What's the best self-hosted notes?

Our top pick is AppFlowy: Closest Notion clone. Block editor, databases, self-host with Docker.

Is self-hosted notes hard to deploy?

Most picks ship as Docker containers and deploy on any VPS in under 30 minutes. Specific options vary in complexity — see each pick's notes.

Self-host · own your data

Notion, Evernote, Apple Notes all lock you in. Self-host your notes app: own the data, sync across devices, use whatever client you want.

Best Notion cloneAGPL-3.0

Closest Notion clone. Block editor, databases, self-host with Docker.

Best for PKMAGPL-3.0

Roam-style PKM. Markdown files you own forever.

Most featuresAGPL-3.0

Notion + Roam hybrid. Block editor + bidirectional links.

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