Best Free Notes & Knowledge Base for self-hosting

Real-time preview Markdown editor for the desktop

Replaces Typora

Markdown-based note-taking app for plain files

Replaces Evernote, Notion

Personal knowledge management on top of VS Code

Replaces Roam Research, Obsidian

Markdown editor for writers, researchers, and Zettelkasten users

Replaces Notion, Obsidian

Markdown note-taking application built for programmers

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

Self-hosted real-time sync backend for Obsidian vaults

Replaces Obsidian Sync

Blinko

Notes & Knowledge Base

Self-hosted personal note tool for capturing ideas

Replaces Google Keep, Memos

Markdown note-taking app with client-side encryption

Replaces Evernote, Simplenote

Command-line note-taking, bookmarking, and archiving tool

Replaces Evernote, Notion

Dillinger

Notes & Knowledge Base

Cloud-enabled Markdown editor you can self-host

Replaces StackEdit

Open-source networked note-taking and knowledge graph

Replaces Roam Research, Obsidian

Plain-text and Markdown notes editor for synced folders

Replaces Google Keep, Evernote

Plain-text personal knowledge management for Emacs

Replaces Roam Research, Obsidian

Plain-text note taking with Markdown and Nextcloud sync

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

Livebook

Notes & Knowledge Base

Realtime collaborative notebook app based on Markdown that supports

Hierarchical rich-text and code note-taking application

Replaces OneNote, Evernote

Flatnotes

Notes & Knowledge Base

Self-hosted, database-less note-taking web app

Replaces Evernote, Simplenote

NoteDiscovery

Notes & Knowledge Base

Self-hosted Markdown knowledge base with graph view

Replaces Obsidian, Notion

Thinking notebook and Markdown knowledge base

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

Markdown notes web app that stores notes in your Git repo

Replaces Standard Notes, Evernote

Jotty

Notes & Knowledge Base

Lightweight but powerful alternative for managing your personal, file

Knowledge graph database with documents (similar to Notion), tables,

Web-based Markdown note-taking app with AI assistance

Replaces Notion, Evernote

Minimal note-taking app with notebooks and tags

Replaces Google Keep, OneNote

Local-first note-taking with file-over-app philosophy

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

Local-first Markdown note-taking app that runs in the browser

Replaces Notion, Obsidian

Lightweight distraction-free text editor, in the browser (Markdown

Many Notes

Notes & Knowledge Base

Markdown note-taking web app designed for simplicity

Replaces Obsidian, Notion

Self-hosted backend for the Notesnook encrypted notes app

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

Personal knowledge base for networked thinking

Replaces Roam Research, Obsidian

Networked note-taking and knowledge base app

Replaces Obsidian, Roam Research

Note Mark

Notes & Knowledge Base

Minimal web-based Markdown notes app

Encrypted note-taking and bookmarking for privacy

Replaces Evernote, Google Keep

Local-first Markdown note editor with linked notes

Replaces Obsidian, Roam Research

Open-source journaling and diary application

Replaces Day One, Journey

Host and create your own mindmaps

DailyTxT

Notes & Knowledge Base

Encrypted diary Web application to save your personal memories of each

Web-based mind mapping for visual knowledge capture

Replaces MindMeister, XMind

Smart manager for hierarchical notes and snippets

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

Self-hosted brainstorming and idea capture board

Replaces Miro, Google Keep

Web-based knowledge base solution

Create simple mindmaps (documentation in French)

Online assessment software

Structured personal knowledge base, inspired by zettlekasten