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Catch a thought. Keep it yours.

Quick notes, daily logs, and ideas. Open source and yours to host.

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Everyday notes in Memos

Today

A small win, and what’s next

  • Completed: Ship v0.2 of the side project
  • To do: Build the digest CLI next week
#weeklyLinked: Git TIL
Yesterday

TIL: compare files across branches

No checkout. No stash. Just the diff I need.

git diff main..feature -- path/to/file.go
#dev/til#dev/git
2 days ago

A view for unfinished work

My Tasks view gathers notes with unchecked items. Keeping the filter here for my next weekly review.

has_incomplete_tasks
#weekly/planning
3 days ago

Reading: Deep Work

My two-week experiment: no Slack or email before 11am.

“Human beings, it seems, are at their best when immersed deeply in something challenging.”
#booksSightglass Coffee, San Francisco

The idea

Save it now. Find it later.

A thought today, a useful reference tomorrow. Keep your notes together in a timeline you can return to.

Capture easily

Write a thought, save a link, or jot down a daily log. Start with what you want to remember.

Revisit what matters

Look back through your timeline, search for a phrase, or use tags to find related notes.

Retain control

Run Memos on your own infrastructure. Choose where your notes live and how you back them up.

Product

Make more of what you save.

Explore every feature

Find notes with search

Bring related notes together

Write in Markdown

Run on your own server

Open source you can inspect

Keep checklists in your notes

Deploy

Choose where your notes live.

With Docker installed, start Memos on your server. The setup guide covers installation, configuration, and next steps.

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Docker

One command to start your Memos server

docker run -d --name memos \
  -p 5230:5230 \
  -v ~/.memos/:/var/opt/memos \
  neosmemo/memos:stable

Use cases

Small notes, many kinds of work.

Browse all workflows

Self-hosters

Developers

Writers

Journals

Makers

Students

Families

Privacy-conscious teams

Next steps

Go deeper when you need to.

Start with the product, then reach for the guide or tool that matches your next question.

Documentation

Run Memos yourself

Install, configure, back up, and keep an instance healthy.

Releases

See what changed

Review fixes and new behavior before you upgrade.

Product notes

Read the thinking

Technical context, project decisions, and practical guides.

Web Clipper

Save from the browser

Turn pages, selections, and images into source-linked memos.

Before you install

A few useful answers.

Compare Memos with other apps
Is Memos free?
Yes. The self-hosted Memos software is free and MIT-licensed. Hosting costs depend on the hardware or provider you choose.
Can I self-host Memos?
Yes. Run it with Docker on your server, NAS, or homelab; SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL are supported.
Does Memos support Markdown?
Yes. Format notes with Markdown, including lists, code blocks, and checklists. Memos stores note content in your instance’s database.
Is Memos a good open-source alternative to Google Keep, Notion, or Evernote?
Choose Memos for quick capture, a timeline of notes, and self-hosting. Use search and tags to revisit what you save; compare the workflows that matter to you.
Where is my data stored, and is it private?
Notes are stored in the database used by your Memos instance. Who can see a note depends on its visibility setting; hosting and backups are managed by the instance operator.

Start here

Start with one memo.

Run it yourself or try the public demo before choosing where your timeline will live.

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