{"repo":"sheshbabu/zen","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/sheshbabu/zen","clone":"git clone https://github.com/sheshbabu/zen.git","description":"Selfhosted notes app. Single golang binary, notes stored as markdown within SQLite, full-text search, very low resource usage","language":"JavaScript","stars":1163,"topics":["markdown","notes","preact","sqlite","mcp-server"],"license":"AGPL-3.0","category":"databases-storage","readme_excerpt":"Zen Live Demo • Features • Updates Features Single Go binary or Docker Compose Low resource usage Standard Markdown files, local SQLite database Organize with flexible tags, not rigid folders Markdown features like tables, code blocks, task lists, highlights, and more Full-text search with BM25 ranking Import and export data with full portability Templates Pinned notes Archive and soft delete notes Bulk archive and delete Internal note links with side panel preview Minimal dependency footprint Automated backups (via Zen Backup) Import from other services (via Zen Import) Experimental Features Canvas for spatial organization of notes and images (stored as JSON Canvas) Semantic search for notes and images (via Zen Intelligence) Similar images (via Zen Intelligence) MCP for searching, listing and reading notes Installation Build from source Local Development Run the application using default configuration Run the application in watch mode Install air and esbuild Schema Migrations Create new migration file under ./migrations Use the format .sql Image Versioning Contributions This is a personal project built for my own use. The codebase is available for forking and modifications. Note that I may not actively review pull requests or respond to issues due to time constraints. Thanks go-sqlite3 Standalone Preact Builder markdown-it highlight.js Lucide Icons CSS Reset Konva.js","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/sheshbabu","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/sheshbabu/zen/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}