Hugogohugoio/hugo
Very fast static site generatorPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksNotes & docsCLI★ 90kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago90worth
Open-source alternatives to jrnl
24 projects in the catalog are in the same category as jrnl: Notes & docs. They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 7 run with Docker, 16 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jrnl (this project) | CLI | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 7.3k | |
| Hugo | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 90k | |
| Typst | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 56k | |
| Pandoc | CLI | Not listed | GPL-2.0 | 46k | |
| Slidev | Web, CLI | Not listed | MIT | 49k | |
| GenOffice | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 8.4k | |
| Jekyll | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 52k | |
| OpenWiki | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 17k | |
| Mermaid | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 91k | |
| Trilium Notes | Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 38k | |
| SiYuan | Docker / self-host, Desktop, Mobile | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 47k | |
| Open Notebook | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 40k | |
| Material for MkDocs | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 28k | |
| Memos | Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 63k | |
| Logseq | Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 45k | |
| Docusaurus | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 66k | |
| docsify | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 32k | |
| reveal.js | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 72k | |
| draw.io Desktop | Desktop | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 63k | |
| Docs (La Suite) | Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 17k | |
| MarkText | Desktop | Not listed | MIT | 62k | |
| Wiki.js | Docker / self-host | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 29k | |
| Docmost | Docker / self-host | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 22k | |
| Joplin | Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 57k | |
| Univer | Web, Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 22k |
Command-line tools (7)
Typsttypst/typst
Modern markup-based typesettingPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsCLI★ 56kApache-2.0commit 3 days ago84worth
Pandocjgm/pandoc
Universal document converterPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsCLI★ 46kGPL-2.0commit 23 hours ago83worth
Slidevslidevjs/slidev
Presentation slides for developersPersonalNotes & docsDesign & creativeWebCLI★ 49kMITcommit yesterday79worth
GenOfficegenspark-ai/genoffice
Open-source AI office suitePersonalNotes & docsAgents & frameworksDesktopCLI★ 8.4kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago76worth
Jekylljekyll/jekyll
Blog-aware static site generatorPersonalWeb frameworksNotes & docsCLI★ 52kMITcommit 2 weeks ago74worth
OpenWikilangchain-ai/openwiki
Agent-written docs for your codebasePersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsCoding assistantsCLI★ 17kMITcommit 21 hours ago72worth
Web apps (2)
Open Notebooklfnovo/open-notebook
Open-source NotebookLM alternativePersonalNotes & docsRAG & vector DBsWebDocker / self-host★ 40kMITcommit 14 hours ago85worth
Univerdream-num/univer
Office runtime for AI agentsPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsAgents & frameworksWebLibrary / SDK★ 22kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago79worth
Self-hosted Docker apps (6)
Trilium NotesTriliumNext/Trilium
Build your personal knowledge basePersonalNotes & docsDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 38kAGPL-3.0commit 22 hours ago86worth
SiYuansiyuan-note/siyuan
Privacy-first knowledge workspacePersonalNotes & docsDocker / self-hostDesktopMobile★ 47kAGPL-3.0commit 5 days ago85worth
Memosusememos/memos
Lightweight self-hosted note-takingPersonalNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 63kMITcommit 18 hours ago84worth
Docs (La Suite)suitenumerique/docs
Collaborative text editorPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 17kMITcommit yesterday81worth
Wiki.jsrequarks/wiki
Modern open-source wikiPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 29kAGPL-3.0commit 20 hours ago80worth
Docmostdocmost/docmost
Open-source Confluence and Notion alternativePersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 22kAGPL-3.0commit 4 days ago80worth
Desktop apps (4)
Logseqlogseq/logseq
Privacy-first outliner and knowledge graphPersonalNotes & docsDesktopMobile★ 45kAGPL-3.0commit 22 hours ago83worth
draw.io Desktopjgraph/drawio-desktop
Diagram editor for your desktopPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDesign & creativeDesktop★ 63kGPL-3.0commit 2 days ago81worth
MarkTextmarktext/marktext
Simple, elegant Markdown editorPersonalNotes & docsEditors & IDEsDesktop★ 62kMITcommit yesterday80worth
Joplinlaurent22/joplin
Privacy-focused notes with syncPersonalNotes & docsDesktopMobile★ 57kcommit 16 hours ago79worth
Libraries & SDKs (5)
Mermaidmermaid-js/mermaid
Diagrams from Markdown-like textPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 91kMITcommit yesterday87worth
Material for MkDocssquidfunk/mkdocs-material
Documentation that simply worksPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsLibrary / SDK★ 28kMITcommit yesterday85worth
Docusaurusfacebook/docusaurus
Easy-to-maintain documentation websitesPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksNotes & docsLibrary / SDK★ 66kMITcommit yesterday82worth
docsifydocsifyjs/docsify
Documentation site generatorPersonalNotes & docsLibrary / SDK★ 32kMITcommit yesterday82worth
reveal.jshakimel/reveal.js
HTML presentation frameworkPersonalNotes & docsDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 72kMITcommit 3 days ago81worth