mdSilo
Networked note-taking and knowledge base app
mdSilo is an open-source note-taking and personal knowledge management application that supports backlinks, a graph view, and Markdown editing. It can run on the desktop or be self-hosted as a web app for personal use.
Key features
- Bidirectional backlinks
- Graph visualization
- Markdown editor
- Built-in RSS reader
Strengths
- Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Written in TypeScript
- Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
mdSilo replaces
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