Easiest Notes & Knowledge Base to self-host

Trilium Notes

Notes & Knowledge Base

Hierarchical note-taking for building knowledge bases

Replaces Evernote, Notion

Lightweight self-hosted note and memo hub

Replaces Notion, Google Keep

Joplin

Notes & Knowledge Base

Open-source note-taking and to-do app with sync

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

BookStack

Notes & Knowledge Base

Simple self-hosted documentation and wiki platform

Replaces Confluence, Notion

Blinko

Notes & Knowledge Base

Self-hosted personal note tool for capturing ideas

Replaces Google Keep, Memos

Hackable note-taking for the self-hosted web

Replaces Notion, Obsidian

DokuWiki

Notes & Knowledge Base

Simple, file-based wiki without a database

Replaces Confluence

Flatnotes

Notes & Knowledge Base

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

Replaces Evernote, Simplenote

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

Replaces Notion, Obsidian

Simple command-line notebook with multi-device sync

Replaces Evernote, Simplenote

Dillinger

Notes & Knowledge Base

Cloud-enabled Markdown editor you can self-host

Replaces StackEdit

Logseq

Notes & Knowledge Base

Privacy-first outliner for networked thought

Replaces Notion, Roam Research

Real-time preview Markdown editor for the desktop

Replaces Typora

Obsidian

Notes & Knowledge Base

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

Markdown editor for writers, researchers, and Zettelkasten users

Replaces Notion, Obsidian

Markdown note-taking application built for programmers

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

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

Replaces Evernote, Notion

Plain-text note taking with Markdown and Nextcloud sync

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

Hierarchical rich-text and code note-taking application

Replaces OneNote, Evernote

Plain-text and Markdown notes editor for synced folders

Replaces Google Keep, Evernote

Thinking notebook and Markdown knowledge base

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

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 editor with linked notes

Replaces Obsidian, Roam Research

Open-source journaling and diary application

Replaces Day One, Journey

Networked note-taking and knowledge base app

Replaces Obsidian, Roam Research

Smart manager for hierarchical notes and snippets

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

Markdown-based note-taking app for plain files

Replaces Evernote, Notion

Markdown note-taking app with client-side encryption

Replaces Evernote, Simplenote