EdgeEver
EdgeEver is a self-hosted notes and knowledge base app that lets AI agents read and write your notes through MCP, for people who want an Evernote or Obsidian alternative.
What it is good for
- Keeping personal notes synced across devices
- Organizing notes and research in a knowledge base
- Letting an AI assistant read and write your notes
- Publishing notebooks as a password-protected documentation site
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Cloudflare, Docker, Obsidian, Evernote
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked (last #81, week 40, 2026)
- Best rank
- #81 week 40, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 3,080
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Ranking history
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is EdgeEver free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (AGPL-3.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use EdgeEver?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does EdgeEver work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Cloudflare, Docker, Obsidian, and Evernote.
- What is EdgeEver good for?
- Keeping personal notes synced across devices, organizing notes and research in a knowledge base, letting an AI assistant read and write your notes, and publishing notebooks as a password-protected documentation site.
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