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Self-hosted Note-taking & Editors

22 projects

22 self-hostable, open-source note-taking & editors tools you can run on your own hardware — no SaaS lock-in. Ranked by our Recommended score, a quality blend of deployability, maintenance, security signals, popularity and metadata confidence (not raw stars). Each listing shows exactly how hard it is to self-host and what it depends on.

Joplin

Note-taking & Editors·JavaScript

Note taking application with markdown editor and encryption support for mobile and desktop platforms.

Manual setup
57kActive

HedgeDoc

Note-taking & Editors·JavaScript

Realtime collaborative markdown notes on all platforms, formerly known as CodiMD and HackMD CE.

Docker Compose
7.4kActive

Standard Notes

Note-taking & Editors·Ruby

Simple and private notes app.

Manual setup
6.6kActive

flatnotes

Note-taking & Editors

Database-less note-taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.

Docker Compose
3.2kActive

Jotty

Note-taking & Editors

Lightweight but powerful alternative for managing your personal, file based, notes and checklists.

Docker Compose
2.0kActive

bewCloud

Feed Readers

File sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud's RSS reader).

Docker Compose
1.2kActive

Many Notes

Note-taking & Editors

Markdown note-taking web application designed for simplicity.

Docker Compose
1.1kActive

Note Mark

Note-taking & Editors

Minimal web-based Markdown notes app.

Docker Compose
767Active

Plainpad

Note-taking & Editors·PHP

Modern note taking application for the cloud, utilizing the best features of progressive web apps technology.

Manual setup
448Active

DailyTxT

Note-taking & Editors

Encrypted diary Web application to save your personal memories of each day.

Docker Compose
504Active

plumio

Note-taking & Editors·JavaScript

Markdown notes taking app with live preview, document encryption, multi-user support, multi-organization ca…

Docker Compose
139Active

Memos

Note-taking & Editors·Go

Knowledge base that works with a SQLite db file.

Docker Compose
63kActive

Overleaf

Note-taking & Editors·Ruby

Web-based collaborative LaTeX editor.

Manual setup
18kActive

Docs

Knowledge Management Tools

Collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales.

Manual setup
17kActive

Blinko

Note-taking & Editors

A personal note tool with AI features.

Docker Compose
11kActive

draw.io

Note-taking & Editors

Diagram software for making flowcharts, process diagrams, org charts, UML, ER and network diagrams.

Docker Compose
8.4kActive

SilverBullet

Note-taking & Editors·TypeScript

Note-taking application optimized for people with a hacker mindset.

Docker Compose
6.2kActive

Livebook

Note-taking & Editors·Elixir

Realtime collaborative notebook app based on Markdown that supports running Elixir code snippets, TeX and M…

Docker Compose
5.9kActive

TriliumNext Notes

Note-taking & Editors·JavaScript

Cross-platform hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases (…

Docker Compose
38kActive

Neverkin

Note-taking & Editors·JavaScript

Collaborative writing, worldbuilding and D&D-session-planning app.

Docker Compose
15Active

Turtl

Note-taking & Editors

Totally private personal database and note taking app.

Manual setup
0Unknown

Writing

Note-taking & Editors

Lightweight distraction-free text editor, in the browser (Markdown and LaTeX supported).

Manual setup
1.1kStale

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