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Many Notes vs plumio: catalog facts
Many Notes	plumio
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, with no subscriptions.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Notes kept as files in the filesystem Backlinks, tags and templates	Quick Docker Compose deployment Document encryption for notes
Some features need an HTTPS reverse proxy Requires running a server	Smaller project with a modest user base Needs a server to run on
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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