catalog · 11 tools

Knowledge Management Tools

Sorted by GitHub stars, which measures attention rather than fitness. Read the release date and the commit count next to it before picking one.

Tool	What it is	License	Stars	Last release	Commits 3mo
AFFiNE Community Edition Next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together. Privacy first, customizable and ready to use (alternative to Notion and Miro). MIT, AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-09-06	Next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together. Privacy first, customizable and ready to use (alternative to Notion and Miro).	MIT, AGPL-3.0	72,294	v2026.9.6-canary.9072026-09-06	143
SiYuan A privacy-first personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-09-07	A privacy-first personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang.	AGPL-3.0	46,225	v3.8.4-alpha.12026-09-07	3,454
Docs Collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. MIT · released 2026-09-04	Collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales.	MIT	16,798	v5.6.12026-09-04	141
Aleph Tool for indexing large amounts of both documents (PDF, Word, HTML) and structured (CSV, XLS, SQL) data for easy browsing and search. It is built with investigative reporting as a primary use case. MIT · released 2025-10-27	Tool for indexing large amounts of both documents (PDF, Word, HTML) and structured (CSV, XLS, SQL) data for easy browsing and search. It is built with investigative reporting as a primary use case.	MIT	2,425	4.1.72025-10-27	0
Atomic Server Knowledge graph database with documents (similar to Notion), tables, search, and a powerful linked data API. Lightweight, very fast and no runtime dependencies. MIT · released 2026-09-04	Knowledge graph database with documents (similar to Notion), tables, search, and a powerful linked data API. Lightweight, very fast and no runtime dependencies.	MIT	1,598	v0.41.0-beta.52026-09-04	866
TeamMapper Host and create your own mindmaps. Share your mindmap sessions with your team and collaborate live on mindmaps. MIT · released 2026-09-06	Host and create your own mindmaps. Share your mindmap sessions with your team and collaborate live on mindmaps.	MIT	495	v0.2.9-42026-09-06	6
LibreKB Web-based knowledge base solution. A simple web app, it runs on pretty much any web server or hosting provider with PHP and MySQL. GPL-3.0 · released 2025-12-29	Web-based knowledge base solution. A simple web app, it runs on pretty much any web server or hosting provider with PHP and MySQL.	GPL-3.0	60	v2.0.12025-12-29	0
memEx Structured personal knowledge base, inspired by zettlekasten and org-mode. AGPL-3.0 · released unknown	Structured personal knowledge base, inspired by zettlekasten and org-mode.	AGPL-3.0	1	n/ano date	n/a
Digimindmap Create simple mindmaps (documentation in French). AGPL-3.0 · released unknown	Create simple mindmaps (documentation in French).	AGPL-3.0	n/a	n/ano date	n/a
QST Online assessment software. From a quick quiz on your phone to large scale, high stakes, proctored desktop testing, easy, secure and economical. GPL-2.0 · released unknown	Online assessment software. From a quick quiz on your phone to large scale, high stakes, proctored desktop testing, easy, secure and economical.	GPL-2.0	n/a	n/ano date	n/a
Wiznote Manage your knowledge in documents with folders, markdown, full text search and webpage collection support. ⊘ Proprietary · released unknown	Manage your knowledge in documents with folders, markdown, full text search and webpage collection support.	⊘ Proprietary	n/a	n/ano date	n/a

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