Trilium NotesTriliumNext/Trilium
Build your personal knowledge basePersonalNotes & docsDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 38kAGPL-3.0commit 17 hours ago86worth
Open-source alternatives to SiYuan
24 projects in the catalog are in the same category as SiYuan: Notes & docs. They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 11 run with Docker, 7 have a permissive license and 23 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiYuan (this project) | Docker / self-host, Desktop, Mobile | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 47k | |
| Trilium Notes | Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 38k | |
| Logseq | Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 45k | |
| Joplin | Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 57k | |
| AFFiNE | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 73k | |
| Notesnook | Web, Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 15k | |
| AppFlowy | Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 77k | |
| Open Notebook | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 40k | |
| Memos | Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 63k | |
| 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 | |
| Outline | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 41k | |
| Tolaria | Desktop | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 20k | |
| Xournal++ | Desktop | Not listed | GPL-2.0 | 15k | |
| GenOffice | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 8.4k | |
| HedgeDoc | Docker / self-host | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 7.5k | |
| Omnivore | Docker / self-host | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 16k | |
| NoteGen | Desktop | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 13k | |
| Rnote | Desktop | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 12k | |
| DeepWiki Open | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 18k | |
| LLM Wiki | Desktop | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 20k | |
| Hugo | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 90k |
Self-hosted Docker apps (11)
AFFiNEtoeverything/AFFiNE
Docs, whiteboards and databases in one workspacePersonalNotes & docsDesign & creativeWebDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 73kcommit 4 days ago78worth
Open Notebooklfnovo/open-notebook
Open-source NotebookLM alternativePersonalNotes & docsRAG & vector DBsWebDocker / self-host★ 40kMITcommit 8 hours ago85worth
Memosusememos/memos
Lightweight self-hosted note-takingPersonalNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 63kMITcommit 12 hours ago84worth
Docs (La Suite)suitenumerique/docs
Collaborative text editorPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 17kMITcommit 19 hours ago81worth
Wiki.jsrequarks/wiki
Modern open-source wikiPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 29kAGPL-3.0commit 14 hours ago80worth
Docmostdocmost/docmost
Open-source Confluence and Notion alternativePersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 22kAGPL-3.0commit 3 days ago80worth
Outlineoutline/outline
Fast, collaborative knowledge base for teamsEnterpriseNotes & docsWebDocker / self-host★ 41kcommit 8 hours ago78worth
HedgeDochedgedoc/hedgedoc
Collaborative Markdown editorPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 7.5kAGPL-3.0commit 2 weeks ago76worth
Omnivoreomnivore-app/omnivore
Open-source read-it-later appPersonalNotes & docsDocker / self-host★ 16kAGPL-3.0commit 3 days ago75worth
DeepWiki OpenAsyncFuncAI/deepwiki-open
AI wiki generator for repositoriesPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsCoding assistantsWebDocker / self-host★ 18kMITcommit 4 weeks ago69worth
Desktop apps (12)
Logseqlogseq/logseq
Privacy-first outliner and knowledge graphPersonalNotes & docsDesktopMobile★ 45kAGPL-3.0commit 16 hours ago83worth
Joplinlaurent22/joplin
Privacy-focused notes with syncPersonalNotes & docsDesktopMobile★ 57kcommit 10 hours ago79worth
Notesnookstreetwriters/notesnook
End-to-end encrypted notesPersonalNotes & docsSecurity & identityWebDesktopMobile★ 15kGPL-3.0commit 2 weeks ago74worth
AppFlowyAppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy
Open-source Notion alternative with AIPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDesktopMobile★ 77kAGPL-3.0commit 3 months ago71worth
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
Tolariarefactoringhq/tolaria
Desktop app for Markdown knowledge basesPersonalNotes & docsDesktop★ 20kAGPL-3.0commit last week78worth
Xournal++xournalpp/xournalpp
Handwritten notes with PDF annotationPersonalNotes & docsDesktop★ 15kGPL-2.0commit 4 days ago76worth
GenOfficegenspark-ai/genoffice
Open-source AI office suitePersonalNotes & docsAgents & frameworksDesktopCLI★ 8.4kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago76worth
NoteGencodexu/note-gen
Local-first Markdown notes organized by AIPersonalNotes & docsDesktop★ 13kGPL-3.0commit 3 days ago74worth
Rnoteflxzt/rnote
Sketch and take handwritten notesPersonalNotes & docsDesign & creativeDesktop★ 12kGPL-3.0commit 16 hours ago70worth
LLM Wikinashsu/llm_wiki
Turn documents into an interlinked knowledge basePersonalNotes & docsRAG & vector DBsDesktop★ 20kcommit 5 days ago68worth
Command-line tools (1)
Hugogohugoio/hugo
Very fast static site generatorPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksNotes & docsCLI★ 90kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago90worth