Personal Knowledge Management RAG Tools

Tools for building private, AI-enhanced personal knowledge bases and second brains with note-taking, document ingestion, semantic search, and RAG-powered chat over personal data. Does NOT include enterprise knowledge management, document management systems, or general note-taking apps without AI/RAG capabilities.

There are 100 personal knowledge management tools tracked. 2 score above 70 (verified tier). The highest-rated is onyx-dot-app/onyx at 70/100 with 17,848 stars. 8 of the top 10 are actively maintained.

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#	Tool	Score	Tier	Stars	Language
1	onyx-dot-app/onyx Open Source AI Platform - AI Chat with advanced features that works with every LLM	70	Verified	17,848	Python
2	khoj-ai/khoj Your AI second brain. Self-hostable. Get answers from the web or your docs....	70	Verified	33,375	Python
3	MODSetter/SurfSense Open source alternative to NotebookLM for teams. Join our Discord:...	67	Established	13,234	Python
4	codexu/note-gen A cross-platform Markdown AI note-taking software.	67	Established	11,062	TypeScript
5	import-ai/omnibox Collect, organize, use, and share, all in OmniBox.	63	Established	1,299	Python
6	your-papa/obsidian-Smart2Brain An Obsidian plugin to interact with your privacy focused AI-Assistant making...	63	Established	1,002	TypeScript
7	theaiautomators/insights-lm-public Open-source, self-hosted alternative to NotebookLM. Chat with your...	60	Established	496	TypeScript
8	CaviraOSS/PageLM PageLM is a community driven version of NotebookLM & a education platform...	60	Established	1,508	TypeScript
9	signerlabs/Klee Secure and local AI on your desktop with a built-in RAG knowledge base and...	54	Established	1,704	TypeScript
10	henrydaum/second-brain Second Brain is a desktop application that acts as a personal knowledge...	53	Established	432	Python
11	unitagain/WenShape WenShape文枢(原NOVIX写作):深度上下文感知的智能体小说创作系统	52	Established	267	Python
12	jihe520/mindpocket Open-source, free, multi-platform, one-click deploy, AI Agent–integrated...	47	Emerging	253	TypeScript
13	ExplosiveCoderflome/AI-Novel-Writing-Assistant 面向长篇小说创作的 AI Native 开源系统，用 Agent、世界观、写法引擎、RAG...	45	Emerging	31	TypeScript
14	HITSZ-DS/CoLong-Idea-Studio Dynamic-memory-first collaborative AI framework for long-form story...	45	Emerging	110	Python
15	ErezShahaf/Lore Summon it with a keystroke, throw in anything you want to remember or ask...	42	Emerging	94	TypeScript
16	eugeneyan/obsidian-copilot 🤖 A prototype assistant for writing and thinking	40	Emerging	558	Python
17	BiranSama/ReNovel-AI 本地化 AI 小说精修工作台🚀。内置 RAG...	37	Emerging	42	Python
18	jetyu/NoteWizard A modern multi-platform note-taking application built with Electron,...	35	Emerging	21	JavaScript
19	sno-ai/magi-markdown MAGI: Markdown for Agent Guidance & Instruction - A next-generation markdown...	33	Emerging	5	TypeScript
20	Kehn-Marv/Noteon Noteon is an open-source, AI-powered note-taking app designed for students...	32	Emerging	1	TypeScript
21	Spartee/arcade-obsidian Arcade Tools for using LLMs to interact with Obsidian Vault contents	30	Emerging	6	Python
22	stritefax2/heelixnotes Heelix Notes is an open-source notes and chat client written in Rust. Easily...	30	Emerging	8	TypeScript
23	tomlin7/podcast-synthesis AI-powered platform that turns study notes into podcast episodes with two...	30	Emerging	1	TypeScript
24	sspaeti/obsidian-note-taking-assistant Local first Second Brain RAG for any Obsidian Vault (works with any...	29	Experimental	48	Python
25	0xN1/kisahari a personal journaling app where you can chat with your entries locally	29	Experimental	38	TypeScript
26	cybaea/obsidian-vault-intelligence Obsidian vault intelligence	29	Experimental	21	TypeScript
27	aviaryan/talk-notes Chat with your Obsidian notes; entirely locally	28	Experimental	11	Python
28	NAME0x0/MALD Terminal-first PKM tool — markdown notes, local AI search, cited RAG chat,...	28	Experimental	1	Rust
29	LinMoQC/LyraNote LyraNote 是一款以 AI 为核心的研究笔记应用，面向知识工作者做“可检索的个人知识库 + AI 写作/研究助手”。	27	Experimental	4	TypeScript
30	zomry1/Samuraizer NotebookLM on steroids — purpose-built for security researchers.	27	Experimental	12	JavaScript
31	vishnu0120754/ReNovel-AI ✍️ Revise and enhance novels with ReNovel-AI, your smart tool for story...	27	Experimental	6	Python
