# gamosoft/NoteDiscovery

Your Self-Hosted Knowledge Base

Repository: https://github.com/gamosoft/NoteDiscovery
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/notediscovery
Homepage: https://www.notediscovery.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: docker, evernote, free, hosted, markdown, note, notion, obsidian, self-hosted, fastapi, knowledge-base, note-taking, open-source, privacy, python, onenote, alternative, second-brain, zettelkasten
Last push: 2026-08-26T07:08:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 21
- inputs: {"age_days": 301, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 93}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2774, forks 234 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:19.159840+00:00)

## What it is
NoteDiscovery is a lightweight, self-hosted note-taking application that stores notes as plain markdown files on your own server, with full-text search, tags, templates, graph view, LaTeX, Mermaid diagrams, and an embedded drawing editor. It also offers MCP integration so AI assistants like Claude or Cursor can search and organize your notes.

## Use cases
- self-host a private knowledge base instead of Notion or Evernote
- take markdown notes on my own server with full-text search
- build a personal wiki or second brain with linked notes and graph view
- let AI assistants like Claude read and organize my notes via MCP
- replace proprietary note apps with plain markdown files I own
- host a team knowledge base with tags and templates

## When to choose
- you want complete data ownership with plain markdown files and no vendor lock-in
- you need a free, fast, offline-capable alternative to Notion, Evernote, or Obsidian Sync
- you want AI assistant access to your notes through MCP
- you prefer Docker-based self-hosting with a modern web UI

## When to avoid
- you need real-time multi-user collaborative editing like Notion or Google Docs
- you rely on official mobile apps with background sync
- you want a hosted managed service without running your own server
- you need plugin ecosystems as extensive as Obsidian's

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, markdown, mcp, chat-interface, self-hosted
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted, privacy, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, python, cross-platform
- tags: note-taking, second-brain, zettelkasten, personal-wiki, fastapi, evernote-alternative, notion-alternative, obsidian-alternative, graph-view, mermaid-diagrams, latex-math, knowledge-management, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- gamosoft/NoteDiscovery (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:19.159840+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 2026-08-30T08:16:35.020706+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gamosoft/NoteDiscovery (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:19.159840+00:00, sha 5b59677dd545)
  - homepage: https://www.notediscovery.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:04.419523+00:00, sha b5ef7da5dc98)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.