Best Self-Hosted Notes & Docs Apps

Memos Notes & Docs

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Lightweight, markdown-native quick-capture note/microblog tool for individuals.

Replaces Twitter/X, Notion, Google Keep

Joplin Notes & Docs

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Open-source note-taking and to-do app

Replaces Evernote, OneNote

SiYuan Notes & Docs

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Privacy-first, block-based personal knowledge management and note-taking app.

Replaces Notion, Evernote, Obsidian

Outline Notes & Docs

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Team knowledge base and wiki

Replaces Notion, Confluence

Trilium Notes Notes & Docs

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Hierarchical personal knowledge base for building large, linked note trees.

Replaces Evernote, OneNote, Notion

Khoj AI

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Self-hostable AI 'second brain' that answers questions over your docs and the web with custom agents.

Replaces ChatGPT, Notion AI

Nextcloud Files & Storage

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Self-hosted content collaboration platform

Replaces Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft 365

Karakeep Notes & Docs

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Bookmark-everything app for links, notes, and images with AI auto-tagging and full-text search — a self-hosted read-later.

Replaces Pocket, Raindrop.io, Instapaper

BookStack Notes & Docs

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A simple, self-hosted platform for organizing and storing documentation and wiki-style knowledge bases.

Replaces Confluence, Notion