#1
Memos is a lightweight, privacy-first self-hosted note-taking service with Markdown, fast search, and sharing features for personal notes, wikis, and team knowledge.
62.6k stars4.7k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
20 self-hosted Standard Notes alternatives
End-to-end encrypted notes application offering cross-device sync, offline access, tags, extensible editors and attachments, and automated backups. Open-source, audited clients with zero-knowledge encryption for personal and team note storage.
Alternatives to Standard Notes
#2
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
#3
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
#4
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
Open-source hierarchical notes and personal knowledge base with rich editing, full-text search, encryption, scripting, and optional self-hosted sync and web access.
37.6k stars2.5k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#6
Open-source, self-hosted AI note-taking app for fast capture and organization, with Markdown notes and RAG-based natural language search.
11k stars774 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
TiddlyWiki is a self-contained, highly customizable personal wiki that runs in the browser or on Node.js, enabling notes, knowledge bases, and documentation in one file.
8.6k stars1.3k forkslast commit Actively maintained
Self-hosted, browser-based personal knowledge management platform with Markdown pages, wiki-style links, tasks, queries, and Lua scripting for automation.
5.9k stars471 forksMITlast 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
#10
Basic Memory gives AI assistants durable, local-first memory by reading and writing structured Markdown notes, enabling reusable context across conversations and tools.
3.8k stars262 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#11
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 stars206 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
Lightweight, privacy-focused self-hosted Markdown notes app with wikilinks, graph view, tags, templates, search, Mermaid diagrams, LaTeX math, and optional password protection.
2.8k stars234 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#13
Self-hostable note-taking and knowledge base app with an extended Markdown editor, fast search, tagging, workspaces, sharing permissions, exports, and offline PWA support.
2.4k stars163 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#14
Zim is a desktop wiki editor for personal notes, journals, and task lists, storing pages as plain text files with links, attachments, and plugin support.
2.2k stars397 forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained
#15
Lightweight self-hosted web app for managing checklists and Markdown notes with file-based storage, PGP encryption, REST API and Docker deployment.
2k stars114 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#16
Minimal, local-first markdown note-taking app built with Svelte and Tailwind; provides desktop (Tauri) and web interfaces with local PGlite storage.
1.7k stars53 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Slowing down
#17
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.
1.2k stars62 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#18
Self-hosted Markdown note-taking web app with multi-user vaults, real-time collaboration, fast search, templates, backlinks/tags, PDF export, and PWA support.
1.1k stars44 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#19
Privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted note-taking app with desktop, mobile and web clients, open-source code, web clipper, bidirectional links, and a self-hostable sync server.
914 stars69 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#20
Open-source, self-hosted note-taking and documentation app with rich text & Markdown editors, search, attachments, workspaces, REST API and OIDC support.
769 stars31 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
What replacing Standard Notes 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. 19 of 20 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: MIT, AGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0, GPL-2.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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