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plumioflatnotes
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, with no subscriptions.

 Free

Free to self-host from the public GitHub repository.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Quick Docker Compose deployment
  • Document encryption for notes
  • No database; notes are plain Markdown files
  • Flat folder storage is easy to back up or sync
  • Smaller project with a modest user base
  • Needs a server to run on
  • Requires running your own server
  • Flat folder structure offers little hierarchy for large collections
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 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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