote

SiYuan is a personal knowledge management system that prioritizes privacy, supports Markdown, and offers block-level referencing and bidirectional linking.

Stars
35,031
Forks
2,153
Last commit
16 hours ago

Khoj

An open-source personal AI application that helps you find answers, understand documents, and create new content with ease.

Alternative to:

ChatGPT

Claude

Perplexity

An open-source personal AI application that helps you find answers, understand documents, and create new content with ease.

Stars
30,186
Forks
1,690
Last commit
15 hours ago

Karakeep

AI-powered bookmarking tool for seamless saving, auto-tagging, and quick retrieval of links, notes, and images.

Alternative to:

Pocket

Raindrop

Instapaper

Omnivore

Pinboard

AI-powered bookmarking tool for seamless saving, auto-tagging, and quick retrieval of links, notes, and images.

Stars
17,331
Forks
698
Last commit
8 hours ago

Linkwarden

Open-source platform to collect, organize, and preserve webpages with powerful collaboration features

Alternative to:

Pocket

Raindrop

Instapaper

Omnivore

Pinboard

Open-source platform to collect, organize, and preserve webpages with powerful collaboration features

Stars
12,425
Forks
476
Last commit
1 day ago

Notesnook

End-to-end encrypted note-taking app with cross-platform sync, rich text editing, and offline support for ultimate privacy and productivity.

Alternative to:

Notion

Obsidian

Google Keep

OneNote

End-to-end encrypted note-taking app with cross-platform sync, rich text editing, and offline support for ultimate privacy and productivity.

Stars
11,913
Forks
763
Last commit
17 hours ago

Supermemory

Supermemory centralizes and connects your saved online content, enabling AI-powered search and insights across your digital knowledge

Alternative to:

Notion

Obsidian

Google Keep

Evernote

Roam Research

Supermemory centralizes and connects your saved online content, enabling AI-powered search and insights across your digital knowledge

Stars
9,701
Forks
938
Last commit
13 days ago

Wallabag

Self-hosted web article archiving tool that extracts content for comfortable reading. Import from Pocket, Instapaper. Open source with API access.

Alternative to:

Pocket

Raindrop

Instapaper

Omnivore

Pinboard

Self-hosted web article archiving tool that extracts content for comfortable reading. Import from Pocket, Instapaper. Open source with API access.

Stars
11,460
Forks
798
Last commit
5 days ago

Reor

Reor is a private, local AI app for managing personal knowledge, featuring semantic search, auto-connected ideas, and WYSIWYG Markdown editing.

Alternative to:

Notion

Obsidian

Google Keep

Logseq

Reor is a private, local AI app for managing personal knowledge, featuring semantic search, auto-connected ideas, and WYSIWYG Markdown editing.

Stars
7,961
Forks
479
Last commit
18 days ago

AnyType

A versatile, open-source tool for organizing thoughts, notes, and data with customizable objects and relational structures.

Alternative to:

Notion

Obsidian

Google Keep

Logseq

A versatile, open-source tool for organizing thoughts, notes, and data with customizable objects and relational structures.

Stars
5,531
Forks
339
Last commit
5 hours ago

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Best Self-hosted Note Taking & Knowledge Management

A curated collection of the best self-hosted note Taking & Knowledge Management tools organize thoughts, ideas, and information through flexible text, linking, and structure. They support personal growth and team documentation alike.

AppFlowy

Affine

Joplin

Mem0

Logseq

SiYuan

Khoj

Karakeep

Linkwarden

Notesnook

Supermemory

Wallabag

Reor

AnyType

Command Menu

AppFlowy

Affine

Joplin

Mem0

Logseq

SiYuan

Khoj

Karakeep

Linkwarden

Notesnook

Supermemory

Wallabag

Reor

AnyType