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SiYuan
Ranking score 98.4/100
Block-based notes and knowledge base with local-first storage.
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Platforms
- macos, windows, linux, ios, android, self-hosted
- Self-hostable
- Yes
- Repo activity
- Last release October 20, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 46,942
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for SiYuan Factor Points Weight Licence opennessAGPL-3.0 licence (open); self-hostable 25 25% Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-26 25 25% Popularity46942 GitHub stars 19.9 20% Feature coverage6 of 6 curated capability tags covered 20 20% Costopen-core pricing model 8.5 10% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.
Joplin
Ranking score 93.5/100
Encrypted note-taking with markdown and sync you control.
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Platforms
- macos, windows, linux, ios, android, self-hosted
- Self-hostable
- Yes
- Repo activity
- Last release September 25, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 56,880
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for Joplin Factor Points Weight Licence opennessAGPL-3.0 licence (open); self-hostable 25 25% Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-26 25 25% Popularity56880 GitHub stars 20 20% Feature coverage9 of 12 curated capability tags covered 15 20% Costopen-core pricing model 8.5 10% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.
Logseq
Ranking score 87.3/100
Outliner for linked notes, tasks, and personal knowledge bases.
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Platforms
- macos, windows, linux, ios, android
- Self-hostable
- No
- Repo activity
- Last release October 7, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 45,387
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for Logseq Factor Points Weight Licence opennessAGPL-3.0 licence (open); not self-hostable 17.5 25% Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-26 25 25% Popularity45387 GitHub stars 19.8 20% Feature coverage9 of 12 curated capability tags covered 15 20% Costfree pricing model 10 10% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.