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Many Notesflatnotes
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

Free to self-host from the public GitHub repository.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Notes kept as files in the filesystem
  • Backlinks, tags and templates
  • No database; notes are plain Markdown files
  • Flat folder storage is easy to back up or sync
  • Some features need an HTTPS reverse proxy
  • Requires running a server
  • Requires running your own server
  • Flat folder structure offers little hierarchy for large collections
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
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 24, 2026

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