HelixNotes vs Jotted

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

HelixNotes

AGPL-3.0

A fast, privacy-first local markdown note-taking app built with Tauri and SvelteKit. Your notes stay as plain .md files on your device.

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Jotted

Source-Available

Self-hosted tasks and notes management with offline support, push reminders, and full-text search in a single Docker container.

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Side-by-side comparison

	HelixNotes	Jotted
License	AGPL-3.0	Source-Available
Self-hostable	No	Yes
GitHub Stars	155	11
Forks	15	—
Open Issues	57	—
Last Commit	Jul 23, 2026	Sep 19, 2026
First Released	Feb 9, 2026	Oct 21, 2025
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools Time & Task Management Tools
Tags	#markdown #notes #knowledge-management #productivity #privacy	#notes #task management #productivity #self-hostable #pwa

GitHub stars over time

HelixNotes155

Jotted

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