32	LinklyAI/desktop-deprecated An open-source AI-powered knowledge base for your desktop	27	Experimental	6	—
33	guangtouwangba/weaver 🕸️ Open-source NotebookLM alternative with infinite canvas \| Self-hosted...	27	Experimental	2	Python
34	rupertgermann/open-recall Privacy-focused, local-first Personal Knowledge Management powered by...	26	Experimental	3	TypeScript
35	quanta-quest/quanta-quest AI-powered universal search for all your personal data, tailored just for...	26	Experimental	105	TypeScript
36	TorchonRAG/TorchON TorchON : Optimized information retrieval application creation and...	24	Experimental	1	Python
37	drewano/dodai Transformez votre navigateur en un second cerveau open-source, alimenté par...	24	Experimental	4	TypeScript
38	wzxsph/Novel-Claude 🚀 工业级 AI 长篇网文生成框架 \| An industrial-grade AI web novel generation framework...	23	Experimental	1	Python
39	csweichel/blackwood Your daily notes, from everywhere	23	Experimental	1	Go
40	Pavloffm/Anagnosi Local-first Personal Knowledge Base powered by RAG. Query your markdown...	23	Experimental	1	Python
41	mohdzain98/surfmind SurfMind is a cutting-edge Chrome extension designed to enhance your...	23	Experimental	—	Python
42	macrolit/recordkeeper Universal CLI tool for importing, processing and archival of saved...	23	Experimental	2	—
43	HXSLtim/Nai AI小说创作系统 - 基于多Agent协作的智能小说创作平台，支持世界观管理、角色管理、大纲管理和一致性保障	23	Experimental	11	Python
44	carlotorniai/agentmarkb Agentic AI Knowledge Base Chrome Extension — Extract full web articles as...	22	Experimental	1	JavaScript
45	0xteamCookie/Lethus Figures out what the model actually needs, and forwards a minimal context...	22	Experimental	1	TypeScript
46	deeptable-com/deeptable-cli The official CLI for the DeepTable API	22	Experimental	—	Go
47	BorisPeng/KingSoft-DeepNote An AI-enhanced personal knowledge management system (PKMS) featuring...	22	Experimental	—	JavaScript
48	waifu-lab/anyknowledge Your personal AI 「KEEP」, support docx, pdf, audio, video...	22	Experimental	21	Svelte
49	quanta-quest/quanta-quest-app AI-powered universal search for all your personal data, tailored just for...	22	Experimental	2	TypeScript
50	leonid20000/Odin-Tabs The Odin Tabs extension is a browser extension that allows you to navigate...	22	Experimental	22	JavaScript
51	jchristn/RecallDB RecallDB is an opinionated data persistence and retrieval layer on top of...	22	Experimental	1	C#
52	sahlstra/living-signal The official Living Signal™ Journaling Method: A human-first system for...	22	Experimental	1	—
53	mubi0613/SecureVault-AI A secure, privacy-first RAG knowledge base using FAISS and AES-256...	21	Experimental	—	Python
54	LouisLau-art/novel-reading-assistant Spoiler-safe local reading assistant for long novels with chapter-gated...	21	Experimental	—	Python
55	sengeer/underlator Desktop application for working with local LLMs	21	Experimental	—	TypeScript
56	takeshy/obsidian-local-llm-hub All-in-one local AI hub for Obsidian — LLM chat with vault tools, MCP...	21	Experimental	—	TypeScript
57	ayushraibuilds/private-second-brain 100% local AI Second Brain (Life OS) — draft notes & chat with your private...	21	Experimental	—	TypeScript
58	longregen/bookmarks A browser extension that captures web pages as bookmarks, extracts readable...	21	Experimental	—	TypeScript
59	medy-gribkov/notebooklm-clone DocChat: AI document workspace powered by LangChain RAG, Gemini embeddings,...	21	Experimental	—	TypeScript
60	dai282/TheModernStoic A RAG-based journaling app that uses AI to provide philosophical advice...	21	Experimental	—	HTML
61	j-annuscheit/draft2craift Local-first AI writing studio: Markdown editor + local GGUF chat, document...	21	Experimental	—	Python
62	Xalwocabdi52/Helix Transform Claude into a local AI assistant for Mac that controls apps,...	21	Experimental	—	TypeScript
63	UnforbiddenYet/cogninote AI-first personal knowledge base — take notes, ask questions in plain...	21	Experimental	—	TypeScript
64	Arinaymaybhaskar/MindSage_desktop_app Mindsage is an all offline journalling app	20	Experimental	4	TypeScript
65	guoguo-tju/write_agent AI writing assistant built with FastAPI, LangChain, LangGraph, RAG, and...	20	Experimental	32	TypeScript
66	maybeswapnil/botforge A modular AI-powered service for querying semantically indexed documents...	19	Experimental	2	Python
67	abhi9ab/DeepQuest Intelligent Synthesis & Markdown Output	19	Experimental	—	TypeScript
