There are 13 open-source alternatives to Notion in this directory. The most popular is AppFlowy with 61.3k GitHub stars, followed by AFFiNE(46.7k stars). All are open source, free to use, and many can be self-hosted.
| # | Tool | Stars | Language | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppFlowy Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the ultimate AI-driven collaborative workspace, offering an open-source alternative to Notion while keeping control of your data. | 61.3k | Dart | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
| 2 | AFFiNE AFFiNE (pronounced [Ιβfain]) is a next-gen knowledge base that combines planning, sorting, and creating, with privacy-first, open-source, and customizable features, offering an alternative to Notion and Miro. | 46.7k | TypeScript | Other |
| 3 | Logseq Logseq is a privacy-first, open-source platform designed for knowledge management and collaboration, focusing on providing a secure and effective tool for organizing and sharing information. | 42.0k | Clojure | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
| 4 | Cobalt Cobalt provides the best way to save and organize content you love online, offering user-friendly tools and seamless integration. | 39.5k | Svelte | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
| 5 | Outline The fastest knowledge base for growing teams. It is beautiful, realtime collaborative, feature packed, and markdown compatible, making it ideal for modern teams. | 38.0k | TypeScript | Other |
| 6 | Trilium Trilium is a versatile platform to build your personal knowledge base, offering structured note-taking and organization features. | 28.6k | JavaScript | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
| 7 | Focalboard Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana. | 26.0k | TypeScript | Other |
| 8 | Platform Huly β All-in-One Project Management Platform offering integrated solutions for project management. It's an alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, and Motion, streamlining workflows and improving productivity. | 25.3k | TypeScript | Eclipse Public License 2.0 |
| 9 | Karakeep A self-hostable bookmark-everything app that supports links, notes, and images, featuring AI-based automatic tagging and full text search for efficient information retrieval. | 24.6k | TypeScript | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
| 10 | Docmost Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software, providing organizations and teams with a flexible platform for knowledge management. It serves as a compelling alternative to proprietary solutions like Confluence and Notion, featuring real-time collaboration, strong permission controls, and intuitive editing tools. | 19.8k | TypeScript | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the ultimate AI-driven collaborative workspace, offering an open-source alternative to Notion while keeping control of your data.
AFFiNE (pronounced [Ιβfain]) is a next-gen knowledge base that combines planning, sorting, and creating, with privacy-first, open-source, and customizable features, offering an alternative to Notion and Miro.
Logseq is a privacy-first, open-source platform designed for knowledge management and collaboration, focusing on providing a secure and effective tool for organizing and sharing information.
Cobalt provides the best way to save and organize content you love online, offering user-friendly tools and seamless integration.
The fastest knowledge base for growing teams. It is beautiful, realtime collaborative, feature packed, and markdown compatible, making it ideal for modern teams.
Trilium is a versatile platform to build your personal knowledge base, offering structured note-taking and organization features.
Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.
Huly β All-in-One Project Management Platform offering integrated solutions for project management. It's an alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, and Motion, streamlining workflows and improving productivity.
A self-hostable bookmark-everything app that supports links, notes, and images, featuring AI-based automatic tagging and full text search for efficient information retrieval.
Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software, providing organizations and teams with a flexible platform for knowledge management. It serves as a compelling alternative to proprietary solutions like Confluence and Notion, featuring real-time collaboration, strong permission controls, and intuitive editing tools.
Super Productivity is an advanced todo list app with integrated Timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. It also comes with integrations for Jira, GitLab, GitHub and Open Project, making it a robust tool for managing tasks and projects efficiently.
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The top three are AppFlowy(61.3k stars), AFFiNE(46.7k stars), Logseq(42.0k stars). All are open source and free to use.
Yes. Every tool listed here is open source and free to use in your own projects. Many can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure, which means no subscription fees and full control over your data.
Many of the alternatives listed are self-hostable. Each tool's page lists hosting details, system requirements, and licensing terms.
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