Mark Text vs Outline
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted notes & knowledge base options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Mark Text with
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Compare Outline with
choose an app… AppFlowy AFFiNE Docusaurus Memos Joplin Plane SiYuan Logseq Trilium Notes TriliumNext Notes Khoj Wiki.js Karakeep ArchiveBox Focalboard Notable MkDocs Docmost Super Productivity Wekan Obsidian Linkwarden BookStack Foam Docs by Suite Numerique Omnivore OpenProject Answer Notesnook Gollum Habitica Self-Hosted Zettlr Quartz VNote Wallabag MarkText Workspace Planka Self-hosted LiveSync Shiori Leantime Linkding Blinko git-bug Kanboard Laverna TiddlyWiki Anytype Reor Read the Docs nb Notes Floccus Dillinger Kaneo Dendron Buku Athens Research org-roam Taskwarrior Markor Sync Livebook QOwnNotes SilverBullet TagSpaces MediaWiki DokuWiki Mindforger Web CherryTree Shaarli Pinry MDwiki Flatnotes Dnote Trilium Notes Next Raneto NoteDiscovery MindForger WizNote BatNoter Documize Community Notea AppFlowy Cloud Jotty Django Wiki ZenTao Atomic Server Otter Wiki Knowledge RocketNotes QuillPad Beavers Notes XWiki Outline Desktop Writing Many Notes LeafWiki Notabase Notesnook Sync Server mdSilo Daux.io Realms Wiki Note Mark Turtl RedNotebook Tangent Notes DailyTxT TeamMapper Standard Notes WiseMapping MyTetra Mindwendel LibreKB Digimindmap memEx QST
Feature Mark Text Outline Category Notes & Knowledge Base Notes & Knowledge Base License MIT BSL-1.1 Language TypeScript TypeScript Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 256 MB 1,024 MB Deployment source docker GitHub stars ★ 59,781 ★ 40,034 First released 2017 2017 Replaces Typora Notion, Confluence
Why pick each one
Choose Mark Text if… Released under the MIT license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Mature project with 59.8k GitHub stars Written in TypeScript Mark Text details Choose Outline if… Polished team wiki Great search Strong integrations Outline details
Frequently asked questions Is Mark Text or Outline better? Mark Text is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Outline if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are Mark Text and Outline free and open-source? Yes. Mark Text is licensed under MIT and Outline under BSL-1.1. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Mark Text and Outline with Docker? Mark Text: check the project docs for container support. Outline: yes.