Memos

Key features

• Title-free quick capture A thought becomes a Markdown memo without a title or folder decision, optionally carrying images or files, which removes the filing pause that kills fast capture.[1][2]

• Private timeline with per-memo visibility Each memo is private, visible to signed-in users, or public by link, so sharing one note never exposes the rest of the timeline.[1]

• Tags, search, and saved views Search plus tag filters, a day-based timeline, pinned memos, and saved filters kept as reusable views turn the flat timeline back into something navigable at scale.[1]

• One-command Docker self-hosting The documented install serves port 5230 from a single container with a host volume, and the deployment guide lists further options for non-Docker setups.[1][2]

• MIT source with zero telemetry and full export The repository states the MIT license and zero telemetry directly, and memos export fully, so leaving or auditing never depends on vendor goodwill.[1]

• Web Clipper for Chrome and Firefox Pages, selections, and images save as source-linked Markdown memos, feeding research capture into the same timeline as hand-written notes, beside the Telegram bots the docs collect as further integration points.[1]

• Documented REST and gRPC APIs The docs cover REST and gRPC surfaces with OpenAPI documents plus an MCP integration surface, with community Telegram bots showing what the API enables in practice.[1]

• SSO configuration for team access The documentation provides SSO configuration including an enterprise path with custom authentication, which matters once a memo server outgrows one user, though provider coverage and plan scoping remain unverified.[1]

Who will love it

• No titles, no folders, and Markdown everywhere mean a fleeting thought costs seconds to keep and stays readable anywhere.[1][2]

• MIT code, zero telemetry, one Docker container, and full export give an operator everything needed to own the data end to end.[1]

• Per-memo visibility plus documented SSO covers the common case of a shared server where most writing stays personal.[1][2]

Who should avoid it

• Memos is built around personal timelines with selective sharing, not the concurrent co-authoring a hosted workspace offers.[1]

• If your thinking needs hierarchies, relations, or structured views, a notebook or workspace tool fits better than a flat timeline with views.[1]

• No enterprise support offering, SLA, or vendor region list appears in the observed official sources, so regulated rollouts would buy without documented assurances.[1][2]

Alternatives and compatibility