68	Charllote99/hyacinth-writer A Zero-Gravity, Local-First AI Writing Workstation. (极简、零重力、本地优先的 AI...	18	Experimental	1	HTML
69	Nibir1/Aether Aether: JSON + TOON-powered, robots.txt-compliant open-web retrieval for AI...	17	Experimental	—	Go
70	exyness/Integral Your intelligent life organizer powered by RAG AI. Manage tasks, notes,...	17	Experimental	—	TypeScript
71	JashT14/KnowledgeVault A semantic note-taking mobile application with on-device Retrieval-Augmented...	17	Experimental	—	CMake
72	iishyfishyy/please A CLI tool to convert natural language queries into terminal commands....	17	Experimental	—	Go
73	tianxingleo/SnapMind 截图即知识。一款集成了 OCR 与 LLM 的本地化个人知识库工具：📸 Capture screenshots, 🧠 analyze with...	17	Experimental	—	JavaScript
74	dinraj910/KnowledgeForge-AI Production-grade Personal Knowledge AI platform that ingests private...	15	Experimental	1	TypeScript
75	Rearview-ai/extension Rearview: Review your broswer knowledge with AI-Powered search.	15	Experimental	9	—
76	harsh-dexter/notera Notera turns audio into insights. 🎙️✨ Record or upload audio, get real-time...	15	Experimental	2	TypeScript
77	Shridhar600/ObsiQuery ObsiQuery is a local-first, privacy-preserving AI assistant that transforms...	14	Experimental	1	Python
78	rutvik29/personal-ai-kb Personal AI knowledge base: local Ollama + ChromaDB, ingest notes/PDFs/URLs,...	14	Experimental	—	Python
79	Jibran-7/contextforge-ai Local-first document intelligence platform with grounded question answering,...	14	Experimental	—	Python
80	Asim00740/Kagantic-vault-structure Provide a structured template for Obsidian-style markdown vaults to improve...	14	Experimental	—	—
81	Rishav-Raj-Sinha/ObsidiAIn A fully local, privacy-first AI-powered CLI assistant for your Obsidian vault.	14	Experimental	—	Python
82	romanbelaire/notebook Offline-first knowledge workspace for reading, chatting with, and organizing...	14	Experimental	1	TypeScript
83	AVIDS2/LmNotebook LmNotebook (Origin Notes): local-first AI notebook with LangGraph agent...	14	Experimental	1	Vue
84	kaganerkan/Kagantic-vault-structure An Obsidian vault template with hierarchical index files and RAG-optimized...	14	Experimental	1	—
85	JohannesRabauer/ai-journal A local-first, privacy-focused AI journal that analyzes your thoughts using...	13	Experimental	—	Java
86	Yuvadi29/Second-Brain This is a project which is my personal vault to chat with my knowledge base.	13	Experimental	—	TypeScript
87	Kush52662/codexlm-docs NotebookLM-style code understanding docs workspace with source-grounded...	13	Experimental	—	TypeScript
88	jpalczewski/kajet Journaling-focused RAG MCP server for Obsidian. Local embeddings, Metal GPU,...	13	Experimental	—	Rust
89	VinayakGawade009/EzNotes An AI-powered note-taking app built with Next.js 15, Convex, and Google...	13	Experimental	—	TypeScript
90	afaafhariri/mind-mate Personal journals and AI powered mental health tracking.	13	Experimental	—	TypeScript
91	ai-backend-course/notes-memory-core-rag Extends the base notes-memory-core backend into a full AI retrieval system:...	13	Experimental	—	Go
92	S-HARI-S/Aether A simple rag based plugin for obsidian	13	Experimental	10	TypeScript
93	yqhuang2912/knowtate Knowtate is a sophisticated platform designed to elevate your academic...	13	Experimental	11	TypeScript
94	harshpreet14/journalling An audio journaling app that provides AI analysis for your journal entries	13	Experimental	10	JavaScript
95	furkankly/mookbark Manage and chat with your bookmarks.	12	Experimental	7	Rust
96	sven-ai/sven-for-developers Store your knowledge (privately), lead LLMs with it and cure hallucinations.	11	Experimental	1	Shell
97	Featherwriting/obsidian-rag Based on RAG, this Obsidian plugin enables intelligent conversations...	11	Experimental	4	TypeScript
98	ayesha882/SmartNotesApp This is SmartNotes — an Android app built with Jetpack Compose. An offline...	11	Experimental	—	Kotlin
99	AkankshRakesh/TidyDesk A fullstack web application that allows users to sign up, log in, and manage...	10	Experimental	1	TypeScript
100	Normandabald/obsidisearch AI Retrieval Augmented Generation on Obsidian notes	10	Experimental	2	Python

Comparisons in this category

khoj and onyx (70 vs 70) khoj and SurfSense (70 vs 67) khoj and Lore (70 vs 42) onyx and SurfSense (70 vs 67) note-gen and Noteon (67 vs 32) AI-Novel-Writing-Assistant and ReNovel-AI (45 vs 37)