# Memos

> Open-source, self-hosted timeline of short Markdown notes

Memos is a free, open-source note-taking app that you run on your own server. Notes are short Markdown posts on a timeline, found again by search, tag, date or place, and each one can be private, shared with signed-in users or a Space, or made public. The project offers no hosted service: it ships as a single Docker container or binary that stores data in SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** The Memos project
- **Website:** https://usememos.com
- **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Memos is free to use.

- **Pricing model:** Free
- **Free plan:** Free and open source under the MIT license, with no paid plans, seat fees or premium features. The only cost is whatever server, domain or backup storage you choose to run it on.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Memos software | $0 | Every feature, including sharing, Spaces, the API and all three database backends. Hosting is arranged and paid for separately. |

Read from https://usememos.com/pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Memos before buying.

## Key features

- **Timeline of Markdown memos:** Memos are written in Markdown with code highlighting, tables, task lists, math and diagrams, and need no title or folder before saving.
- **Search, tags, calendar and map:** Find a memo by its text, nested #tags, the day it was written or the place attached to it. Views save a filter expression for reuse.
- **Per-memo visibility and Spaces:** Each memo is private, open to signed-in users, public or limited to a Space. Spaces gather members and memos in one feed but do not grant shared editing.
- **Self-hosted in one container:** Runs with Docker, Kubernetes or a binary for Linux, macOS or Windows, and keeps data in SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL on infrastructure you control.
- **API, webhooks and MCP server:** REST and gRPC APIs cover the product's features, signed webhooks fire when memos change, and a built-in MCP endpoint lets AI assistants search and write memos.
- **Web Clipper and Telegram capture:** A browser extension for Chromium-based browsers and Firefox saves pages, selections and images as Markdown, and a Telegram bot forwards messages into Memos.

## Good for

- Self-hosters who want quick notes on a server they control
- Short, frequent notes and logs rather than long structured documents
- Developers who want to script note capture through an API

## Worth knowing

- The project runs no hosted service, so you need to operate and back up a server yourself or use an instance someone else runs.
- No native mobile or desktop apps are listed; phones and computers use the web app, which can be installed as a PWA.
- Import is marked as work in progress and accepts only a Memos export ZIP; imports from other note apps are not supported.
- Memos are not arranged in folders or notebooks, and a Space does not let several people edit the same memo.

## Works with

Telegram

**Tags:** Open source, Self-hostable, Notes, Markdown, Linked notes, Web clipper, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Blinko](https://toolgpa.com/tools/blinko): AI-assisted card notes, self-hosted or on Blinko Cloud. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/blinko-vs-memos)
- [flatnotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/flatnotes): Self-hosted notes web app on a flat folder of Markdown files. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flatnotes-vs-memos)
- [Trilium Notes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/trilium-notes): Free, open-source hierarchical notes for a personal knowledge base. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/memos-vs-trilium-notes)
- [Joplin](https://toolgpa.com/tools/joplin): Open source Markdown notes with sync through a service you choose. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/joplin-vs-memos)
- [Google Keep](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-keep): Google's app for quick notes, lists and reminders. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-keep-vs-memos)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://usememos.com/pricing
- https://usememos.com/
- https://usememos.com/features
- https://usememos.com/features/self-hosted
- https://usememos.com/features/open-source
- https://usememos.com/features/api-first
- https://usememos.com/web-clipper
- https://usememos.com/privacy
- https://usememos.com/docs/getting-started
- https://usememos.com/docs/faq
- https://usememos.com/docs/integrations
- https://usememos.com/docs/usage/spaces
- https://usememos.com/docs/usage/views

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/memos
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