What is Blinko?
Card-style notes for jotting down ideas, with AI search and chat over everything you saved.
Who is Blinko best for?
Blinko is best for self-hosters and note takers who want to jot down quick ideas and find them again with AI.
Fleeting ideas
Short notes, called Blinks, take a few words, and the ones worth keeping become full notes later.
Finding notes by meaning
AI retrieval answers questions in plain language from the notes you have saved.
Private notes at home
The open source edition keeps every note in your own PostgreSQL database on your own server.
Publishing a few notes
Blinko Cloud gives each account a personal blog, so a finished note can go public.
How much does Blinko cost?
Blinko's open source edition is free to self-host; Blinko Cloud has a free plan with 100 MB of storage, and paid plans start at $5.99 a month.
- Storage limited only by your hardware
- Bring your own AI provider
- You handle updates, backups and security
- 100 MB managed storage
- A personal blog for every account
- Bring your own AI key
- 10 GB managed storage
- Custom blog domain, no Blinko branding
- CLI, developer API and secure sharing
- 25 GB managed storage
- All premium blog features
- Everything in Pro
Blinko Cloud is billed monthly and can be cancelled at any time. The team says Cloud and the open source edition share most features, and Cloud may get some improvements first. Full pricing on blinko.space. We checked these prices on .
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Is Blinko open source?
Yes. Blinko's code is public under the GPL 3.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
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- Last commit
- 5 Nov
- Repository age
- 2 years
- Latest release
- 5 Nov
- Licence
- GPL 3.0
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- blinko-space/blinko
What are the best Blinko alternatives?
Blinko is an open source alternative to Mem, Reflect Notes and Evernote. AppFlowy, Logseq and Memos do the same job and are open source too.
MemFreeNotes app with an AI agent that tracks your tasks and nudges you, like a chief of staff.
Reflect NotesFreemiumNetworked notes synced across devices with AI features.
EvernoteFreeNotes, tasks and calendar with AI search.
AppFlowyOpen SourceOpen-source workspace for docs, wikis and databases you can self-host.
LogseqOpen SourceOutliner for linked notes, daily journals, tasks, PDF highlights and flashcards on your own device.
MemosOpen SourceShort Markdown notes in a personal timeline, with tags, tasks, photos and sharing.
Questions about Blinko
What is Blinko?
Card-style notes for jotting down ideas, with AI search and chat over everything you saved.
Who is Blinko for?
Blinko is best for self-hosters and note takers who want to jot down quick ideas and find them again with AI.
Is Blinko free?
Yes. Blinko has a free Self-hosted plan: storage limited only by your hardware.
How much does Blinko cost?
Blinko's paid plans are Pro at $5.99 per month and Pro Plus at $10.99 per month.
Is Blinko open source?
Yes. Blinko's code is public under the GPL 3.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
What are the best Blinko alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Mem, Reflect Notes, Evernote, AppFlowy, Logseq and Memos.
Where can I try Blinko?
On its official website, blinko.space.
Can I use Blinko with my own AI model?
Yes. The self-hosted edition lets you set your own AI providers, and Blinko Cloud plans work with your own API key (BYOK).
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