Joplin
Notes & Knowledge BaseOpen-source note-taking and to-do app with sync
Replaces Evernote, OneNote
Best Encrypted Notes & Knowledge Base for self-hosting
The 13 best Encrypted notes & knowledge base you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
SiYuan
Notes & Knowledge BasePrivacy-first personal knowledge management system
Replaces Notion, Evernote
Trilium Notes
Notes & Knowledge BaseHierarchical note-taking for building knowledge bases
Replaces Evernote, Notion
Notesnook
Notes & Knowledge BasePrivate, end-to-end encrypted note-taking app
Replaces Evernote, OneNote
Self-hosted LiveSync
Notes & Knowledge BaseSelf-hosted real-time sync backend for Obsidian vaults
Replaces Obsidian Sync
Laverna
Notes & Knowledge BaseMarkdown note-taking app with client-side encryption
Replaces Evernote, Simplenote
Anytype
Notes & Knowledge BaseLocal-first encrypted knowledge workspace
Replaces Notion
nb Notes
Notes & Knowledge BaseCommand-line note-taking, bookmarking, and archiving tool
Replaces Evernote, Notion
Trilium Notes Next
Notes & Knowledge BaseHierarchical note-taking app for building knowledge bases
Replaces Evernote, OneNote
Beavers Notes
Notes & Knowledge BaseLocal-first note-taking with file-over-app philosophy
Replaces Evernote, OneNote
Notesnook Sync Server
Notes & Knowledge BaseSelf-hosted backend for the Notesnook encrypted notes app
Replaces Evernote, OneNote
Turtl
Notes & Knowledge BaseEncrypted note-taking and bookmarking for privacy
Replaces Evernote, Google Keep
Standard Notes
Notes & Knowledge BaseEncrypted notes app focused on longevity
Replaces Evernote
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Encrypted within the notes & knowledge base category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.