Many Notes
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The facts
Each one read from Many Notes's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication
- Many Notes supports local authentication, OpenID Connect, and dedicated OAuth providers including GitHub, GitLab, and Slack.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Authentication integrations
- Authentication supports OpenID Connect and OAuth, with documented providers including GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Authentik, Azure, Keycloak, Pocket ID, and Zitadel.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Users can invite others to access their vaults, with real-time interface updates.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Databases
- SQLite is the default database, and the installation guide also describes MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The project documents Docker installation with volumes or bind mounts and recommends serving it behind an HTTPS reverse proxy.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editor and organization features
- The application includes an advanced Markdown editor, automatic saving, templates, links, backlinks, tags, and a tree view explorer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File storage
- Notes are stored in a database and on the filesystem, and users can organize files into one or multiple vaults.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Identity integrations
- The documentation provides OAuth setup instructions for Authelia, Authentik, Azure, Keycloak, Pocket ID, and Zitadel.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- Users can import and export vaults and export notes to PDF.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- OpenID Connect,Pocket ID,Keycloak,Authentik,Entra ID,Auth0,Okta,Google,GitHub,GitLab,Slackchecked 21 Sep 2026
- License
- The project is licensed under the MIT License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Organization
- Users can keep files in one vault or organize them into separate vaults.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Many Notes is a Markdown note-taking web application designed for simplicity.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Many Notes is a Markdown note-taking web application for creating or importing vaults and organizing notes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Search and export
- It provides typo-tolerant file search, PDF export, and vault import and export.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security guidance
- The README recommends running the application behind a reverse proxy serving it over HTTPS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security setup
- The README recommends HTTPS via a reverse proxy to secure traffic and enable features such as PWA support and copying code blocks to the clipboard.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Notes are stored in the filesystem, while a database powers the application’s features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project’s FAQ explains how to inspect application logs and troubleshoot search indexing.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Progressive web app
- Many Notes includes Progressive Web App support for a native app-like experience.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- web,self_hostedchecked 21 Sep 2026
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