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Open Source #note taking Projects

Discover open source software tagged with note taking.

Jotty

Jotty

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

Alternative to:
NotionNotion
memos

memos

A modern, open-source, self-hosted knowledge management and note-taking platform designed for privacy-conscious users and organizations.

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ObsidianObsidian
SilverBullet

SilverBullet

Markdown-based note-taking app with powerful live queries, templates, and a pluggable scripting system for power users.

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NotionNotion
Speakr

Speakr

Self-hosted AI transcription and intelligent note-taking platform that turns audio recordings into organized, searchable notes with speaker identification.

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Otter.aiOtter.ai
NoteDiscovery

NoteDiscovery

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

Alternative to:
NotionNotion
HedgeDoc

HedgeDoc

Real-time collaborative markdown note editor you can self-host — write together with rich formatting and seamless sharing.

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Google DocsGoogle Docs
TriliumNext Notes

TriliumNext Notes

Hierarchical personal knowledge base with powerful note-taking, rich text editing, and scripting capabilities.

Alternative to:
NotionNotion
kuku

kuku

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

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ObsidianObsidian
Atomic

Atomic

A self-hosted personal knowledge base that turns markdown notes into an AI-augmented knowledge graph with semantic search and wiki synthesis.

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PinboardPinboard
Joplin

Joplin

Privacy-focused, open-source note-taking and to-do app with end-to-end encryption and multi-device sync.

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EvernoteEvernote