Raneto
A self-hosted Notes & Knowledge app you can run on your own server.
With Raneto, you get a self-hosted notes and knowledge-base application that lives on your own server, under your rules. Self-hosting it means no per-user subscription and no third-party cloud holding your information.
Development happens in the open on GitHub; the repository has collected 2.9K stars so far. Repository activity was last recorded on Mar 18, 2026, and the project is classed as actively maintained in our snapshot.
Before you switch
Switching notes tools is mostly about formats. Prefer projects that store notes as plain Markdown or offer a clean export, so you are never locked in. Migrate one notebook first, live in it for a week, and only then move the archive.
Like every project listed on SelfHosted, Raneto is developed in the open — you can read the code, follow development, and even contribute. Check the system requirements and the project’s own documentation linked on this page before installing.