SilverBullet
Focus: markdown, notes and self-hosted. Shares wiki and open source with Open Knowledge. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Open Knowledge: 4.4).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
Desktop App
Open Knowledge
An AI-native markdown editor and LLM wiki for your notes and docs.
Rating
4.4 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Intermediate
Works on
Cross-Platform
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What is Open Knowledge?
Open Knowledge is a free, open-source markdown editor and wiki built for working with AI. It keeps your notes and docs as plain markdown while letting language models read, write and organise them like a personal knowledge base.
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Pros: what Open Knowledge does well
- Plain markdown files you own
- Built for AI-assisted knowledge work
- Free and open source
Cons: where it falls short
- Geared toward technical users
- Early-stage project
Who Open Knowledge is for
People who want an AI-friendly markdown knowledge base they fully own.
Who can skip it
Anyone happy with a hosted notes app.
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Focus: notebook, single file and zettelkasten. Shares wiki and open source with Open Knowledge. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web and Offline. Rated 4.5 (Open Knowledge: 4.4).
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Focus: documentation, knowledge base and self-hosted. Shares wiki and open source with Open Knowledge. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.3 (Open Knowledge: 4.4).
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Focus: second brain, block editor and backlinks. Shares open source and github with Open Knowledge. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Open Knowledge: 4.4).
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Free alternatives to Open Knowledge
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Foam
Focus: notes, wikilinks and backlinks. Shares open source and github with Open Knowledge. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.4 rating.
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Alexandrie
Focus: markdown, knowledge base and latex. Shares open source and github with Open Knowledge. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Open Knowledge: 4.4).
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Focus: markdown notes, self-hosted and search. Shares open source and github with Open Knowledge. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Open Knowledge: 4.4).
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Docmost
Focus: documentation, confluence alternative and self-hosted. Shares wiki and open source with Open Knowledge. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Open Knowledge: 4.4).
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BookStack
Focus: documentation and self-hosted. Shares wiki and open source with Open Knowledge. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Open Knowledge: 4.4).
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4.6Visit
Logseq
Focus: PKM, Note-Taking and Graph Database. Shares Open Source with Open Knowledge. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Open Knowledge: 4.4).
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