Synthadoc
Synthadoc is an open-source tool that turns raw documents into a structured, local Markdown wiki that stays accurate as sources grow, for individuals and teams.
What it is good for
- Turning a pile of PDFs and notes into a searchable wiki
- Finding contradictions across many source documents
- Keeping a personal knowledge base stored on your own machine
- Building a wiki that stays readable in Obsidian
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
- Obsidian, Claude Code, Opencode, Ollama, Gemini, Groq
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 1,749
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is Synthadoc free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (AGPL-3.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use Synthadoc?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does Synthadoc work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Obsidian, Claude Code, Opencode, Ollama, Gemini, and Groq.
- What is Synthadoc good for?
- Turning a pile of PDFs and notes into a searchable wiki, finding contradictions across many source documents, keeping a personal knowledge base stored on your own machine, and building a wiki that stays readable in Obsidian.
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