ZE

Zen

A simple app for focused and private note-taking

File Sync & Storage ★ 1.2k stars Easy setup free

📒 Zen is a minimalist note-taking application focused on providing a simple and efficient way to capture and manage information. It allows users to create notes using Markdown, supporting a wide range of formatting options such as tables, checklists, code blocks, and text highlighting. All notes are stored locally in a lightweight SQLite database, ensuring that your data remains private and fully under your control. The application offers a clean and distraction-free interface designed for ease of use on both desktop and mobile devices. It includes a powerful full-text search function that ena.

Strengths

  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • One-click install on common self-host platforms
  • Active community (1.2k GitHub stars)

Is Zen secure?

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

Health badge

Maintain Zen? Add its health score to your README. The badge links back to this page.

SelfHostIndex: 79 · good

Markdown
[![SelfHostIndex health score for Zen](https://selfhostindex.com/badge/zen.svg)](https://selfhostindex.com/app/zen/)
HTML
<a href="https://selfhostindex.com/app/zen/"><img src="https://selfhostindex.com/badge/zen.svg" alt="SelfHostIndex health score for Zen"></a>
reStructuredText
.. image:: https://selfhostindex.com/badge/zen.svg
   :alt: SelfHostIndex health score for Zen
   :target: https://selfhostindex.com/app/zen/

The score is recomputed on every nightly rebuild from public repository data — see how it is calculated.

Similar file sync & storage apps