Puppyone vs Scratch

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

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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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

	Puppyone	Scratch
License	Apache-2.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	743	1,571
Forks	73	153
Open Issues	8	78
Last Commit	Sep 12, 2026	Jul 28, 2026
First Released	Jun 29, 2026	Jan 31, 2026
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#note taking #notes #local-first #agents	#markdown #note taking #offline #cross-platform #desktop-app

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