20 self-hosted Dropbox Paper alternatives

Open-source, privacy-focused collaborative workspace for notes, databases, kanban boards and AI-assisted writing; desktop, mobile and web clients with local-first storage.

74.4k stars5.7k forksAGPL-3.0last commit 26 Jun 2026Actively maintained

All-in-one, privacy-focused workspace that merges docs, whiteboards and databases with real-time collaboration and multimodal AI assistance.

70.9k stars5.1k forkslast commit 28 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Joplin is an offline-first, privacy-focused note and to-do app with end-to-end encryption, Markdown support, web clipping, and sync across desktop and mobile.

55.8k stars6.2k forkslast commit 27 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Logseq is a privacy-first, open-source knowledge management app for networked notes, tasks, and collaboration using local Markdown or Org-mode graphs.

44.1k stars2.7k forksAGPL-3.0last commit 24 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Open-source hierarchical notes and personal knowledge base with rich editing, full-text search, encryption, scripting, and optional self-hosted sync and web access.

37.1k stars2.5k forksAGPL-3.0last commit 28 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Etherpad is a web-based real-time collaborative editor with chat, rich-text formatting, and a plugin framework for customization and integrations.

18.5k stars3k forksApache-2.0last commit 27 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Collaborative note-taking, wiki, and documentation platform with real-time editing, access control, and offline support. Built with Django and React/Next.js.

16.7k stars610 forksMITlast commit 23 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Open-source collaborative documentation and wiki platform with real-time editing, offline sync, export features and flexible self-hosting options.

16.7k stars610 forksMITlast commit 23 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Open-source, self-hosted AI note-taking app for fast capture and organization, with Markdown notes and RAG-based natural language search.

10.8k stars761 forksGPL-3.0last commit 6 Jul 2026Actively maintained

CryptPad is an end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite with real-time editors, file storage, and sharing, designed to keep document contents private from servers and admins.

7.8k stars836 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 26 May 2026Actively maintained

Open-source, web-based collaborative Markdown editor for real-time notes, diagrams, and slide presentations with revisions and access controls.

7.3k stars574 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 5 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted notes app with secure file storage, offline access, and cross-platform sync, with optional self-hosting of the sync server.

6.6k stars539 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 24 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Offline-first file manager and personal knowledge workspace that organizes local files with tags, fast search, previews, and optional local AI features.

5.2k stars514 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 24 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Open-source, local-first Slack and Notion alternative combining team chat, rich docs, databases, and file management with offline-first sync and self-hosting.

5k stars308 forksApache-2.0last commit 3 Apr 2026Actively maintained

Basic Memory gives AI assistants durable, local-first memory by reading and writing structured Markdown notes, enabling reusable context across conversations and tools.

3.5k stars240 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 27 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Self-hosted, database-less note-taking web app that stores notes as plain Markdown files in a folder, with tagging, wiki links, and full-text search.

3.2k stars196 forksMITlast commit 17 Feb 2026Actively maintained

Lightweight, privacy-focused self-hosted Markdown notes app with wikilinks, graph view, tags, templates, search, Mermaid diagrams, LaTeX math, and optional password protection.

2.7k stars221 forksMITlast commit 27 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Self-hostable note-taking and knowledge base app with an extended Markdown editor, fast search, tagging, workspaces, sharing permissions, exports, and offline PWA support.

2k stars127 forksMITlast commit 26 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Lightweight self-hosted web app for managing checklists and Markdown notes with file-based storage, PGP encryption, REST API and Docker deployment.

2k stars112 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 8 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Zen is a minimal self-hosted notes app that stores notes as Markdown with a local SQLite database, featuring fast full-text search, tagging, templates, and low resource usage.

1.1k stars61 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 29 Apr 2026Actively maintained