A personal timeline for quick notes. Write short memos, find them later by search, tag, or date. Open source and self-hosted.
Note-taking apps
Personal notes on desktop and mobile, with sync.
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| Tool | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
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| Memos | 64k | MIT | Open source | No | Go | v0.31.0 | 2026-10-05 |
| MarkText | 62k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v0.20.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Joplin | 57k | Other | Open core | No | TypeScript | v3.7.21 | 2026-10-06 |
| SiYuan | 47k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v3.8.6 | 2026-10-06 |
| Logseq | 45k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Clojure | 2.0.1 | 2026-10-06 |
| Trilium Notes | 38k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v0.106.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Foam | 17k | Other | Open source | No | TypeScript | vscode@0.46.0 | 2026-09-30 |
| Xournal++ | 15k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | No | C++ | v1.3.8 | 2026-10-04 |
| Notesnook | 15k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v3.4.9 | 2026-10-06 |
| Zettlr | 14k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v4.8.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Rnote | 12k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Rust | v0.14.2 | 2026-10-05 |
| Blinko | 11k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | 1.8.8 | 2026-08-27 |
| Anytype | 8.9k | Other | Source available | No | TypeScript | v0.57.4 | 2026-10-03 |
| Standard Notes | 6.6k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | @standardnotes/desktop@3.202.7 | 2026-09-30 |
| QOwnNotes | 5.9k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | No | C++ | v26.10.2 | 2026-10-05 |
| Simplenote | 5.3k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v2.27.1 | 2026-10-05 |
| Saber | 4.9k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Dart | v1.36.1 | 2026-10-02 |
| CherryTree | 4k | Other | Open source | No | C++ | v1.7.2 | 2026-09-19 |
| flatnotes | 3.2k | MIT | Open source | No | Vue | v5.5.5 | 2026-08-29 |
| Zim | 2.2k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | No | Python | 0.77.2 | 2026-10-05 |
| Nextcloud Notes | 738 | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | JavaScript | v6.1.0 | 2026-10-06 |
21 tools
📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 62k
- Latest
- v0.20.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 57k
- Latest
- v3.7.21
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间，让人与智能体在此协作
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 47k
- Latest
- v3.8.6
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: https://logseq.io/p/NX4mc_ggEV
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 38k
- Latest
- v0.106.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
A personal knowledge management and sharing system for VSCode
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 17k
- Latest
- vscode@0.46.0
- Last push
- 2026-09-30
Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUSE), macOS and Windows 10. Supports pen input from devices such as Wacom Tablets.
A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 15k
- Latest
- v3.4.9
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Your One-Stop Publication Workbench
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- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 14k
- Latest
- v4.8.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Sketch and take handwritten notes.
An open-source, self-hosted personal AI note tool prioritizing privacy, built using TypeScript .
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 11k
- Latest
- 1.8.8
- Last push
- 2026-08-27
Official Anytype client for MacOS, Linux, and Windows
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- TypeScript
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 8.9k
- Latest
- v0.57.4
- Last push
- 2026-10-03
Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 6.6k
- Last push
- 2026-09-30
QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.
Simplenote for Web, Windows, and Linux
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
- Stars
- 5.3k
- Latest
- v2.27.1
- Last push
- 2026-10-05
The cross-platform open-source app built for handwriting
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A self-hosted, database-less note taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.
Main repository of the zim desktop wiki project
✎ Distraction-free notes and writing
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 738
- Latest
- v6.1.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06