{"id":35808,"date":"2023-06-01T09:57:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T09:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=35808"},"modified":"2023-06-19T13:21:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:21:48","slug":"list-of-top-free-open-source-self-hosted-application-for-note-taking-editors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/list-of-top-free-open-source-self-hosted-application-for-note-taking-editors\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Top Free Open Source &amp; Self Hosted Application for Note-taking &amp; Editors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Note taking\u00a0editors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/benotes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benotes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; An open source self hosted notes and bookmarks taking web app. <code>MIT<\/code>\u00a0<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/m0ngr31\/DailyNotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DailyNotes<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; App for taking notes and tracking tasks on a daily basis in Markdown.&nbsp;<code>MIT<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Python<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dillinger.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dillinger<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; The last Markdown editor, ever. <code>MIT<\/code>\u00a0<code>Nodejs<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getdnote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dnote<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A simple command line notebook with multi-device sync and web interface. <code>AGPL-3.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>Go<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docpht.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DocPHT<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; With DocPHT you can take notes and quickly document anything and without the use of any database. <code>MIT<\/code>\u00a0<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/draw.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">draw.io<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Diagram software for making flowcharts, process diagrams, org charts, UML, ER and network diagrams. <code>Apache-2.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>Javascript<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dullage\/flatnotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flatnotes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A self-hosted, database-less note-taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage. <code>MIT<\/code>\u00a0<code>Docker<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.hedgedoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HedgeDoc<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Realtime collaborative markdown notes on all platforms, formerly known as CodiMD and HackMD CE. <code>AGPL-3.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>Docker\/Nodejs<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/joplinapp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joplin<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Joplin is a note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support for mobile and desktop platforms. Runs client-side and syncs through self hosted Nextcloud or similar. Consider it like open source alternative to Evernote. <code>MIT<\/code>\u00a0<code>Nodejs<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiwix.org\/en\/downloads\/kiwix-serve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kiwix-serve<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; HTTP daemon for serving wikis from ZIM files. <code>GPL-3.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>C++<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livebook.dev\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Livebook<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Realtime collaborative notebook app based on Markdown that supports running Elixir codesnippets, TeX and Mermaid Diagrams. Easily deployed using Docker or Elixir. <code>Apache-2.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>Elixir<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/georgeOsdDev\/markdown-edit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Markdown Edit<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Online markdown editor\/viewer.&nbsp;<code>MIT<\/code>&nbsp;<code>HTML5<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meemo.minimal-space.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meemo<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Personal notes stream with Markdown support. <code>MIT<\/code>\u00a0<code>Nodejs<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/usememos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memos<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; An open source, self-hosted knowledge base that works with a SQLite db file. <code>MIT<\/code>\u00a0<code>Docker\/Go<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pereorga\/minimalist-web-notepad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">minimalist-web-notepad<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Minimalist notepad.cc clone. <code>Apache-2.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/muety\/mininote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MiniNote<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Simple Markdown note-taking app with persistence.&nbsp;<code>MIT<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Nodejs<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/larspontoppidan\/notesntodos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notes&#8217;n&#8217;Todos<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Write notes and todos online in markdown with tag filtering and date sorting. <code>MIT<\/code>\u00a0<code>Python<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oddmuse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oddmuse<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A simple wiki engine written in Perl. No database required. <code>GPL-3.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>Perl<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.overleaf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overleaf<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Web-based collaborative LaTeX editor. <code>AGPL-3.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>Ruby<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alextselegidis.com\/get\/plainpad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plainpad<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A modern note taking application for the cloud, utilizing the best features of progressive web apps technology. <code>GPL-3.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/shelltr\/textpad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">savepad<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Minimalist notepad based on notepad.cc.&nbsp;<code>MIT<\/code>&nbsp;<code>PHP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.standardnotes.com\/self-hosting\/getting-started\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Standard Notes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Simple and private notes app. Protect your privacy while getting more done. That&#8217;s Standard Notes. <code>GPL-3.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>Ruby<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/zadam\/trilium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trilium Notes<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases.&nbsp;<code>AGPL-3.0<\/code>&nbsp;<code>Nodejs<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mixmark-io.github.io\/turndown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turndown<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; HTML to Markdown converter written in Javascript. <code>MIT<\/code>\u00a0<code>Javascript<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/turtl.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turtl<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Totally private personal database and note taking app. <code>GPL-3.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>CommonLisp<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wreeto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wreeto<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Wreeto is an open source note-taking, knowledge management and wiki system built on top of Ruby on Rails framework. <code>AGPL-3.0<\/code>\u00a0<code>Ruby<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/josephernest.github.io\/writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writing<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Lightweight distraction-free text editor, in the browser (Markdown and LaTeX supported). 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