A personal timeline for quick notes. Write short memos, find them later by search, tag, or date. Open source and self-hosted.
Quick Markdown notes in a timeline with tags, on your own server.
alternatives to
Google Keep
Google's note and checklist app, synced across devices through a Google account. A closed product from Google.
Side by side
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memos | Full replacement | 64k | MIT | Open source | No | Go | v0.31.0 | 2026-10-05 |
| Notesnook | Full replacement | 15k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v3.4.9 | 2026-10-06 |
| Blinko | Full replacement | 11k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | 1.8.8 | 2026-08-27 |
| Standard Notes | Partial | 6.6k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | @standardnotes/desktop@3.202.7 | 2026-09-30 |
| Simplenote | Partial | 5.3k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v2.27.1 | 2026-10-05 |
| flatnotes | Partial | 3.2k | MIT | Open source | No | Vue | v5.5.5 | 2026-08-29 |
| Nextcloud Notes | Partial | 738 | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | JavaScript | v6.1.0 | 2026-10-06 |
Every alternative
7 alternatives
A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
End-to-end encrypted notes and checklists on desktop, mobile and web, with a Google Keep importer.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 15k
- Latest
- v3.4.9
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
An open-source, self-hosted personal AI note tool prioritizing privacy, built using TypeScript .
Quick Markdown notes as cards with tags and AI search, on your own server.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 11k
- Latest
- 1.8.8
- Last push
- 2026-08-27
Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.
Encrypted notes synced across web, desktop and mobile.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 6.6k
- Last push
- 2026-09-30
Simplenote for Web, Windows, and Linux
Plain-text and Markdown notes with tags, synced through Automattic's hosted service.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
- Stars
- 5.3k
- Latest
- v2.27.1
- Last push
- 2026-10-05
A self-hosted, database-less note taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.
Markdown notes in a self-hosted web app, stored as flat files with full-text search.
✎ Distraction-free notes and writing
Markdown notes stored as files in Nextcloud, with Android and iOS apps.
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 738
- Latest
- v6.1.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Head to head
- Blinko vs flatnotes
- Blinko vs Memos
- Blinko vs Nextcloud Notes
- Blinko vs Notesnook
- Blinko vs Simplenote
- Blinko vs Standard Notes
- flatnotes vs Memos
- flatnotes vs Nextcloud Notes
- flatnotes vs Notesnook
- flatnotes vs Simplenote
- flatnotes vs Standard Notes
- Memos vs Nextcloud Notes
- Memos vs Notesnook
- Memos vs Simplenote
- Memos vs Standard Notes
- Nextcloud Notes vs Notesnook
- Nextcloud Notes vs Simplenote
- Nextcloud Notes vs Standard Notes
- Notesnook vs Simplenote
- Notesnook vs Standard Notes
- Simplenote vs Standard Notes
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