self-hosted note-taking / microblog
Memos is an open-source, self-hosted, Markdown-native note-taking web app with a timeline-first interface for quick capture, deployable as a single Go binary or Docker container using SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL.
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
Choose if you want a lightweight self-hosted idea-sharing/publishing platform that directly replaces Memos' microblog timeline.
Ech0 – An open-source, self-hosted lightweight publishing platform for personal idea sharing.
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
Choose if you need a self-hosted knowledge base with whiteboarding/planning rather than simple timeline capture.
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.
Choose if you want a self-hosted block-based knowledge workspace with backlinks/plugins instead of timeline notes.
An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间，让人与智能体在此协作
Choose if you need a self-hosted hierarchical knowledge base with scripting/relations rather than quick capture.
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
Choose if you need real-time collaborative Markdown editing in a self-hosted app instead of personal timeline notes.
CodiMD - Realtime collaborative markdown notes on all platforms.
Choose if you need a self-hosted knowledge base rather than timeline-style microblog notes.
Your Self-Hosted Knowledge Base
Choose if you need an offline-first Notion/Obsidian alternative with teams/OIDC rather than a simple memo timeline.
📚 The open-source, offline-first Notion, Obsidian & Confluence alternative. Advanced Markdown, multi-tenant teams, OIDC/SSO, and local S3 backups. Deploy in one command.
Choose if you want a self-hosted semantically-connected knowledge base in Rust instead of a lightweight timeline.
Self-hosted, semantically-connected personal knowledge base
Choose if you want a serverless Evernote-like app on Cloudflare instead of a self-hosted Go binary.
Serverless, 100% free, and open-source Evernote alternative on Cloudflare with native MCP | 无需服务器、0费用、原生支持 AI Agent 的开源自托管『印象笔记』
Choose if you want a self-hosted AI note tool with privacy rather than a non-AI timeline-based memo app.
An open-source, self-hosted personal AI note tool prioritizing privacy, built using TypeScript .
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
Older S3-backed self-hosted note app; choose if you need S3 storage and accept an archived/less maintained project.
📒 Self hosted note taking app stored on S3
Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.
Choose if you want a local-first Markdown app with AI-powered organization instead of a self-hosted web server.
Capture first. Organize later. A local-first Markdown app that turns scattered records into clear notes with AI.
Choose if you want end-to-end encrypted notes with cross-platform clients rather than a self-hosted timeline server.
Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.
Choose if you need a full Notion-like collaborative workspace on desktop instead of a lightweight microblog note app.
Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative.
Choose if you want a cross-platform client with multi-target sync (WebDAV/cloud) instead of a self-hosted web app.
Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
Choose if you prefer a local-first outliner with graph view on desktop instead of a web server.
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: https://logseq.io/p/NX4mc_ggEV
Choose if you live in VS Code and want a hierarchical PKM as an IDE extension, not a self-hosted web app.
The personal knowledge management (PKM) tool that grows as you do!
Choose if you want a fast native Mac/iOS Markdown app with local storage, not a self-hosted server.
Fast Markdown note-taking app for Mac and iPhone
Choose if you want a desktop notepad that syncs via Nextcloud/ownCloud, not a self-hosted web app.
QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.
Choose if you want a mobile-first markdown editor with git-based sync, not a web server.
Mobile first Note Taking integrated with Git
Choose if you want a desktop TiddlyWiki-based notebook with automatic git backups, not a self-hosted server.
TidGi is an privacy-in-mind, automated, auto-git-backup, freely-deployed knowledge management Desktop note app, based on Tiddlywiki, with REST API for web-clipping and Anki connect. 「 太记 」是一个基于「 太微 TiddlyWiki 」的知识管理桌面应用，能保护隐私内容、高级自动化、自动Git云备份、部署为博客，且可通过RESTAPI与Anki等应用连接。（迭代开发中欢迎试用，开发进度见下方链接）(Under active development, see website below for details)
Choose if you want an end-to-end encrypted cross-platform client with zero-knowledge sync, not a self-hosted web server.
A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
Choose if you want a local-first Markdown app with AI agent support, not a self-hosted server.
Open-source Reflect rewrite: A local-first AI agent-friendly Markdown note-taking app
These projects were analysed and named memos among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how memos rates them is a separate judgement, made when memos is analysed in its own right.
calls memos “choose when you want a lighter, self-hosted memo/note app without the AI layer.”
An open-source, self-hosted personal AI note tool prioritizing privacy, built using TypeScript .
calls memos “Choose Memos for quick, lightweight capture with Markdown, ideal for short notes and micro-blogging, but not for long-form notes.”
A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
calls memos “Choose when you want a self-hosted web UI and REST API rather than a terminal workflow.”
CLI and local web plain text note‑taking, bookmarking, and archiving with linking, tagging, filtering, search, Git versioning & syncing, Pandoc conversion, + more, in a single portable script.
calls memos “choose if you want a self-hosted web/quick-capture notes service rather than an Apple-native local-file app.”
Fast Markdown note-taking app for Mac and iPhone
calls memos “choose when you want a lightweight self-hosted memo/capture stream rather than a full E2EE notebook.”
Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.
calls memos “For quick capture of short memos; lacks organization and AI features.”
Capture first. Organize later. A local-first Markdown app that turns scattered records into clear notes with AI.
calls memos “Choose for lightweight self-hosted quick capture/memos, but lacks hierarchy and retrieval for large knowledge bases.”
The personal knowledge management (PKM) tool that grows as you do!