Top #note-taking Tools & Software

memos

github

Open-source, self-hosted note-taking tool built for quick capture. Markdown-native, lightweight, and fully yours.

joplin

github

Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

siyuan

github

A privacy-first, self-hosted, fully open source personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang.

Trilium

github

Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes

notesnook

github

A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.

nb

github

CLI and local web plain text note‑taking, bookmarking, and archiving with linking, tagging, filtering, search, Git versioning & syncing, Pandoc conversion, + more, in a single portable script.

jrnl

github

Collect your thoughts and notes without leaving the command line.

heynote

github

A dedicated scratchpad for power users

notes

github

Fast and beautiful note-taking app written in C++. Write down your thoughts.

archivy

github

Archivy is a self-hostable knowledge repository that allows you to learn and retain information in your own personal and extensible wiki.