SiYuan
A privacy-first personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 98% of tracked projects; popularity more than 96%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 47k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v3.8.6-alpha.9 · 27 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 22 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker, Go |
Is SiYuan actively maintained?
SiYuan is under active development: 7303 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 1438 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 285% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, v3.8.6-alpha.9, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Among the 10 knowledge management tools projects we track, SiYuan currently has the highest health score.
What SiYuan actually does
SiYuan is a privacy-first personal knowledge management system built using TypeScript and Go. It is designed to help you organise, link, and store your notes locally or on your own infrastructure.
Best fit: It suits individuals who want absolute control over their personal notes without relying on third-party cloud services.
Worth knowing: The AGPL-3.0 licence may impose copyleft constraints if you plan to modify and distribute the code, and the tool competes in a crowded market of established note-taking applications.
Deployment notes
As a containerised application, deployment typically requires persistent volume mounts for your data directory and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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