Best Self-Hosted Productivity Apps
Get more done with open-source self-hosted productivity apps. Explore private alternatives to Google Workspace, Miro and Pocket for documents, whiteboards, bookmarks and PDF tools, all running on your own server.
AFFiNE
Write docs, track work in databases and sketch on a whiteboard, with workspaces synced through your own server.
BentoPDF
A client-side PDF toolkit you can self-host to merge, edit, convert and secure PDF files without uploading them anywhere.
code-server
Run a code editor in your browser while your projects and extensions stay on your home server.
Excalidraw
A virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn style diagrams that you can host as a static site on your own server.
Joplin
Sync notes between the official Joplin desktop and mobile apps using a server kept on your own network.
Karakeep
Save links, notes and images, then let an AI model tag and summarize them. Runs on your own server with local models through Ollama.
Linkwarden
A self-hosted, open source bookmark manager that saves a permanent archived copy of every webpage.
Memos
Save quick Markdown notes to a private timeline on your own server, with tags, search and optional sharing.
Nextcloud
Your private Dropbox, Google Drive, and Google Workspace running on your own hardware.
NocoDB
Turn SQL databases into spreadsheet-style workspaces for household inventories, projects, and other records, hosted on your server.
SiYuan
A privacy-first note and knowledge workspace with block-level links, Markdown and a browser UI you can host on your own server.
Stirling PDF
Edit, merge, sign, redact, convert and OCR PDFs on your own server without sending documents to outside services.