Poznote

Free open-source self-hosted note-taking with rich text and Markdown

About Poznote

Poznote is a free, open-source note-taking app designed as an alternative to Notion, Obsidian, Evernote and OneNote that users run on their own hardware or through a hosting provider. It offers a clean rich-text editor with folders, tags, favourites and an outline panel, and because it is MIT licensed there are no limits and no subscription.

Poznote website preview

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

Poznote: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers notes, open source, self hosted, markdown — 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 2328 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.

Poznote 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	poznote.com

Poznote 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, open source, self hosted, markdown
Official site: poznote.com

Poznote FAQ

How much does Poznote 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 (poznote.com).

What is Poznote used for?

Free open-source self-hosted note-taking with rich text and Markdown Its focus areas in the Productivity & Notes category: notes, open source, self hosted, markdown.

Where can I try Poznote?

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

Poznote vs alternatives

	Poznote	Note Mark	plumio	An Otter Wiki
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, open source, self hosted, markdown	notes, markdown, self hosted, open source	notes, markdown, self hosted, open source	wiki, markdown, open source, self hosted, documentation
Official site	poznote.com	notemark.docs.enchantedcode.co.uk	plumio.app	otterwiki.com
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 2328 tools. Alongside Poznote, it includes Tablesmit, Gramax, Worktable, InkNode.

FreeProductivity & Notesnotesopen-sourceself-hostedmarkdown

Alternatives to Poznote

Tools in the same Productivity & Notes category that share focus areas with Poznote — 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

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

Productivity & Notes

Blinko

AI notes and personal blogging for capturing ideas fast

Freemiumnotesaiself-hostedopen-source

Productivity & Notes

Gramax

Open-source company knowledge base over Markdown files in Git

Freemiumknowledge-basewikimarkdownself-hosted

More in Productivity & Notes

Comparing tools in the Productivity & Notes category? These related listings are worth a look: Tablesmit — Minimalist table builder for analytical writing with multi-format export; Gramax — Open-source company knowledge base over Markdown files in Git; Worktable — File-based workspace where people and AI agents share docs and data.