Best Single-User Notes & Knowledge Base for self-hosting

Lightweight self-hosted note and memo hub

Replaces Notion, Google Keep

Real-time preview Markdown editor for the desktop

Replaces Typora

Privacy-first outliner for networked thought

Replaces Notion, Roam Research

Hierarchical note-taking for building knowledge bases

Replaces Evernote, Notion

Markdown-based note-taking app for plain files

Replaces Evernote, Notion

Local-first knowledge base on a folder of Markdown files

Replaces Evernote, Notion

Personal knowledge management on top of VS Code

Replaces Roam Research, Obsidian

Self-hosted personal note tool for capturing ideas

Replaces Google Keep, Memos

Markdown note-taking app with client-side encryption

Replaces Evernote, Simplenote

Local-first encrypted knowledge workspace

Replaces Notion

AI-powered local-first personal knowledge management app

Replaces Evernote, Notion

Cloud-enabled Markdown editor you can self-host

Replaces StackEdit

Plain-text personal knowledge management for Emacs

Replaces Roam Research, Obsidian

Plain-text note taking with Markdown and Nextcloud sync

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

Hackable note-taking for the self-hosted web

Replaces Notion, Obsidian

Hierarchical rich-text and code note-taking application

Replaces OneNote, Evernote

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

Replaces Evernote, Simplenote

Simple command-line notebook with multi-device sync

Replaces Evernote, Simplenote

Hierarchical note-taking app for building knowledge bases

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

Self-hosted Markdown knowledge base with graph view

Replaces Obsidian, Notion

Thinking notebook and Markdown knowledge base

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

Self-hosted note-taking app stored on S3

Replaces Notion, Evernote

Desktop tool for saving, accessing and exploring sources

Replaces Notion, Evernote

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

Markdown wiki and knowledge base for teams

Replaces Notion, Obsidian

Networked note-taking and knowledge base app

Replaces Obsidian, Roam Research

Encrypted note-taking and bookmarking for privacy

Replaces Evernote, Google Keep

Open-source journaling and diary application

Replaces Day One, Journey

Encrypted notes app focused on longevity

Replaces Evernote

Smart manager for hierarchical notes and snippets

Replaces Evernote, OneNote