NoteDiscovery

Your self-hosted knowledge base for Markdown notes

About NoteDiscovery

NoteDiscovery is a self-hosted Markdown note-taking application that stores notes as plain files in folders, with no vendor lock-in. It adds a graph view, wikilinks, smart tags, templates, LaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, a drawing editor and full-text search, plus an MCP server so AI assistants like Claude and Cursor can work with your notes. Free and open source under MIT, it suits privacy-focused note takers.

NoteDiscovery website preview

Live preview of notediscovery.com via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

NoteDiscovery: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers notes, markdown, self hosted, knowledge base — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 2092 tools in the Productivity & Notes category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

NoteDiscovery pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	notediscovery.com

NoteDiscovery key facts

Category: Productivity & Notes
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: notes, markdown, self hosted, knowledge base
Official site: notediscovery.com

NoteDiscovery FAQ

How much does NoteDiscovery cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (notediscovery.com).

What is NoteDiscovery used for?

Your self-hosted knowledge base for Markdown notes Its focus areas in the Productivity & Notes category: notes, markdown, self hosted, knowledge base.

Where can I try NoteDiscovery?

On its official site, notediscovery.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

NoteDiscovery vs alternatives

	NoteDiscovery	Note Mark	plumio	SilverBullet
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	notes, markdown, self hosted, knowledge base	notes, markdown, self hosted, open source	notes, markdown, self hosted, open source	notes, markdown, self hosted
Official site	notediscovery.com	notemark.docs.enchantedcode.co.uk	plumio.app	silverbullet.md
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Productivity & Notes category

Notes, tasks, and project tools that keep you organized and focused. The Productivity & Notes category on Tools Hub currently lists 2092 tools. Alongside NoteDiscovery, it includes Claper, Tracks, Rallly, plumio.

FreeProductivity & Notesnotesmarkdownself-hostedknowledge-base

Alternatives to NoteDiscovery

Tools in the same Productivity & Notes category that share focus areas with NoteDiscovery — worth comparing before you commit:

Productivity & Notes

Note Mark

Minimal web-based Markdown notes app, fast and open source

Freenotesmarkdownself-hostedopen-source

Productivity & Notes

plumio

Private, self-hosted markdown note-taking app with live preview

Freenotesmarkdownself-hostedopen-source

Productivity & Notes

SilverBullet

Markdown-powered personal knowledge base that runs in the browser and stores

Freenotesmarkdownself-hosted

Productivity & Notes

Obsidian

A second brain built on local Markdown files.

Freenotesmarkdownknowledge-management

Productivity & Notes

An Otter Wiki

A minimalistic wiki powered by Python, Markdown and Git

Freewikimarkdownopen-sourceself-hosted

Productivity & Notes

AppFlowy

Open-source workspace you can self-host

Freenotesopen-sourceself-hostedworkspace

More in Productivity & Notes

Comparing tools in the Productivity & Notes category? These related listings are worth a look: Claper — The ultimate tool to interact with your audience; Tracks — Web app for David Allen's Getting Things Done methodology; Rallly — Create polls to find the best time for group meetings.