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Knowledge

Desktop tool for saving, accessing and exploring sources

Notes & Knowledge Base Archived ★ 1.5k stars Easy setup MIT

This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained notes & knowledge base alternative.

Knowledge is an open-source desktop application for managing files, links, notes, and other sources of information in a single workspace. It organizes items on a project graph and provides full-text search and a built-in browser.

Official siteSource code

Key features

  • Source organization
  • Project graph view
  • Full-text search
  • Built-in browser

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (1.5k GitHub stars)
  • Written in TypeScript

Is Knowledge secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Knowledge'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.

Knowledge replaces

Self-hosted Notion alternativesSelf-hosted Evernote alternatives

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