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  • Commit continuity, contributor activity, and delivery signals are strong.
  • Health score: 96/100.
  • Shipping score: 93/100.

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Best overallSiYuan

Highest organic ToolVitals fit for this use case.

Healthier optionsSiYuan, Trilium.cc, Trilium, Anarlog

Stronger current public-health signal than Memos.

Verified open/source-visibleSiYuan, Logseq, Trilium.cc, Trilium

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

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SiYuan

A privacy-first, self-hosted, fully open source personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang.

Active
Health95
Shipping97
Score96
Confidence90
Stars47k
ModeSource-visible project
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Logseq

A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: https://logseq.io/p/NX4mc_ggEV

Active
Health96
Shipping94
Score95
Confidence90
Stars45.4k
ModeSource-visible project
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Notesnook

A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.

Active
Health96
Shipping95
Score95
Confidence90
Stars14.9k
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QOwnNotes

QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.

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Health95
Shipping95
Score95
Confidence90
Stars5.9k
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Basic Memory

AI conversations that actually remember. Never re-explain your project to your AI again. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tyvKNccgqN

Active
Health96
Shipping95
Score96
Confidence90
Stars4.4k
ModeSource-visible project
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