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OpenKnowledge

by InkeepAppGet organised

Lets you edit local notes and wikis like Notion pages, with Claude or Codex alongside

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The problem it solves

Your notes sit in a folder of Markdown files, and every time you want AI help you copy text into a chat and paste the answer back.

For Note-takers and writersTeams keeping a wikiObsidian users

Before
You edit raw Markdown in one app and copy pieces in and out of an AI chat in another.
After
You edit formatted pages in one window while a connected agent searches and edits the same files beside you, and Git keeps a history.
Stars
★ 4.7k
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Cost
Free
Platforms
Mac · Win · Linux
Runs
Local

Overview

OpenKnowledge is a free desktop and local web editor from Inkeep for folders of Markdown files, such as notes, a team wiki or an Obsidian vault. Your files show as formatted pages you edit directly, with search, tabs, comments and a graph of wiki links. It connects to agents you already use, such as Claude, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode, so an agent can search and edit the same pages beside you. It suits people who keep notes or a wiki and want AI help without moving their files to a cloud service.

Your knowledge base stays as plain Markdown files on your own computer, with Git keeping a history you can roll back.

Try these first

Start with the first one: it is a small task you can check easily.

  1. Read the notes in this folder and add one summary page that links to three of them. Don't change the other files.First try · adds one page

  2. Find every page that mentions [topic] and list them with a one-line summary each.read-only

  3. Turn these meeting notes into a new page in our wiki: [paste notes]edits files

  4. Find pages with broken wiki links and fix them.edits files

Example prompts written by Agent Flows Hub.

Features

From the creator's documentation.

FeatureWhat it doesRuns
Formatted editingEdit Markdown files as formatted pages, much like a documentYour computer
NavigationFile navigator, search, tabs and a graph of wiki linksYour computer
CommentsLeave comments on pages, then resolve them with AIYour computer
Agent side by sideAsk Claude, Codex, OpenCode or another agent to edit pages beside youYour AI agent
MCP and skillsGives connected agents tools to search and write in your knowledge baseYour AI agent
Git sync and sharingOptional team sharing and auto-sync through Git or GitHubGitHub

Good to know

You keep notes or a team wiki as Markdown files and want to edit them as formatted pages. OpenKnowledge opens the folder, and a connected agent can search and edit the same pages while you watch.

Limits

  • The Mac desktop app needs macOS 13 or later on Apple Silicon. Intel Macs and servers run the local web app, which needs Node.js 24 or newer and Git.
  • AI editing goes through an agent you set up separately, such as Claude Code or Codex, and that agent's own account applies. The first-launch setup only connects the tools you tick.

Notes by (original project name: OpenKnowledge), written from the creator's documentation, not from running it ourselves. OpenKnowledge quickstart · OpenKnowledge repository and README

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