Memos
Knowledge base that works with a SQLite db file.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 78% of tracked projects; popularity more than 98%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 63k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.31.0 · 19 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Docker, Go |
Is Memos actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 890 commits, of which 205 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 68 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, v0.31.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 22 projects we track in Note-taking & Editors, Memos ranks #3 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Memos actually does
Memos is a self-hosted knowledge base application designed for capturing and organising notes. It stores data locally in a SQLite database file, keeping your information self-contained. The project is released under the MIT licence.
Best fit: It suits individuals looking for a lightweight, single-tenant personal wiki or scratchpad that runs without a complex external database dependency.
Worth knowing: SQLite may become a bottleneck or present backup challenges if you scale to heavy concurrent usage or very large volumes of data. It also overlaps with numerous established note-taking tools, so check if specific features you need are present.
Deployment notes
You will typically run it via Docker, ensuring you mount a persistent volume for the SQLite database file to avoid data loss on container recreation. A reverse proxy is usually required in front of the container to handle TLS termination.
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