memos/README.md

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# Memos

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Open-source, self-hosted note-taking tool built for quick capture. Markdown-native, lightweight, and fully yours.

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### 💎 Featured Sponsors

[**Warp** — The AI-powered terminal built for speed and collaboration](https://go.warp.dev/memos)

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## Features

- **Instant Capture** — Timeline-first UI. Open, write, done — no folders to navigate.
- **Total Data Ownership** — Self-hosted on your infrastructure. Notes stored in Markdown, always portable. Zero telemetry.
- **Radical Simplicity** — Single Go binary, ~20MB Docker image. One command to deploy with SQLite, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.
- **Open & Extensible** — MIT-licensed with full REST and gRPC APIs for integration.

## Quick Start

### Docker (Recommended)

```bash
docker run -d \
  --name memos \
  -p 5230:5230 \
  -v ~/.memos:/var/opt/memos \
  neosmemo/memos:stable
```

Open `http://localhost:5230` and start writing!

### Native Binary

```bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/usememos/memos/main/scripts/install.sh | sh
```

### Try the Live Demo

Don't want to install yet? Try our [live demo](https://demo.usememos.com/) first!

### Other Installation Methods

- **Docker Compose** - Recommended for production deployments
- **Pre-built Binaries** - Available for Linux, macOS, and Windows
- **Kubernetes** - Helm charts and manifests available
- **Build from Source** - For development and customization

See our [installation guide](https://usememos.com/docs/deploy) for detailed instructions.

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome — bug reports, feature suggestions, pull requests, documentation, and translations.

- [Report bugs](https://github.com/usememos/memos/issues/new?template=bug_report.md)
- [Suggest features](https://github.com/usememos/memos/issues/new?template=feature_request.md)
- [Submit pull requests](https://github.com/usememos/memos/pulls)
- [Improve documentation](https://github.com/usememos/dotcom)
- [Help with translations](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/main/web/src/locales)

## Sponsors

Love Memos? [Sponsor us on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/usememos) to help keep the project growing!

## Star History

[![Star History Chart](https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=usememos/memos&type=Date)](https://star-history.com/#usememos/memos&Date)

## License

Memos is open-source software licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE). See our [Privacy Policy](https://usememos.com/privacy) for details on data handling.

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