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Dnote vs Neorg: catalog facts
Dnote	Neorg
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted, Command line	Command line
Single binary with no dependencies Notes kept in one portable SQLite file	Notes and tasks inside Neovim Plain-text files kept on your own disk
Terminal only, no graphical app Sync requires running your own server	Requires Neovim and some familiarity with configuring it Uses its own format rather than Markdown
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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