Notes
Self-hosted note-taking and knowledge management tools — personal wikis, markdown editors, and second-brain apps. Own your notes without subscription fees or vendor lock-in.
NoteDiscovery
Self-hosted Markdown knowledge base with local file storage, search, backlinks, graph view, themes, plugins, sharing, …
Hammer
Offline-first story editor with native clients and an optional self-hosted sync server.
Files.md
Local-first Markdown notes app with plain files, browser PWA access, and optional self-hosted sync.
Joplin
The open source note-taking and to-do application.
LogSeq
Self-hosted outliner and knowledge base with AI support via Ollama — a free Obsidian alternative.
Many Notes
Self-hosted Markdown note-taking app with direct filesystem access and Docker deployment.
Memos
Lightweight self-hosted privacy-focused note-taking and personal knowledge app.
Raneto
Self-hosted Markdown-powered knowledge base and wiki system built on Node.js.
SilverBullet
Local-first Markdown-based personal knowledge management system, self-hosted with Docker.
Trilium Notes
Self-hosted hierarchical knowledge base — a powerful open-source OneNote alternative.