# Memos

> Lightweight self-hosted note-taking

A timeline-style notes service for quick thoughts and snippets, written in Go with a tiny footprint.

- Source: https://github.com/usememos/memos
- Homepage: https://usememos.com
- License: MIT
- Language: Go
- Stars: 63496
- Forks: 4807
- Contributors: 417
- Last commit: 2026-10-02
- Latest release: v0.31.0 (2026-09-19)
- Purpose: Self-hosted apps, Notes & docs
- Runs on: Docker / self-host
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 84/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 24/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 14/15
- Readiness: 11/15

## Install

Docker:

```
docker run -d --name memos -p 5230:5230 -v ~/.memos/:/var/opt/memos neosmemo/memos:stable
```

## Alternatives

- [Trilium Notes](https://diggithub.com/TriliumNext/Trilium.md): Build your personal knowledge base
- [SiYuan](https://diggithub.com/siyuan-note/siyuan.md): Privacy-first knowledge workspace
- [HedgeDoc](https://diggithub.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc.md): Collaborative Markdown editor
- [Wiki.js](https://diggithub.com/requarks/wiki.md): Modern open-source wiki
- [Docs (La Suite)](https://diggithub.com/suitenumerique/docs.md): Collaborative text editor
- [Docmost](https://diggithub.com/docmost/docmost.md): Open-source Confluence and Notion alternative
- [Outline](https://diggithub.com/outline/outline.md): Fast, collaborative knowledge base for teams
- [Omnivore](https://diggithub.com/omnivore-app/omnivore.md): Open-source read-it-later app

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/usememos/memos
Updated: 2026-10-04