SilverBullet
Note-taking application optimized for people with a hacker mindset.
- Note-taking & Editors
- TypeScript
- MIT
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 6,226
- Forks
- 503
- Open issues
- 337
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,280
- Last commit
- Oct 6, 2026
- Latest release
- 2.11.1Sep 22, 2026
- Created
- Feb 16, 2022
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About SilverBullet
Note-taking application optimized for people with a hacker mindset. SilverBullet is open source under the MIT license and written mainly in TypeScript, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 6,226 stars and 503 forks on GitHub, with 1,280 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- knowledge-management
- markdown
- personal-knowledge-management
- note-taking
- end-user-programming
- lua
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What is SilverBullet?
SilverBullet is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Note-taking & Editors category. Note-taking application optimized for people with a hacker mindset. The source code lives at github.com/silverbulletmd/silverbullet, where it has 6,226 stars.
Is SilverBullet free and open source?
Yes. SilverBullet is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run SilverBullet with Docker?
Yes. SilverBullet provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to SilverBullet?
Popular open-source alternatives to SilverBullet include Excalidraw, AFFiNE and Memos. SilverBullet itself is a self-hosted alternative to Obsidian.
Is SilverBullet actively maintained?
The most recent commit to SilverBullet was on Oct 6, 2026 with 1,280 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 2.11.1, published Sep 22, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.