note-taking
Joplin is an open source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device.
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Self-hosted LiveSync is a community-implemented synchronization plugin, available on every obsidian-compatible platform and using CouchDB or Object Storage (e.g., MinIO, S3, R2, etc.) as the server.
Run Obsidian in the browser. No remote desktop required.
Run Obsidian as a self-hosted web app. Not remote desktop, an actual web app.
Ignis is a compatibility shim that provides browser-compatible implementations of the Electron APIs used by Obsidian, allowing Obsidian to run in a standard browser while keeping your vault on the server. Obsidian is not included in or distributed with this project. The Docker container downloads Obsidian directly from its official source on first run.
Bangle.io is a powerful yet simple note taking web app that works on top of your locally saved Markdown files.
A Terminal Based Note Taking App.
Toney is a fast, lightweight, terminal-based note-taking app for the modern developer. Built with Bubbletea, Toney brings a sleek TUI interface with markdown rendering, file navigation, and native Neovim editing – all in your terminal.
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Write it Down. Own it Forever.
A clean, quiet space to think. Your notes live in standard Markdown within a local SQLite database. No vendor lock-in, no distractions. Selfhosted notes app. Single golang binary, notes stored as markdown within SQLite, full-text search, very low resource usage
Take Control of Your Learning. Privately.
A powerful open-source, AI-powered note-taking/research platform that respects your privacy. An Open Source implementation of Notebook LM with more flexibility and features.
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A markdown-like journal language for plainly writing logs , gantt charts , blogs , feeds , notes , journals , diaries , todos , timelines , calendars or anything that happens over time .
Markwhen is a markdown-like journal language. You write markdown-ish text and it gets converted into JSON which can then be rendered into a timeline or other view.
A simple, self-hosted app for your checklists and notes.
Tired of bloated, cloud-based to-do apps? Jotty is a lightweight alternative for managing your personal checklists and notes. It's built with Next.js 14, is easy to deploy, and keeps all your data on your own server.
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A minimalist text editor that lives in URL.
A minimalist text editor that lives entirely in your browser and stores everything in the URL hash.
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A smart new editor for thoughts, notes, tasks and planning.
Thymer is a smart new editor (IDE) designed to write, plan or share big ideas at the speed of thought.
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Minimal journaling CLI for developers. Git-backed, terminal-native, zero friction. Just type journal and start writing.
journalot is a CLI tool for maintaining a daily markdown journal with Git-based version control. It's designed to be lightweight and easy to use, promoting mindfulness and reflection.
You can also search past entries by keyword or date using command-line tools like grep or fzf. For example, grep "confidence" or "new idea" ~/journalot/entries/*.md
Markdown note-taking app.
Many Notes is a markdown note-taking app designed for simplicity! Easily create or import your vaults and organize your thoughts right away.
Vaults are simply storage containers for your files, and Many Notes provides you with the flexibility to keep everything in one vault or to separate your files into multiple vaults.
websites notes. Take notes on every website in a smart and simple way!
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Create Beautiful Diagrams & Notes
A self-hosted platform for Mermaid.js diagrams, notes, and knowledge management. Built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Shadcn UI.
An offline first, self hostable note taking application.
Anchor focuses on speed, privacy, simplicity, and reliability across mobile and web. Notes are stored locally, editable offline, and synced across devices when online.
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A lightweight self-hosted capture layer for links, notes, screenshots and files across your devices.
Most tools focus on organizing information. DropMind focuses on capturing it instantly, from anywhere.
TUI Application to manage Obsidian notes directly from the terminal .
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Turn an existing markdown-and-diagram workspace into a realtime collaborative web app.
Realtime collaboration for Markdown folders, diagrams, and git-backed docs, without migrating your files.
CollabMD turns a local Markdown folder, Obsidian-style vault, or docs repo into a collaborative workspace you can open in the browser. Throughout this guide, vault simply means a regular folder on your computer that contains Markdown files.
Notes & Bookmarks. Save all your information in one place.
An open source self hosted web app for your notes and bookmarks side by side.
AI-Powered Note Taking App.
An open-source, self-hosted personal AI note tool prioritizing privacy, built using TypeScript .
Blinko is an innovative open-source project designed for individuals who want to quickly capture and organize their fleeting thoughts. Blinko allows users to seamlessly jot down ideas the moment they strike, ensuring that no spark of creativity is lost.
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All In One KnowledgeOS. Write, Draw, Plan, All at Once. With AI.
A privacy-focussed, local-first, open-source, and ready-to-use alternative for Notion & Miro. One hyper-fused platform for wildly creative minds.
AFFiNE is a workspace with fully merged docs, whiteboards and databases. Get more things done, your creativity isn’t monotone. There can be more than Notion and Miro. AFFiNE(pronounced [ə‘fain]) is a next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together. Privacy first, open-source, customizable and ready to use.
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A free, quiet space for thinking. Private, no data is sent to server.
Free, quiet space for thinking. A simple app for your .md files. Private - no data is sent to server.
A home for your thoughts. Keyboard-first local Markdown notes with Vim motions, diagrams, and MCP integration.
ZenNotes keeps every note as a local .md file you own — with real Vim motions, live math & diagrams, an MCP server for your assistant, and a bundled zen CLI. Native on Mac, Windows, and Linux, or self-host in any browser.
Start building your knowledge graph. Everything You Know, Connected.
Open source. Self-hosted. Your data stays yours.
A personal knowledge base that turns markdown notes into a semantically-connected, AI-augmented knowledge graph.
Atomic stores knowledge as atoms — markdown notes that are automatically chunked, embedded, tagged, and linked by semantic similarity. Your atoms can be synthesized into wiki articles, explored on a spatial canvas, and queried through an agentic chat interface.
save links, notes, and images. private & open source.
vault is a desktop app to collect and organize links, notes, and images. it’s open source, private, and everything is stored locally.
