siyuan-note

    siyuan-note/siyuan

    An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间,让人与智能体在此协作

    47.1K stars
    3.1K forks
    172 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 8, 2026
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    Build with Backblaze B2

    SDKs, agent skills, IDE extensions, and reference pipelines from Backblaze Labs. All open source.

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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 134 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #29 in the weekly ranking the week of May 3, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace combining human and AI collaboration with block-level references and Markdown WYSIWYG editing.
    • Enables fine-grained block-level content management and AI integration while ensuring data privacy and local-first control.
    • Use for personal knowledge management with advanced Markdown editing and block references to organize complex information.
    • Use for deploying a self-hosted note-taking system with AI writing and Q&A capabilities via OpenAI API integration.
    • Use for managing large documents and data with support for mathematical formulas, charts, flashcards, and multi-platform access including mobile and Docker.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    AGPL 3.0

    Network copyleft: like the GPL, and also triggered by offering the software over a network.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

    • AGPL-style copyleft also applies when the software is offered over a network.

    General guidance from repository metadata, not legal advice. How we score

    From the README

    Refactor your thinking

    SiYuan is a privacy-first personal knowledge management system, support fine-grained block-level reference and Markdown WYSIWYG.

    Welcome to SiYuan English Discussion Forum to learn more.

    Excerpt from the siyuan-note/siyuan README on GitHub (AGPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Sep 1: +6

    +1,127 stars over 74 days across 8 snapshot days; best day +6 on Sep 1.

    Forks

    3.1K+139

    Open issues

    16-33

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