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Open-source note-taking apps for Linux

Note-taking apps, wikis and knowledge bases from GitHub that run on Linux, with the steps to install each one.

13 repos, most stars first

AppFlowy-IO/★ 79kAppFlowyBring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative. Easy~5 minDart
toeverything/★ 74kAFFiNEThere can be more than Notion and Miro. AFFiNE(pronounced [ə‘fain]) is a next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together. Privacy first, open-source, customizable and ready to use. Moderate~15 minTypeScript
usememos/★ 64kmemosMemos is an open-source, self-hosted note-taking app that brings your everyday thoughts together in a personal timeline. Your data stays yours, and you choose what to keep private or share. Easy~5 minGo
lencx/★ 55kChatGPT❄️ ChatGPT Desktop Application (Mac, Windows and Linux) Easy~5 minRust
siyuan-note/★ 47ksiyuanAn open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间，让人与智能体在此协作 Easy~5 minTypeScript
lfnovo/★ 42kopen-notebookAn Open Source implementation of Notebook LM with more flexibility and features Moderate~15 minTypeScript
TriliumNext/★ 39kTriliumBuild your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes Moderate~15 minTypeScript
khoj-ai/★ 38kkhojYour AI second brain. Self-hostable. Get answers from the web or your docs. Build custom agents, schedule automations, do deep research. Turn any online or local LLM into your personal, autonomous AI (gpt, claude, gemini, llama, qwen, mistral). Get started - free. Moderate~15 minPython
docmost/★ 22kdocmostDocmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion. Involved30+ minTypeScript
BookStackApp/★ 19kBookStackNOW MANAGED ON CODEBERG Involved30+ minPHP
Smaug6739/★ 3.9kAlexandrie📚 The open-source, offline-first Notion, Obsidian & Confluence alternative. Advanced Markdown, multi-tenant teams, OIDC/SSO, and local S3 backups. Deploy in one command. Moderate~15 minVue
noonesimg/★ 138obsidian-audio-playeraudio player plugin with bookmarks for Obsidian.md Easy~5 minJavaScript
make0-official/★ 9brain-ossAI memory for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and every MCP agent: one shared, versioned memory in a local MCP server. Offline, no API key. Easy~5 minTypeScript

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