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Customizable AI Research & Knowledge Management Assistant. The AI Workspace Built for Teams. Connect any LLM to your internal knowledge sources and chat with it in real time alongside your team.
Open Source Alternative to NotebookLM / Perplexity, connected to external sources such as Search Engines, Slack, Linear, Jira, ClickUp, Confluence, Notion, YouTube, GitHub, Discord and more.
QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.
private, local-first notes for every device.
Fast, private, local-first notes. Native on iOS and Android, with a real desktop app for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Plain markdown you own — no vendor lock-in.
Your Self-Hosted Knowledge Base.
NoteDiscovery is a lightweight, self-hosted note-taking application that puts you in complete control of your knowledge base. Write, organize, and discover your notes with a beautiful, modern interface—all running on your own server.
Export notes from Notes.app
- Notes can be exported to markdown or HTML format.
- Creation & modification dates of notes are preserved.
- Notes are stored in directories named after the notebooks in which they are stored in Notes.app.
- Notes in same notebook having same name are renamed to avoid old notes being re-written by new ones.
- Support for exporting attachments of type - JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF & BMP while exporting in markdown format.
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Online Note Taking Site.
At Notemod, we believe that taking notes should be simple, powerful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you're a student, professional, or creative thinker, Notemod is designed to streamline your note-taking experience with a modern touch.
the everything app for those who celebrate trust & autonomy.
Anytype is an encrypted, local-first alternative to the cloud-based Internet. With Anytype, you can build digital Spaces around your interests. These spaces can be personal - for diaries, ideas and drafts, or shared - with your family, small communities, teams, neighbors and people with similar interests.
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A lightweight, self-hosted memo hub. Open Source and Free forever. memos provides the privacy, security, and reliability that innovators need in their moments of inspiration.
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A secure note-taking application for linux, integrated with Etebase for encrypted synchronization.
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A second brain for the AI era. Free forever.
Organize your notes as Markdown files. With native relationships, Git, and Claude Code integration.
Hugo bloggin' with Obsidian like a boss. Preview, publish, and deploy your blog without leaving your editor.
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Personal Wiki for Vim.
Vimwiki is a personal wiki for Vim – interlinked, plain text files written in a markup language
Note Conversion Tool.
Jimmy is a tool to convert your notes from different formats to Markdown.
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Easily capture and share your great thoughts. Open Source and Free forever. A privacy-first, lightweight note-taking service.
Encyclopedia of note taking apps. 36 best note taking apps analyzed over 306 features.
Joplin Web is Joplin Mobile, running in a web browser.
Minimalist, Free & Anonymous Note Taking App. With QuickNote you can create notes on the fly - that can contain links, images, lists or snippets of code - and share them with your colleagues or friends in seconds.
Secure, Lightweight Encrypted Notepad for Privacy.
SealNotes is an end-to-end encrypted web-based notepad that stores and manages your notes.
Your private note-taking app.
A self-hosted markdown editor with live preview, document encryption, multi-user support, and multi-organization capabilities.
A self-hosted, database-less note-taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.
Open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative that puts you in control of your data.
Offline first, self hostable note taking application
Anchor focuses on speed, privacy, simplicity, and reliability across mobile and web. Notes are stored locally, editable offline, and synced across devices when online.
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Docs is a collaborative text editor designed to address common challenges in knowledge building and sharing.
A collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. Built with Django and React. Opensource alternative to Notion or Outline.
Docs is the result of a joint effort led by the French 🇫🇷🥖 (DINUM) and German 🇩🇪🥨 governments (ZenDiS).
SilverBullet is a note-taking application optimized for people with a hacker mindset. We all take notes. There’s a million note taking applications out there. Wouldn’t it be nice to have one where your notes are more than plain text files? Where your notes essentially become a database that you can query; that you can build custom knowledge applications on top of? A hackable notebook, if you will?
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Note Mark is a lighting fast and minimal; web-based Markdown notes app.
mini cli search engine for your docs, knowledge bases, meeting notes, whatever. Tracking current sota approaches while being all local.
An on-device search engine for everything you need to remember. Index your markdown notes, meeting transcripts, documentation, and knowledge bases. Search with keywords or natural language. Ideal for your agentic flows.
QMD combines BM25 full-text search, vector semantic search, and LLM re-ranking—all running locally via node-llama-cpp with GGUF models.
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A minimalist markdown scratchpad.
Scratch is an offline-first markdown notes app. It's AI-friendly, keyboard-optimized, and design-centered.
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A self-hosted, database-less note taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.
Privacy-focused AI assistant for your data
Open-source, local-first AI that organizes, answers, and automates across tasks, notes, documents, photos, and bookmarks. Private by design and under your control.
Self-organizing AI note-taking app that runs models locally.
Reor is an AI-powered desktop note-taking app: it automatically links related ideas, answers questions on your notes and provides semantic search. Everything is stored locally and you can edit your notes with an Obsidian-like markdown editor.
A wiki for people who think in folders, not feeds.
Self-hosted wiki. Single Go binary, SQLite, Markdown on disk. No external database required.
Self-hosted, Simple Markdown Web Editor and Notes Organizer.
FrankMD (Frank Markdown) is a simple, feature-rich, self-hosted markdown note-taking app built with Ruby on Rails 8. The name honors Frank Rosenblatt, inventor of the Perceptron - the pioneering neural network that laid the foundation for modern AI.
a desktop wiki.
Zim is a graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images. Pages are stored in a folder structure, like in an outliner, and can have attachments. Creating a new page is as easy as linking to a nonexistent page. All data is stored in plain text files with wiki formatting. Various plugins provide additional functionality, like a task list manager, an equation editor, a tray icon, and support for version control.