Jotty vs NoteDiscovery

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

Lightweight self-hosted app for managing personal file-based notes and checklists.

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NoteDiscovery

MIT

A self-hosted knowledge base for note-taking with markdown support, Zettelkasten methodology, and Docker deployment.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Jotty	NoteDiscovery
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	1,939	2,633
Forks	113	214
Open Issues	67	3
Last Commit	Jul 9, 2026	Jul 7, 2026
First Released	Aug 11, 2025	Nov 5, 2025
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#note taking #self hosted #homelab	#knowledge-management #note taking #markdown #docker #self hosted

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