Self-Hosted NotesSimple & Private

A lightweight, self-hosted memo hub for effortlessly capturing and sharing your ideas. Open source, no tracking, free forever.

Why Memos?

Self-hosted, fast, and private. Everything you need, nothing you don’t.

100% Private

Your thoughts are yours alone. No tracking, no analytics, no data harvesting. Ever.

Blazing Fast

Capture ideas at the speed of thought. Local-first architecture means zero lag, even with thousands of notes.

Future-Proof Format

Write in Markdown. Own your content forever. No proprietary formats or vendor lock-in, just plain text that lasts.

Deploy Anywhere

From a Raspberry Pi to enterprise servers—your home, your cloud, your rules. Up and running in under 5 minutes.

Truly Open Source

MIT licensed and transparent. Join 45K+ stars and 340+ contributors building something better, together.

Free Forever

Every feature. Every update. No paywalls, no premium upsells, no surprise fees. Because good software shouldn’t cost a subscription.

Who Uses Memos?

From developers to students—see how people use Memos in their workflows

Self-Hosters

Infrastructure docs & configs

Developers

Code snippets & debugging logs

Writers

Draft stories & capture ideas

Knowledge Seekers

Second brains & digital gardens

Makers

Project logs & ideas

Students

Lecture notes & research

Privacy Pros

Confidential information

Teams

Shared knowledge bases

Running in Under 5 Minutes

One Docker command is all it takes. Seriously, it’s that easy.

Supported by

Thank you to our amazing sponsors who make this project possible

Ready to Get Started?

Deploy your own Memos instance in minutes. Keep your notes private, organized, and always accessible.