Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Knowfox

Personal Knowledge Management, open source and self-hosted.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Knowfox launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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memEx, a personal knowledge base inspired by zettlekasten and org-mode▲194
2025 · gitea.bubbletea.dev · its alternatives →
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KnowledgeOS Beta▲192
A personal knowledge graph in your browser: tabs, bookmarks
2021 · comake.io · its alternatives →
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Archivy – Self-hosted knowledge base embedded into your filesystem▲219
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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MeetFox 2.0▲218
Turn meetings into deals with a streamlined booking tool
2021 · meetfox.com · its alternatives →
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Full Help – Self-hosted help desk and knowledge base software▲197
2019 · fullhelp.com · its alternatives →
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Archivy – Extensible Self Hosted Knowledge Base – v1 Release▲184
2021 · archivy.github.io · its alternatives →
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Open-Source Memex – Alternative Approach to Roam/Obsidian▲188
2020 · steveliu.co · its alternatives →
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Intercom Educate▲485
What a knowledge base should be–personal and intelligent
2016 · intercom.com · its alternatives →
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Personal Knowledge Base Visualization▲150
My personal knowledge base is hosted on GitHub at https://raphaelsty.github.io/knowledge/. It scans the documents I like every day using GitHub Action, Zotero, HackerNews upvote and Github Likes. It's not yet optimized for smartphones. It cost me $5 to host it for a year.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Linfo.ai▲321
Personal AI fuelled by your insights
2023 · linfo.ai · its alternatives →
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Foam▲256
Personal knowledge management and sharing on VSCode & GitHub
2020 · docs.foam.md · its alternatives →
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MdSilo – A knowledge silo that runs in your web browser▲153
mdSilo: Lightweight Personal Wiki on Desktop and Web
2022 · mdsilo.com · its alternatives →
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Fossfox – paid opportunities for open-source devs▲235
The index lists either companies that work on open-source products or those that heavily contribute to open-source. Either way, ideal for devs that want to keep an eye out for opportunities. Engineering teams can post for free. Open directory of available positions is here [0]. [0] https://github.com/fossfox-com/fossfox
2023 · fossfox.com · its alternatives →
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Personal Knowledge Hub▲110
A Notion template for staying organized and inspired
2023 · samstoof.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Knowledge Base by LabiKnow▲136
Help center site, help widget, announcements and roadmap
2021 · its alternatives →
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FocusFox▲84
A simple and smart online markdown editor 🦊
2020 · focusfox.co · its alternatives →
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MeetFox▲260
Seamless meetings, online scheduling, video calls & payments
2019 · meetfox.com · its alternatives →
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SendFox▲199
Affordable and simple email marketing for content creators.
2019 · sendfox.com · its alternatives →
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Knowing® ▲132
Structured, continuous knowledge—no more copy-paste prompts
2024 · knowing.app · its alternatives →
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eniston Knowledge Bases▲71
Simple yet powerful knowledge base software
2022 · eniston.io · its alternatives →
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Logseq▲181
A privacy-first, open-source knowledge base
2021 · logseq.com · its alternatives →
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A little knowledge portal I've been building▲72
2016 · tuvalie.com · its alternatives →
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My take on creating personal knowledge platform▲59
2023 · worldofthis.com · its alternatives →
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Knowmax▲6
Knowledge management empowers CX teams & promotes self-care
2019 · knowmax.ai · its alternatives →

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