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Open source alternatives to Google Keep[011]
Google Keep is a lightweight note app for quick colored notes, checklists, reminders and voice memos synced to your Google account. Below are 11 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.
AppFlowy
Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI
★ STARS
70.3k
⑂ FORKS
4.0k
Memos
Open-source, self-hosted note-taking tool built for quick capture. Markdown-native, lightweight, and fully yours.
★ STARS
59.4k
⑂ FORKS
4.3k
Joplin
The privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
★ STARS
54.7k
⑂ FORKS
6.1k
Logseq
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration.
★ STARS
42.7k
⑂ FORKS
2.6k
zen-browser
Welcome to a calmer internet
★ STARS
41.9k
⑂ FORKS
1.5k
Notesnook
A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
★ STARS
14.0k
⑂ FORKS
945
standard-notes
Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit or
★ STARS
6.4k
⑂ FORKS
532
Ryot
Roll your own tracker!
★ STARS
3.3k
⑂ FORKS
111
Darkwrite
Notes as it should have been. Built for people who just want to write, without nonsense.
★ STARS
278
⑂ FORKS
10
OpenNotas
A Simple, Lightweight, Cross-Platform Personal Note-Taking Application.
★ STARS
172
⑂ FORKS
19
Justnote
A simple, fast, privacy-focused note-taking app that you can use easily, take notes rapidly, and, importantly, truly own your account and data.
★ STARS
66
⑂ FORKS
5
// EDITOR'S TAKE
Memos is the closest in spirit, a fast self-hosted stream of short tagged notes rather than a document manager, and it runs happily on the smallest VPS. Joplin is the pick if you also want notebooks, reminders and solid offline mobile apps, while Logseq and AppFlowy are far heavier than anyone who just wants a quick list needs.
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What is the best open source Google Keep alternative?
AppFlowy is the most popular open source Google Keep alternative by GitHub stars (70,318 stars). The other 10 options are ranked above.
Are these Google Keep alternatives self-hostable?
Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.
Are they free?
All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.
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