caniopen-sourceit

the catalog · 🧠 Notes & knowledge

Memos

★ 62k

Lightweight, self-hosted memo hub for quick plain-text/markdown note capture

Memos does the job of Evernote and Google Keep, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. Evernote bills $11-15 for it. 62k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Evernote, Google Keep.

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$11-15
GitHub stars
62k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Memos runs

Where it runs

Memos runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Memos questions

Is Memos open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can Memos replace Evernote?

Our verdict on Evernote is YES. AppFlowy (75k stars), AFFiNE (71k stars), Memos (62k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Evernote — self-host with docker and stop paying $14.99/mo.

Can I self-host Memos?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

More note-taking / pkm tools