Open Source Alternatives to Evernote
A note-taking and knowledge-management platform that lets users capture, organize, search, and collaborate on notes, tasks, and documents across devices, with AI-enhanced features and integrations.
Whether you want to cut software costs or escape vendor lock-in, these open source alternatives to Evernote give you an option you fully own. Run them on your own server or desktop, so your data stays under your control. This page lists 16 open source alternatives to Evernote. The most popular are Memos, Joplin and Trilium. Most use the AGPL-3.0 or MIT license, and 12 offer an official Docker image.
Memos
A self-hosted note-taking tool for quick capture using a timeline-first interface and markdown-native formatting.
Joplin
Manage notes and to-do lists with markdown support, end-to-end encryption, and synchronization across multiple cloud services.
Trilium
A hierarchical note taking application designed for building large, scriptable personal knowledge bases with visual mapping.
Notesnook
An end to end encrypted note taking application with zero knowledge architecture and cross device synchronization.
Blinko
A self-hosted card note taking application that uses retrieval augmented generation to search notes via natural language.
Standard Notes
A cross platform note taking application featuring end to end encryption and synchronization across unlimited devices.
TagSpaces
Organize and manage local files using a privacy focused tagging system that works entirely offline.
Papra
A document management and archiving platform for storing, organizing, and retrieving files through automated ingestion and tagging.
Deta Surf
A browser and notebook hybrid for researching, summarizing, and organizing web pages, PDFs, and videos in one place.
flatnotes
A self-hosted, database-less note taking web app that utilizes a flat folder of markdown files.
TidGi
A local-first knowledge management tool based on TiddlyWiki with integrated Git backup and blogging capabilities.
Beaver Notes
A local-first note-taking application providing Markdown support, note linking, and encrypted storage for personal knowledge management.
Zen
A minimal note taking application that stores markdown notes in a local sqlite database with full text search.
Many Notes
A Markdown note-taking web application that stores files in the filesystem for full user control.
Note Mark
A minimal web-based markdown notes application with a responsive interface and local file storage.
Darkwrite
An offline first note editor with rich text formatting, custom themes, and local storage for private note taking.
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