AppFlowy
Notes & Knowledge BaseOpen-source workspace and Notion alternative
Replaces Notion, Evernote
Best Mobile App Notes & Knowledge Base for self-hosting
The 7 best Mobile App notes & knowledge base you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Joplin
Notes & Knowledge BaseOpen-source note-taking and to-do app with sync
Replaces Evernote, OneNote
SiYuan
Notes & Knowledge BasePrivacy-first personal knowledge management system
Replaces Notion, Evernote
Obsidian
Notes & Knowledge BaseLocal-first knowledge base on a folder of Markdown files
Replaces Evernote, Notion
Notesnook
Notes & Knowledge BasePrivate, end-to-end encrypted note-taking app
Replaces Evernote, OneNote
Markor Sync
Notes & Knowledge BasePlain-text and Markdown notes editor for synced folders
Replaces Google Keep, Evernote
WizNote
Notes & Knowledge BaseCross-platform note-taking app with a self-hosted server
Replaces Evernote, OneNote
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppFlowy | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 77,300 |
| Joplin | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 56,721 |
| SiYuan | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 46,749 |
| Obsidian | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | Proprietary | 22,221 |
| Notesnook | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 14,753 |
| Markor Sync | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | Apache-2.0 | 6,276 |
| WizNote | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 2,659 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: AppFlowy (77,300 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Markor Sync (from 64 MB RAM, against 1,024 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 3 of 7 use AGPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Mobile App within the notes & knowledge base category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.