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Memos is an open-source, self-hosted note-taking application designed for rapid capture of unstructured thoughts and information. It eschews complex hierarchical folders in favor of a chronological, timeline-based interface similar to a personal microblog. The platform supports robust tagging, bidirectional linking, and full markdown rendering. It emphasizes data ownership and privacy by allowing easy self-hosting via Docker and utilizing a simple SQLite database. The application is highly responsive and includes robust APIs for easy integration with external tools and mobile clients.

Built for developers, researchers, and writers who want a fast, privacy-respecting way to capture thoughts without the overhead of complex systems like Notion. Requires basic knowledge of Docker for self-hosting.

• Timeline interface: Presents notes in a chronologically ordered feed for easy scrolling and review.
• Robust markdown support: Fully supports standard markdown including tables, code blocks, and task lists.
• Tagging system: Allows users to organize notes using flexible, nested hashtags.
• Self-hosted privacy: Designed to be easily deployed on personal servers ensuring complete data ownership.
• Extensive API: Provides RESTful endpoints enabling seamless integration with third-party applications.

Getting started: docker run -d --name memos -p 5230:5230 -v ~/.memos/:/var/opt/memos neosmemo/memos:latest

1. v0.30.0v0.30.0Jul 26, 2026509 downloads

   Memos 0.30 refreshes how you capture, write, and browse your notes. It introduces the Memos Web Clipper, a rebuilt Markdown editor, richer memo detail views, flexible multi-column feeds, faster rendering, and stronger authentication and sharing boundaries. ## Introducing Memos Web Clipper Save page details, selected text, and images directly to Memos from Chromium-based browsers and Firefox. The clipper converts links, lists, code, and tables to Markdown, uploads images as attachments, and lets you review and edit every clip before saving. Choose Private, Protected, or Public visibility, customize the output with local templates, or save selected text and images as private memos from the browser context menu. Connect through usememos.com, or connect directly with your Memos instance URL and a personal access token. [Install for Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/memos-web-clipper/nebaoebnljalfegiidibihhkebeiklbl) · [Install for Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/memos-web-clipper/) · [Visit website](https://usememos.com/web-clipper) · [GitHub](https://github.com/usememos/web-clipper) ## Writing and browsing - **A new Markdown edi

2. v0.30.0-rc.2v0.30.0-rc.2Jul 20, 2026pre-release107 downloads

   ### Introducing Memos Web Clipper Save pages, selected text, and images as Markdown directly to your Memos instance. Review and edit every clip before saving, choose its visibility, and customize the Markdown format to fit your workflow. [Install for Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/memos-web-clipper/nebaoebnljalfegiidibihhkebeiklbl) · [Install for Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/memos-web-clipper/) · [Learn more](https://github.com/usememos/web-clipper) ### Highlights * **Memo detail and navigation:** Redesigned the memo detail sidebar as a property rail with quick actions, editable visibility, memo metadata, attachments, relations, and a scroll-aware outline. Feed scroll position is now restored when navigating back from another page. ([d4b5a16](https://github.com/usememos/memos/commit/d4b5a1695b9acf4da3ef72f600789a4a0f90e4d5)) ([e497895](https://github.com/usememos/memos/commit/e497895bf3b72cdae92e5bab6cd5b691c8eedc15)) * **Settings and access tokens:** Refreshed settings navigation and expanded the access-token page with practical guidance, a copyable API example, safety notes, and last-used timestamps. The About page and pro

3. v0.30.0-rc.1v0.30.0-rc.1Jul 14, 2026pre-release116 downloads

   ### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES * **Access control:** Instances without `--instance-url` (or `MEMOS_INSTANCE_URL`) now run in private mode. Anonymous visitors are sent to sign-in and anonymous API access is limited to setup, authentication, and shared-memo routes. Set the instance URL to retain the previous public behavior. ([d1cef7a](https://github.com/usememos/memos/commit/d1cef7a9ab23e8c93f76b2f32661c720c733536d)) * **Filters:** `now()` has been replaced by the `now` timestamp variable, and time fields now use CEL timestamps. Update saved shortcuts to use expressions such as `created_ts >= now - duration("24h")` or `timestamp(<epoch>)` instead of comparing time fields with bare epoch values. ([26f4b73](https://github.com/usememos/memos/commit/26f4b73cb9a996f9232daad2b5daa34360742697)) * **MCP:** The MCP server is now a stateless, tools-only endpoint generated from the OpenAPI schema. The previous prompts, resources, tool-filtering headers and route aliases, and unprefixed tool names have been removed. Clients that used them must switch to `/mcp` and the new service-prefixed tool names. ([#6026](https://github.com/usememos/memos/issues/6026)) ### Highlights * **Markdown editor:

4. v0.29.1v0.29.1Jun 5, 20267.8K downloads

   ## Bug Fixes * Task list layout - Task item content now stays in one grid column, so multi-line task items keep their text aligned with the task body. * Link preview descriptions - Link previews now support standard `<meta name="description">` tags, improving metadata cards for sites without Open Graph descriptions. * Mobile video posters - Video attachments now render poster thumbnails on mobile attachment views. ## New Contributors * @goingforstudying-ctrl made their first contribution in https://github.com/usememos/memos/pull/6000 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/usememos/memos/compare/v0.29.0...v0.29.1

5. v0.29.0v0.29.0May 27, 20262K downloads

   > This release adds richer link previews, notification email settings, shortcut and memo workflow improvements, and a set of security, media, and editor fixes. It also adds new instance statistics APIs and performance improvements for the initial screen. ## New Features ### Link Previews and Metadata - **Link metadata APIs** - Memos now includes endpoints for fetching and batching metadata for links attached to memos. - **Rendered link cards** - The web app can render metadata cards for shared links, making memo references easier to scan. - **DNS rebinding protection** - Link metadata fetching now rejects DNS rebinding attempts. ### Notification and Transcription Settings - **SMTP email settings** - Instance notification settings now include SMTP email configuration. - **Email test endpoint** - Admins can test notification email settings through the instance API. - **Explicit speech-to-text settings** - Transcription settings now expose provider, model, and prompt configuration. ### Memo and Workspace Improvements - **Task list quick actions** - Memos with task lists now support faster task interactions. - **Calendar-aware memo creation** - Creating a me

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