Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Lore

Personal knowledge management.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Lore launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Lore▲130

   I built Lore because I kept losing knowledge — curl commands, quick notes from standups, and that one thing I told myself I'd remember. It lives in the system tray, a global shortcut pops it up, you type naturally, and it stores or retrieves automatically. Everything runs locally via Ollama + LanceDB — no cloud, no API keys. It classifies your input (thought, question, todo, instruction) and uses a RAG pipeline to answer recall queries from your own stored context. It's free and open source under MIT license, and even though its in very early version me and my friends have been using it for…

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go▲760

   Obsidian Mobile brings the power of our desktop app to your mobile devices.

   2021 · obsidian.md · its alternatives →

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   You Need A Wiki▲579

   Create a wiki with Google Docs

   2019 · youneedawiki.com · its alternatives →

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   Ideaverse Pro▲325

   Manage your whole life in Obsidian

   2023 · linkingyourthinking.com · its alternatives →

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   Agents.json – OpenAPI Specification for LLMs▲212

   Hey HN, we’re building an open specification that lets agents discover and invoke APIs with natural language, built on the OpenAPI standard. agents.json clearly defines the contract between LLMs and API as a standard that's open, observable, and replicable. Here’s a walkthrough of how it works: https://youtu.be/kby2Wdt2Dtk?si=59xGCDy48Zzwr7ND. There’s 2 parts to this: 1. An agents.json file describes how to link API calls together into outcome-based tools for LLMs. This file sits alongside an OpenAPI file. 2. The agents.json SDK loads agents.json files as tools for an LLM that…

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lore Machinefree tier, from $9/mo▲114

   Substack For World Builders

   Aug 2026 · loremachine.world · its alternatives →

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   note.md▲280

   your notes and research documentation now a local LLM Memory

   Jun 2026 · notemd.org · 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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   Wikiverse▲119

   An interactive galaxy of Wikipedia knowledge ✨

   2016 · wikiverse.io · its alternatives →

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    JSON Resume▲109

    A JSON-based standard for resumes

    2014 · jsonresume.org · its alternatives →

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    Real-time Wiki▲76

    2013 · document.ly · its alternatives →

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    moyoNote▲54

    We sort. You acquire.

    2024 · moyonote.com · its alternatives →

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    AS Notes▲68

    Turn your IDE into a personal knowledge management system

    Apr 2026 · asnotes.io · its alternatives →

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    Lore – LLM proxy for coding agent context and memory management▲6

    Lore is the local-first memory layer for AI agents. Plain Markdown and an open SQLite database, on your machine. Run by a fair-source engine.

    Jun 2026 · withlore.ai · its alternatives →

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    Pantry – Free JSON Storage for Personal Projects▲105

    Pantry is a free, API based JSON storage solution for small projects. We help developers build projects quickly

    2020 · getpantry.cloud · its alternatives →

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    LocalWiki, the open platform for local knowledge▲83

    2015 · localwiki.org · its alternatives →

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    JSONlite – A simple, serverless, zero-configuration JSON document store▲74

    A simple, self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, json document store. - nodesocket/jsonlite

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    WikiMentions▲69

    Discover people, books and videos based on mentions.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Jendeley – JSON-based document organizing software▲85

    I created jendeley to help organize documents for programmers. - jendeley is JSON-based. You can see and edit your database quickly. - jendeley works locally. Your important database is owned only by you. No cloud. - jendeley is browser-based. You can run it anywhere node.js runs. Repository: https://github.com/akawashiro/jendeley

    2023 · akawashiro.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20AW
    A Wiki written in 80 lines of JavaScript▲79

    2011 · wiki.pageforest.com · its alternatives →

21. 21MT
    My take on creating personal knowledge platform▲59

    2023 · worldofthis.com · its alternatives →

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    How to access my personal API▲20

    Hello, friends. I'm Josh Beckman. I make things - mostly software, mostly for others. This is where I keep years of writing, notes, and reading highlights, as a [knowledge garden](/about-this-site) built in the open. [I write](/blog) about s...

    2013 · bckmn.com · its alternatives →

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    Lore Engine – Turn 10-hour lectures into 2 hours of comprehensive notes▲39

    Multimodal(PDF + Video) LLM pipeline that transforms educational content—PDFs, videos (with transcripts), handwritten notes - into comprehensive, searchable markdown notes. Turn 10 hours of lectures into 2 hours of focused reading. - Slydite/lore-engine

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Feature Rich Wiki for Microsoft Teams▲78

    One place to store, manage and update your team’s SOPs, manuals and FAQs — with AI answers right inside Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Copilot.

    2020 · perfectwiki.xyz · its alternatives →

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