# fccview/jotty

Lightweight but powerful alternative for managing your personal, file based, notes and checklists.

Repository: https://github.com/fccview/jotty
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jotty
Homepage: https://jotty.page
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: checklists, homelab, notes, opensource, selfhosted, task-manager
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:57:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 27
- inputs: {"age_days": 387, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 60}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1993, forks 114 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:03.271937+00:00)

## What it is
Jotty (jotty·page) is a self-hosted web application for managing personal notes and checklists, storing everything as Markdown and JSON files without a database. It offers a rich WYSIWYG editor, Kanban task boards, sharing, PGP note encryption, user management, REST API, and OIDC single sign-on.

## Use cases
- self-host a simple notes and checklists app
- manage personal task lists with kanban boards
- store notes as plain markdown files without a database
- share checklists with family or teammates via links
- encrypt private notes with PGP
- replace complex note apps with a lightweight homelab tool
- integrate notes with OIDC single sign-on

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, database-free self-hosted notes/checklists app
- you prefer file-based storage you can back up and edit directly
- you run a homelab and deploy via Docker
- you need multi-user support with SSO and sharing

## When to avoid
- you need heavy-duty project management with Gantt charts or reporting
- you require a full knowledge base with backlinks and graph views
- you need offline-first sync across devices
- you want a hosted service without self-hosting

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: self-hosted, markdown, file-system, auth, cryptography, api-framework, web-framework
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted, web-development, files
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: notes, checklists, task-manager, file-based, homelab, kanban, wysiwyg-editor, oidc-sso, pgp-encryption, alternative-to, docker, web-server, nodejs, linux

## Member repositories
- fccview/jotty (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.271937+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:02:33.416279+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fccview/jotty (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.271937+00:00, sha 6a7ab9ed38a7)
  - homepage: https://jotty.page (fetched 2026-08-29T10:42:38.747582+00:00, sha 5a6d9e1385ec)
  - site_page: https://jotty.page/installation.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:42:38.756465+00:00, sha f973ed173dbb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.