HelixNotes vs Puppyone

Comparing two open source alternatives to Obsidian and 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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Puppyone

Apache-2.0

Open source local-first editor for Markdown, docs, rich files, and AI agents — with built-in terminal and Git review.

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Side-by-side comparison

	HelixNotes	Puppyone
License	AGPL-3.0	Apache-2.0
Self-hostable	No	Yes
GitHub Stars	155	743
Forks	15	73
Open Issues	57	8
Last Commit	Jul 23, 2026	Sep 12, 2026
First Released	Feb 9, 2026	Jun 29, 2026
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#markdown #notes #knowledge-management #productivity #privacy	#note taking #notes #local-first #agents

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