Best Self-hosted Notes & Personal Knowledge Management tools in 2026
79 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category
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Automation & Workflow Builders (Low-code)Bookmarking, RSS & Read-laterDocument Processing & PDF ToolsFile Transfer & SharingPersonal Dashboards & StartpagesRemote Access & Remote DesktopTasks, Habits & Time TrackingURL Shorteners & Link ToolsWhiteboards, Diagrams & Mind Maps79 services found

I, Librarian
Web-based PDF and reference manager for collaborative research
Web application to manage, annotate, and share academic PDFs with full-text search, OCR, citation import, and team collaboration.


Genealogy
Self-hosted family tree application built with Laravel
Open-source Laravel family tree app to record people, relationships, events and media with multi-tenancy, roles, backups and GEDCOM import/export in development.
Silicon Notes
Minimal web-based personal knowledge base in Markdown
Silicon Notes is a lightweight personal knowledge base built with Flask. It offers Markdown editing, syntax highlighting, backlinks, full-text search, page history, and e...
Genea
Browser-based GEDCOM family tree editor with Git integration
Client-side web app to visually build, edit, and export GEDCOM family trees. Runs entirely in the browser with offline storage and optional Git repository sync.

GiftManager
Web app to organize and track gift ideas for families
Manage gift ideas, avoid duplicate purchases, coordinate Secret Santa, track bought gifts, support multiple families with admin dashboard and OIDC authentication.

Surmai
Personal and family travel organizer with privacy and offline support
Surmai is a privacy-focused travel organizer PWA for collaborative trip planning, offline access, and centralized itineraries for families and groups.
Minne
Minne: a graph-powered read-it-later and personal knowledge base.
Self-hosted graph-powered personal knowledge base with AI search, chat, and multi-format ingestion.

Sticky
Visual sticky-note board for real-time collaboration and sync
Sticky is a digital sticky-note board for organizing ideas, collaborating in real time, and syncing across devices with customizable notes and drag-and-drop layout.

Amurex
Open-source AI assistant that unifies knowledge search and meeting workflows.
Amurex is an open-source AI copilot that unifies knowledge search across Notion, Drive and Obsidian, automates meetings, and triages email.
Nanote
Filesystem-backed markdown note-taking app built with Nuxt
Lightweight note-taking app that stores notes as markdown files and folders on the filesystem; offers fast OS-optimized search, Milkdown editor, and Docker support.
Tamari
Self-hosted recipe manager with meal planning and shopping lists
Personal recipe manager for storing, searching, importing and sharing recipes with meal planner, shopping lists, and a REST API. Docker-ready and mobile-friendly.

Vanilla Cookbook
Self-hosted recipe manager built with SvelteKit
Self-hosted recipe manager and PWA with web scraping, ingredient parsing, unit conversion, shopping lists, cooking logs, LLM-assisted features, and Docker deployment.
PiGa (Task Keeper)
Keyboard-centric list editor and task manager backed by a self-hosted server
Keyboard-focused list editor for power users. Self-hosted Scala/Play web app with nested lists, tags, document switching, extensive shortcuts and Docker support.

Fork Recipes
Django-based web frontend for managing personal recipe collections
A Dockerized Django frontend that manages image/video recipes, meal planning, shopping lists and backup snapshots, working with the ForkApi backend.

ManageMeals
Manage and plan recipes with imports, meal plans, and shopping lists
Open-source recipe manager with URL-based recipe import, AI-assisted parsing, fast fuzzy search, meal planning, shopping lists, printing and shareable recipe links.
Listaway
Publish and share lists with team accounts and optional public links
Self-hosted app for creating, managing, and publishing lists and collections with team accounts, OIDC support, randomized public share links, and Postgres storage.


Storyteller
A web-based tool for writing and organizing stories
Self-hosted web app for writing, structuring, and organizing stories with chapters, scenes, and notes.

Turtl
Encrypted notes and bookmarks with cross-device sync
Turtl is an end-to-end encrypted note-taking and bookmarking app with tagging, full‑text search, and optional self-hosted sync via Turtl Server.

memEx
Structured personal knowledge base inspired by Zettelkasten and Org mode
Self-hosted, multi-user personal knowledge base for notes, linked contexts, and process pipelines, with backlinks and per-item privacy controls.