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Athens Research

Open-source networked note-taking and knowledge graph

Notes & Knowledge Base ★ 6.3k stars Medium setup EPL-1.0

Athens is an open-source knowledge graph and networked note-taking tool inspired by Roam Research, supporting block references and bidirectional links. It can be self-hosted with a multiplayer server for shared knowledge bases.

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Key features

  • Block references
  • Bidirectional links
  • Multiplayer self-hosting
  • Knowledge graph view

Strengths

  • Released under the EPL-1.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 6.3k GitHub stars
  • Written in Clojure

Is Athens Research secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Athens Research's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

Athens Research replaces

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