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Briefkasten vs Benotes: catalog facts
Briefkasten	Benotes
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Self-hostable with Docker files included Also offered as a hosted instance	Notes and bookmarks in one place Markdown and rich text editing
Setup needs a database and an OAuth provider configured No tagged releases	Still in beta and may have bugs No tagged releases; commits are infrequent
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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