Kept vs Scratch

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

Kept

AGPL-3.0

A self-hosted, Google Keep-style notes app with native iOS and Android apps, reminders, and sync.

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Scratch

MIT

Scratch is a minimalist, offline-first markdown note-taking app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Plain text files, keyboard-driven, with no cloud lock-in or account required.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Kept	Scratch
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	307	1,607
Forks	15	159
Open Issues	16	85
Last Commit	Nov 1, 2026	Jul 28, 2026
First Released	Apr 28, 2026	Jan 31, 2026
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#note taking #self hosted #notes #docker #pwa	#markdown #note taking #offline #cross-platform #desktop-app

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