Evernote is a long-running note and web-clipping service that has tightened its free tier over the years. Self-hosted note apps let you keep a lifetime archive in open formats, sync between devices without caps, and avoid being locked into a single vendor's export.
8 open-source alternatives to Evernote you can host yourself, ranked by GitHub stars and updated daily.
| # | App | Category | Stars | Language | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
usememos/memos
|
Notes & Editors | 64,411 | Go | 1d |
| 2 |
laurent22/joplin
|
Notes & Editors | 57,147 | TypeScript | today |
| 3 |
siyuan-note/siyuan
|
Wikis & Knowledge Bases | 47,191 | TypeScript | today |
| 4 |
TriliumNext/Trilium
|
Notes & Editors | 38,875 | TypeScript | today |
| 5 |
streetwriters/notesnook
|
Notes & Editors | 14,917 | TypeScript | today |
| 6 |
standardnotes/app
|
Notes & Editors | 6,711 | TypeScript | 8d |
| 7 |
dullage/flatnotes
|
Notes & Editors | 3,282 | Vue | 2mo |
| 8 |
fr0tt/benotes
|
Notes & Editors Bookmarks & Read-later |
864 | PHP | 1y |