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Nextcloud Notesflatnotes
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

Free to self-host from the public GitHub repository.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Notes stored as plain files on your own server
  • Markdown editing in the Nextcloud web interface
  • No database; notes are plain Markdown files
  • Flat folder storage is easy to back up or sync
  • Requires a Nextcloud server
  • Deliberately simple compared with full note apps
  • Requires running your own server
  • Flat folder structure offers little hierarchy for large collections
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated 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 September 23, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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