Copilot for Obsidianlogancyang/obsidian-copilot
Run AI agents in ObsidianPersonalChat UIsNotes & docsExtension / plugin★ 7.9k+430 / 90dAGPL-3.0commit 12 hours ago72worth
Open-source alternatives to Obsidian
Obsidian is a note-taking and knowledge base application that works on local folders of Markdown files. People use it to write, link thoughts, and organize personal knowledge.Obsidian is made by Dynalist Inc.. It is not open source. These 13 open-source projects do the same job, closest first.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Type | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copilot for Obsidian | Extension / plugin | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 7.9k | |
| Obsidian Tasks | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 4.1k | |
| Obsidian Git | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 12k | |
| Claudian | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 16k | |
| Better Notes for Zotero | Extension / plugin | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 8.4k | |
| AFFiNE | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 74k | |
| Notesnook | Web, Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 15k | |
| vnote | Desktop | Not listed | LGPL-3.0 | 13k | |
| Tolaria | Desktop | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 20k | |
| AppFlowy | Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 78k | |
| Docmost | Docker / self-host | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 22k | |
| SiYuan | Docker / self-host, Desktop, Mobile | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 47k | |
| Trilium Notes | Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 39k |
The alternatives
Obsidian Tasksobsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks
Task management in ObsidianPersonalNotes & docsExtension / plugin★ 4.1k+119 / 90dMITcommit 19 hours ago68worth
Obsidian GitVinzent03/obsidian-git
Git sync for Obsidian vaultsPersonalNotes & docsExtension / plugin★ 12k+412 / 90dMITcommit 2 weeks ago69worth
ClaudianYishenTu/claudian
Claude Code inside ObsidianPersonalNotes & docsCoding assistantsExtension / plugin★ 16k+941 / 90dMITcommit 9 hours ago73worth
Better Notes for Zoterowindingwind/zotero-better-notes
Note management in ZoteroPersonalNotes & docsEducation & researchExtension / plugin★ 8.4k+367 / 90dAGPL-3.0commit 2 months ago63worth
AFFiNEtoeverything/AFFiNE
Docs, whiteboards and databases in one workspacePersonalNotes & docsDesign & creativeWebDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 74k+2.6k / 90dcommit 2 days ago79worth
Notesnookstreetwriters/notesnook
End-to-end encrypted notesPersonalNotes & docsSecurity & identityWebDesktopMobile★ 15k+490 / 90dGPL-3.0commit 2 days ago73worth
vnotevnotex/vnote
Desktop note-taking app for Markdown, Typst, and mind mapsPersonalNotes & docsEditors & IDEsDesktop★ 13kLGPL-3.0commit 8 hours ago77worth
Tolariarefactoringhq/tolaria
Desktop app for Markdown knowledge basesPersonalNotes & docsDesktop★ 20k+1.4k / 90dAGPL-3.0commit 9 hours ago81worth
AppFlowyAppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy
Open-source Notion alternative with AIPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDesktopMobile★ 78k+2.7k / 90dAGPL-3.0commit yesterday82worth
Docmostdocmost/docmost
Open-source Confluence and Notion alternativePersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 22k+973 / 90dAGPL-3.0commit 4 days ago81worth
SiYuansiyuan-note/siyuan
Privacy-first knowledge workspacePersonalNotes & docsDocker / self-hostDesktopMobile★ 47k+1.3k / 90dAGPL-3.0commit last week85worth
Trilium NotesTriliumNext/Trilium
Build your personal knowledge basePersonalNotes & docsDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 39k+1.6k / 90dAGPL-3.0commit 10 hours ago87worth