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BenotesKarakeep
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web, Browser extension
  • Notes and bookmarks in one place
  • Markdown and rich text editing
  • Includes search and optional AI-assisted organization.
  • Still in beta and may have bugs
  • No tagged releases; commits are infrequent
  • AI features require a separately configured model provider.
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Browser extension
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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