Jotty vs kuku

Comparing two open source alternatives to Notion and Obsidian and Evernote and Google Keep. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Jotty

AGPL-3.0

Self-hosted notes and checklists with markdown files, Kanban task projects, SSO, PGP encryption, and a REST API.

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kuku

MIT

Open-source local-first Markdown workspace for macOS with wiki, AI editing, and encrypted sync.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Jotty	kuku
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	2,037	233
Forks	122	41
Open Issues	56	3
Last Commit	Nov 7, 2026	Oct 18, 2026
First Released	Aug 11, 2025	Jan 28, 2026
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools Wiki Software
Tags	#note taking #self hosted #homelab #markdown #notes	#markdown #note taking #wiki #local-first #ai

GitHub stars over time

Jotty2,037

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