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Many NotesSilverBullet
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
  • Notes kept as files in the filesystem
  • Backlinks, tags and templates
  • Combines live previews with queries and programmable extensions.
  • Some features need an HTTPS reverse proxy
  • Requires running a server
  • Requires running and maintaining your own instance.
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: MIT
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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