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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.
56.1k stars6.2k forkslast commit Actively maintained
6 self-hosted SiYuan alternatives
SiYuan is a privacy-focused note-taking and personal knowledge management app combining an outliner, bidirectional links, and rich editing. It provides device sync, publishing/export features and tools for building and organizing a personal knowledge base.
Alternatives to SiYuan
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Open-source, block-oriented personal knowledge manager with Markdown WYSIWYG, block-level two-way links, encrypted sync, Docker deployment and AI integrations.
46k stars3k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
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Logseq is a privacy-first, open-source knowledge management app for networked notes, tasks, and collaboration using local Markdown or Org-mode graphs.
44.6k stars2.8k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
Offline-first file manager and personal knowledge workspace that organizes local files with tags, fast search, previews, and optional local AI features.
5.3k stars513 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
Nextcloud Notes is a distraction-free note-taking app with Markdown support, favorites, and a REST API. Notes are stored as files in your Nextcloud for easy syncing.
734 stars161 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
Silicon Notes is a lightweight personal knowledge base built with Flask. It offers Markdown editing, syntax highlighting, backlinks, full-text search, page history, and export/import.
264 stars6 forkslast commit Actively maintained
What replacing SiYuan actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 6 of 6 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: AGPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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