SiYuan
A privacy-first personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang.
- Wikis & Knowledge Bases
- TypeScript
- AGPL-3.0
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 46,636
- Forks
- 3,039
- Open issues
- 16
- Commits, last 12 months
- 8,702
- Last commit
- Oct 6, 2026
- Latest release
- v3.8.6Sep 29, 2026
- Created
- Aug 30, 2020
Data from the GitHub API, refreshed daily.
About SiYuan
A privacy-first personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang. SiYuan is open source under the AGPL-3.0 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 46,636 stars and 3,039 forks on GitHub, with 8,702 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
- note-taking
- local-first
- knowledge-base
- markdown
- self-hosted
- siyuan
- ai-agent
- mcp
- agentic-ai
Open-source alternative to
SiYuan can replace these commercial products. Compare every option on each page.
Repository preview
Similar apps
More apps like SiYuan
Other projects in Wikis & Knowledge Bases, ranked by GitHub stars.
Outline
outline/outline
Extensible wiki for your team.
Wikis & Knowledge BasesTypeScriptDockerWiki.js
requarks/wiki
Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown.
Wikis & Knowledge BasesVueDockerdocmost Community Edition
docmost/docmost
Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).
Wikis & Knowledge BasesTypeScriptDockerBookStack
BookStackApp/BookStack
Simple, self-hosted, easy-to-use platform for organising and storing information.
Wikis & Knowledge BasesPHPDockerDocs
suitenumerique/docs
Collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales.
Note-taking & EditorsPythonTiddlyWiki
TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki5
Reusable non-linear personal web notebook.
Wikis & Knowledge BasesJavaScript
What is SiYuan?
SiYuan is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Wikis & Knowledge Bases category. A privacy-first personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang. The source code lives at github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan, where it has 46,636 stars.
Is SiYuan free and open source?
Yes. SiYuan is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 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 SiYuan with Docker?
Yes. SiYuan 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 SiYuan?
Popular open-source alternatives to SiYuan include Outline, Wiki.js and docmost Community Edition. SiYuan itself is a self-hosted alternative to Notion, Evernote and Obsidian.
Is SiYuan actively maintained?
The most recent commit to SiYuan was on Oct 6, 2026 with 8,702 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v3.8.6, published Sep 29, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.