What is Memos?
Short Markdown notes in a personal timeline, with tags, tasks, photos and sharing.
Who is Memos best for?
Memos is best for self-hosters and homelab owners who want a private timeline of quick notes, logs and journal entries.
A private daily log
Memos files each note by date in one timeline, with a calendar view to jump back to any day.
Code snippets and TILs
Markdown with code blocks, checklists and LaTeX math suits short technical notes.
Homelab documentation
It runs on a NAS or home server, and new memos stay private until you share them.
Notes captured from elsewhere
REST and gRPC APIs, a web clipper and Telegram messages feed notes in from other places.
How much does Memos cost?
Memos is completely free under the MIT licence, with no paid tier, seat fee or hosted plan; you pay only for wherever you host it.
- MIT licence, no seat or usage fees
- Docker, binary or Kubernetes install
- No hosted plan or paid tier
Memos has one codebase and no Free, Pro or Enterprise editions. Your only costs are your own hardware or hosting provider. Full pricing on usememos.com. We checked these prices on .
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Is Memos open source?
Yes. Memos's code is public under the MIT licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
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+658 (+1.0%) in the last 30 days
- Last commit
- 12 Nov
- Repository age
- 4 years
- Latest release
- 1 Nov
- Licence
- MIT
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- usememos/memos
What are the best Memos alternatives?
Memos is an open source alternative to Reflect Notes, Evernote and Obsidian. AppFlowy, Logseq and Notesnook do the same job and are open source too.
Reflect NotesFreemiumNetworked notes synced across devices with AI features.
EvernoteFreeNotes, tasks and calendar with AI search.
ObsidianFreeLocal-first Markdown notes with a plugin ecosystem.
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.
NotesnookOpen SourceEnd-to-end encrypted notes.
Questions about Memos
What is Memos?
Short Markdown notes in a personal timeline, with tags, tasks, photos and sharing.
Who is Memos for?
Memos is best for self-hosters and homelab owners who want a private timeline of quick notes, logs and journal entries.
Is Memos free?
Yes. Memos has a free Self-hosted plan: MIT licence, no seat or usage fees.
Is Memos open source?
Yes. Memos's code is public under the MIT licence, so you can run it on your own server.
What are the best Memos alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Reflect Notes, Evernote, Obsidian, AppFlowy, Logseq and Notesnook.
Where can I try Memos?
On its official website, usememos.com.
Can I export my notes from Memos?
Yes. Memos exports your memos as a ZIP of Markdown files. Because you host it, the notes also sit in your own database, SQLite by default or MySQL or PostgreSQL, which you can back up yourself.
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