Open-source alternatives to Evernote
7 open-source projects are offered as replacements for Evernote. Paperless-ngx is the most starred. Running one yourself trades the subscription for your own hosting and upkeep, so the table below leads with what decides that trade: whether the project is alive, what its licence lets a business do, and whether there is a container command to start from.
Side by side
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paperless-ngx | 46,868 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | Python |
 Trilium Notes | 38,399 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
 Notesnook | 14,791 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
 Zettlr | 13,783 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
 Laverna | 9,168 | Quiet | Weak copyleft | ○ | JavaScript |
 Standardnotes | 6,669 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
 Bangle-io | 1,236 | Active | Not identified | ○ | TypeScript |
Each one, briefly
- Paperless-ngx46,868 stars · copyleft · active
A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents
Also replaces Maya
- Trilium Notes38,399 stars · network copyleft · active
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
Also replaces Onenote, Roam Research
- Notesnook14,791 stars · copyleft · active
A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
- Zettlr13,783 stars · copyleft · active
Your One-Stop Publication Workbench
Also replaces Notion, Obsidian, Scrivener
- Laverna9,168 stars · weak copyleft · quiet
Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. Consider it like open source alternative to Evernote.
Also replaces Typora
- Standardnotes6,669 stars · network copyleft · active
Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.
Also replaces Notion, Onenote, Roam Research
- Bangle-io1,236 stars · not identified · active
A web only WYSIWYG note taking app that saves notes locally in markdown format. v2: https://app.bangle.io/
Also replaces Google Docs, Notion
Where this comes from
Which projects are offered against Evernote comes from opensourcealternative.to, re-read weekly. Every figure in the table is read from the project’s own repository. We have not run these projects, and we hold no price for Evernote. Browse every open-source alternative.