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A self-hosted, database-less note taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.

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A self-hosted, database-less note taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.

Platform availability

Available on 3 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

69/100 Good

Maintained
73last commit 47 days ago
Popular
703,242 GitHub stars
Easy to install
403 install platforms, Docker image
Light to run
95512 MB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 15 days ago

GitHub stars
3,242
Open issues
124
Last commit
2026-08-29
Latest release
v5.5.5
License
MIT
Activity
stale

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (Dullage/flatnotes)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 512 MB RAM, 1 CPU core(s), 5 GB disk. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 16 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

How are FlatNotes notes stored?

Notes are stored as Markdown files in a flat folder, not in a database.

Does FlatNotes support image handling?

Image support was improved in the v3.4 release.

Can I configure different authentication methods?

FlatNotes offers multiple authentication options.

Can I organise notes with links and tags?

It supports wikilinks, tagging, and advanced search.

Answers sourced from dev.to, github.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 16 days ago - public community threads