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Memos

Self-hosted microblog-style notes arranged in a dated timeline

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What it is

A web app for jotting short or long Markdown notes that are kept in a chronological timeline on your own server, linked by tags so you can revisit a topic later. Each note can stay private, be shared with family and friends, or be published publicly, and shared spaces let several people write side by side. People who want a lightweight personal journal or idea log without handing their writing to a cloud service run it with a single Docker container. A web clipper, Telegram bot, API, and MCP server feed notes in from elsewhere.

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63,947 GitHub stars.
63,947

Forks
4,872
Commits
4,890
Contributors
399
Language
Go
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
December 2021
First release
May 2022
Platforms
web, self-hosted
Self-hostable
Yes
Alternative to
Google Keep, Flomo
Tags
  • note-taking
  • mcp-server
  • markdown
  • knowledge-base

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsMemos: A lightweight, self-hosted memo hubJul 11, 2023 · 129 points · 40 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsMemos – An open-source, lightweight note-taking solutionMay 20, 2025 · 4 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsMemos: A lightweight, self-hosted memo hubFeb 13, 2026 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Stuff I host: - - forgejo.org - www.home-assistant.io - immich.app - usememos.com - www.navidrome.org - docs.paperless-ngx.com - - www.audiobookshelf.org…”Jan 26, 2026 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsUseMemos: A privacy-first, lightweight note-taking serviceNov 19, 2023 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsChoosing Between SQLite and MySQL: The Database DilemmaOct 25, 2023 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Memos is an #opensource, self-hosted note-taking app built for quick capture. It is #Markdown native, lightweight, and keeps your data under your control…”Aug 21, 2026 · 2 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“So I've been struggling with documentation re my #homelab server, and inadvertently reinvented Twitter, except a million times better! usememos.com is a…”Apr 9, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsMemos – An open-source, self-hosted note-taking serviceJan 2, 2026 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Obsidian obsidian.md Standard Notes standardnotes.com Memos usememos.com”Dec 18, 2025 · 2 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsMemos: Open-source, lightweight note-taking solutionJan 15, 2025 · 1 point · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsMemos: Easily capture and share your thoughts. Open Source and Free foreverJan 30, 2024 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“I like to use usememos.com for taking notes online”Aug 22, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“the past few days, i worked like crazy to set up my very own website! it's a self-hosted microblogging site for me and my friends, running on Memos luckily, i…”Jun 3, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Sometimes it feels like our ideas live in someone else's cloud. Memos flips the script—it's your server, your privacy, your data. Fast Go backend, React…”Feb 6, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Shortcuts + memos.moe + www.usememos.com => Push a button in my phone (or laptop), speak, and it will create a note in my home server with the transcription…”Oct 6, 2025 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Did you know about Memos? It is like #Twitter, but your posts can be private (only for you), public or protected (only your users), and it self-hostable…”Aug 20, 2025 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“i want atp usememos.com or something when they make private stuff a thing. something with just a little bit more organization than microblogging (and not…”Aug 1, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Btw I'm using my usememos.com server to make these long posts.”Jul 16, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Found this wonderful app to run locally and collect notes. usememos.com Loving this 😍”Jun 26, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)