Many Notes

A self-hosted Markdown notes web app with multiple users and vaults, where every note is also kept as a plain file on disk.

1.1k stars, 46 forks PHP On GitHub since July 2024

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Many Notes at a glance

Open sourceYes, MITNo paid parts in the repository
Health66 of 100Actively developed
Self-hostingDocker imageOne-click in YunoHost and TrueNAS
InterfaceEnglish onlyNo translation files found
Issue repliesWithin ~3 hoursMedian first reply; 100% of recent issues answered

What is Many Notes?

Many Notes is a browser-based Markdown editor you host for yourself and others. Notes live in vaults, and each user can keep one vault or several. A database drives search, links, backlinks and tags, while the notes themselves are also written to the filesystem, so the folder structure stays readable outside the app. Vaults can be shared with invited users, and open pages update live. Other features include templates, PDF export, vault import and export, sign-in through OpenID Connect or OAuth providers, and installation as a Progressive Web App.

Good fit if

  • You want a folder of Markdown files that stays portable, yet is editable from any browser on your own server.
  • A household or small team needs separate accounts with shared vaults and single sign-on through Keycloak, Authentik or Pocket ID.

Look elsewhere if

  • You prefer a desktop editor that works on local files without a server: Zettlr or MarkText.
  • You need native mobile apps and end-to-end encrypted sync: Notesnook or Joplin.
  • You want quick timeline-style memos rather than a file tree: Memos.

Before you adopt it

Many Notes uses the MIT license, and the repository contains no paid parts. One developer wrote all recent commits, so its future rests on a single person; the latest release, v0.18.1, came out in October 2026. The README installs it with Docker Compose, using SQLite by default with other databases as an option. It recommends a reverse proxy with HTTPS, which is also required for PWA support and copying from code blocks.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 7 November 2026. Report a correction

How to run Many Notes yourself

One-click install

Not listed in Umbrel, Unraid, CasaOS, Runtipi, Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts and Coolify. Checked against each panel’s app catalog on 12 November 2026.

Ways to install

Docker files
None in the repository
Docker image
brufdev/many-notes: 179k pulls · x86-64, ARM64 · 361 MB download
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
English only

Install instructions: the README on GitHub. Docker images and packages are checked weekly.

Many Notes health: is it still maintained?

66 of 100, actively developed

Release rhythmEvery ~12 days9 releases in 12 months; latest v0.18.1
Issue repliesWithin ~3 hoursMedian first reply; 100% of recent issues answered
Bus factorHigh riskOne person wrote all recent commits
  • Activity
    55 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 22 October 2026.
    21 / 30
  • Contributors
    1 person wrote the 55 commits of the last 90 days; the most active wrote 100% of them.
    2 / 20
  • Releases
    9 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v0.18.1, on 22 October 2026.
    18 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 100% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 3 hours.
    20 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 12 November 2026. How the score works

Many Notes security

Security advisories are the vulnerabilities the maintainers disclosed on GitHub, with the versions that fix them; many advisories can mean careful disclosure as much as weak code.

Security advisories1 published1 critical; all list a fixed version

Latest advisories

Advisories read from GitHub on 12 November 2026.

Many Notes license: is it open source?

Many Notes uses MIT, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. July 2024First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayMIT.

Many Notes for developers

Written in

  • PHP 53%
  • Vue 31%
  • TypeScript 13%
  • CSS 2%
  • JavaScript <1%
  • Other <1%

Getting involved

Contributing guideYesCONTRIBUTING.mdOpen issues11On GitHub
Authors, 90 days1Of 55 commits
Donations2 waysGitHub Sponsors, Buy Me a Coffee

Language shares are GitHub’s count of the code in the repository.

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Questions about Many Notes

Is Many Notes open source?

Yes. Many Notes is published under MIT, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Many Notes still maintained?

Its health score is 66 of 100 (actively developed). It had 55 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 22 October 2026, and its latest release came out on 22 October 2026.

How do I run Many Notes?

You can run it with the Docker image brufdev/many-notes and in one click from YunoHost and TrueNAS. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What is Many Notes written in?

Many Notes is written mainly in PHP (53% of the code), with Vue (31%) and TypeScript (13%), by GitHub’s count of the repository.

What are the alternatives to Many Notes?

Close alternatives in the Notes & knowledge bases category include Memos, Trilium Notes, Notesnook.