# brufdev/many-notes

Markdown note-taking web application designed for simplicity

Repository: https://github.com/brufdev/many-notes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/many-notes
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: collaboration, docker, documentation, knowledge-base, markdown, note-taking, notes, php, privacy, productivity, pwa, self-hosted, wiki, spa
Last push: 2026-08-31T23:05:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 99, longevity 56
- inputs: {"age_days": 785, "days_push": 2, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 6.0, "n_releases_24m": 45}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1074, forks 44 (observed 2026-09-01T02:13:59.272547+00:00)

## What it is
Many Notes is a self-hosted Markdown note-taking web application built in PHP, designed for simplicity. It stores notes both in a database and on the filesystem, supporting multiple users, vaults, collaboration, and OAuth authentication.

## Use cases
- self-host a markdown note-taking app
- build a personal knowledge base with backlinks and tags
- collaborate on shared note vaults with multiple users
- import and export markdown vaults for backup
- export markdown notes to pdf
- run a private wiki on docker

## When to choose
- you want a simple, self-hosted markdown notes app with docker deployment
- you need multi-user support with OAuth and vault sharing
- you want notes stored as plain files on the filesystem for portability
- you want a PWA-capable notes app with real-time collaboration

## When to avoid
- you need a plugin ecosystem or heavy extensibility like Obsidian
- you prefer a local desktop app without a server
- you need rich WYSIWYG editing rather than markdown
- you want a mature, battle-tested product at large enterprise scale

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: auth, search-engine, markdown, pdf, web-framework, http-server
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted, documentation, web-development, privacy
- platform: self-hosted, php
- tags: note-taking, markdown-editor, knowledge-base, wiki, collaboration, pwa, vaults, backlinks, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- brufdev/many-notes (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:59.272547+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 2026-08-30T06:56:55.548388+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/brufdev/many-notes (fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:59.272547+00:00, sha d63d6bd43d4b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.