# MrSibe/KnowNote

A local-first AI knowledge base & NotebookLM alternative built with Electron. More convenient, more lightweight, and understands you better!

Repository: https://github.com/MrSibe/KnowNote
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/knownote
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ai, deep-learning, deepseek, electron, notebook, notebooklm, openai, dl
Last push: 2026-02-12T15:16:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 67, release rhythm 68, longevity 18
- inputs: {"age_days": 261, "days_push": 202, "days_rel": 215, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1099, forks 145 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:35.114597+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: rag, llm-inference, search-engine, chatbot, pdf
- domain: large-language-models, developer-tools, education, pdf
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: notebooklm-alternative, local-first, knowledge-base, rag, electron-app, ollama, deepseek, vector-search, document-chat, retrieval-augmented-generation, desktop, electron

## Member repositories
- MrSibe/KnowNote (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.114597+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 2026-08-30T06:45:57.316474+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MrSibe/KnowNote (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.114597+00:00, sha 61ad7fe4e827)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.