The Ultimate Self-Hosted Note-Taking Comparison

Note-taking is the #1 reason people start a HomeLab. Based on our community traffic, these are the most popular choices:

• Joplin: Best for traditional Note/Notebook structure.
• Logseq: Best for privacy-first, local-only bi-directional linking.
• SilverBullet: Best for markdown-power users who want a web-based “Knowledge Management” system.
• Memos: Best for quick, Twitter-style thoughts.