MrSibe/KnowNote

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1099 stars · 145 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

KnowNote is a local-first, open-source desktop application built with Electron that serves as an alternative to Google NotebookLM. It lets users build knowledge bases from documents (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, web pages) and chat with them using RAG-powered retrieval against private or self-hosted LLM APIs like OpenAI, DeepSeek, and Ollama, with no Docker required.

Use cases

• chat with my pdf documents locally
• build a personal knowledge base with ai
• notebooklm alternative that works offline
• use ollama or deepseek with my own documents
• summarize research papers with source citations
• rag over local documents without docker
• private document q&a desktop app

When to choose

• you want a NotebookLM-style workflow with full data privacy and local storage
• you prefer using your own private or self-hosted LLM APIs
• you want a simple desktop app without Docker or server deployment
• you need source-traceable answers from PDF, Word, PowerPoint, or web content

When to avoid

• you need a web-based or multi-user collaborative knowledge platform
• you require enterprise-grade scale, team features, or cloud sync
• you need a mature, battle-tested tool rather than an early-stage project

Facets

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rag llm-inference search-engine chatbot pdf large-language-models developer-tools education pdf cross-platform notebooklm-alternative local-first knowledge-base rag electron-app ollama deepseek vector-search document-chat retrieval-augmented-generation desktop electron

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