Files.md vs Focalboard

Comparing two open source alternatives to Notion. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Files.md

MIT

A simple local-first note-taking app for your plain .md files with Telegram bot access.

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Focalboard

AGPL-3.0

Focalboard is an open-source, self-hosted project management tool — a free alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana for boards, docs, and team planning across every workflow.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Files.md	Focalboard
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	4,155	26,485
Forks	218	2,582
Open Issues	9	784
Last Commit	Sep 2, 2026	May 18, 2026
First Released	May 23, 2023	Oct 6, 2020
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Time & Task Management Tools Knowledge Management Tools Collaboration & Communication Tools
Tags	#markdown #notes #local-first #pwa #wiki	#kanban #project management #collaboration #docker #self hosted

GitHub stars over time

Files.md4,155

Focalboard

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