ClaudianYishenTu/claudian
Claude Code inside ObsidianPersonalNotes & docsCoding assistantsExtension / plugin★ 16kMITcommit yesterday71worth
Open-source alternatives to Copilot for Obsidian
24 projects in the catalog share a category with Copilot for Obsidian (Chat UIs or 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, 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copilot for Obsidian (this project) | Extension / plugin | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 7.8k | |
| Claudian | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 16k | |
| Open Notebook | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 40k | |
| Univer | Web, Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 22k | |
| GenOffice | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 8.4k | |
| OpenWiki | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 17k | |
| DeepWiki Open | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 18k | |
| LLM Wiki | Desktop | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 20k | |
| Voyager | Extension / plugin | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 20k | |
| Obsidian Tasks | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 4k | |
| Obsidian Git | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 12k | |
| ChatGPTBox | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 11k | |
| Better Notes for Zotero | Extension / plugin | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 8.3k | |
| Hugo | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 90k | |
| Mermaid | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 91k | |
| SillyTavern | Web | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 34k | |
| Trilium Notes | Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 38k | |
| SiYuan | Docker / self-host, Desktop, Mobile | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 47k | |
| Material for MkDocs | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 28k | |
| LobeHub | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 83k | |
| AnythingLLM | Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | MIT | 67k | |
| Memos | Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 63k | |
| Typst | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 56k | |
| Cherry Studio | Desktop | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 52k | |
| Logseq | Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 45k |
Extensions & plugins (6)
Voyagervoyager-crew/voyager
Enhancement suite for AI chat sitesPersonalChat UIsExtension / plugin★ 20kGPL-3.0commit 4 days ago75worth
Obsidian Tasksobsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks
Task management in ObsidianPersonalNotes & docsExtension / plugin★ 4kMITcommit yesterday71worth
Obsidian GitVinzent03/obsidian-git
Git sync for Obsidian vaultsPersonalNotes & docsExtension / plugin★ 12kMITcommit yesterday70worth
ChatGPTBoxChatGPTBox-dev/chatGPTBox
Deep ChatGPT integration in your browserPersonalChat UIsExtension / plugin★ 11kMITcommit 2 days ago70worth
Better Notes for Zoterowindingwind/zotero-better-notes
Note management in ZoteroPersonalNotes & docsExtension / plugin★ 8.3kAGPL-3.0commit last month64worth
Web apps (5)
Open Notebooklfnovo/open-notebook
Open-source NotebookLM alternativePersonalNotes & docsRAG & vector DBsWebDocker / self-host★ 40kMITcommit 17 hours ago85worth
Univerdream-num/univer
Office runtime for AI agentsPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsAgents & frameworksWebLibrary / SDK★ 22kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago79worth
DeepWiki OpenAsyncFuncAI/deepwiki-open
AI wiki generator for repositoriesPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsCoding assistantsWebDocker / self-host★ 18kMITcommit 4 weeks ago69worth
SillyTavernSillyTavern/SillyTavern
LLM front-end for power usersPersonalChat UIsWeb★ 34kAGPL-3.0commit 3 weeks ago87worth
LobeHublobehub/lobehub
Polished multi-provider AI chat with pluginsPersonalChat UIsWebDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 83kcommit 16 hours ago84worth
Self-hosted Docker apps (4)
Trilium NotesTriliumNext/Trilium
Build your personal knowledge basePersonalNotes & docsDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 38kAGPL-3.0commit yesterday86worth
SiYuansiyuan-note/siyuan
Privacy-first knowledge workspacePersonalNotes & docsDocker / self-hostDesktopMobile★ 47kAGPL-3.0commit 5 days ago85worth
AnythingLLMMintplex-Labs/anything-llm
Chat with your documents using any LLMPersonalEnterpriseChat UIsRAG & vector DBsDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 67kMITcommit 23 hours ago84worth
Memosusememos/memos
Lightweight self-hosted note-takingPersonalNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 63kMITcommit 21 hours ago84worth
Desktop apps (4)
GenOfficegenspark-ai/genoffice
Open-source AI office suitePersonalNotes & docsAgents & frameworksDesktopCLI★ 8.4kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago76worth
LLM Wikinashsu/llm_wiki
Turn documents into an interlinked knowledge basePersonalNotes & docsRAG & vector DBsDesktop★ 20kcommit 6 days ago68worth
Cherry StudioCherryHQ/cherry-studio
Desktop AI studio for many LLMsPersonalChat UIsDesktop★ 52kAGPL-3.0commit yesterday84worth
Logseqlogseq/logseq
Privacy-first outliner and knowledge graphPersonalNotes & docsDesktopMobile★ 45kAGPL-3.0commit yesterday83worth
Command-line tools (3)
OpenWikilangchain-ai/openwiki
Agent-written docs for your codebasePersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsCoding assistantsCLI★ 17kMITcommit 24 hours ago72worth
Hugogohugoio/hugo
Very fast static site generatorPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksNotes & docsCLI★ 90kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago90worth
Typsttypst/typst
Modern markup-based typesettingPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsCLI★ 56kApache-2.0commit 3 days ago84worth
Libraries & SDKs (2)
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