Privacy-first note-taking with Markdown support. Capture ideas, build a knowledge base, and own your data.
Memos is an open-source, self-hosted note-taking service designed for quick capture and long-term knowledge building. Think of it as a private Twitter meets Google Keep - a timeline of your thoughts, ideas, and notes with full Markdown support, tags, and search.
Unlike cloud-based note apps (Google Keep, Apple Notes, Notion), Memos runs entirely on your own server. Your notes never leave your infrastructure. No ads, no tracking, no AI training on your private thoughts. With 40,000+ GitHub stars, it is one of the most popular self-hosted note-taking tools available.
Write notes in Markdown with live preview. Code blocks, links, images, checklists, and tables all work out of the box.
Organize notes with hashtags. Filter by tag, date, or content type. Build a personal knowledge graph over time.
See your notes in a chronological timeline. Daily review, weekly recap, or search through months of captured ideas.
Your notes stay on your server. No third-party access, no data mining, no ads. You own every word you write.
Full API for integrations. Connect Memos to your workflow with webhooks, browser extensions, or custom scripts.
Single binary, embedded SQLite database. Uses minimal resources - runs perfectly on our smallest $3/mo plan.
Select Memos from the app marketplace, pick a plan, and click deploy. That's it.
InstaPods creates a real Linux server, installs Memos, configures networking, and sets up HTTPS. Takes about 30 seconds.
Open Memos in your browser, create your account, and start capturing ideas in Markdown.
Memos is lightweight and runs great on our smallest plan. No hidden fees.
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