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A desktop app for saving, searching, graphing and chatting with your web pages, documents and files, with a built-in Chromium browser.

Open-source alternative to:Notion

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What is it?

Knowledge is a desktop application for collecting websites, documents and files in one place, then searching, organizing and exploring them. Saved items can be viewed in an Inbox, a Graph view that shows connections between sources, or a Grid layout.

The app includes a built-in Chromium browser. From a web page you can right-click to summarize content, extract topics, or turn the page into a Note. A Chat feature lets you ask questions of your Projects and Sources using Large Language Models.

The project's maintainers have stated that development has ended. The code is licensed under Apache-2.0 and the repository includes a local development guide for building from source.

Key features

  • 01Save websites, documents and files into one searchable library.
  • 02Explore saved sources in a Graph view showing connections between them.
  • 03Built-in Chromium browser with right-click summarize, topic extraction and note creation.
  • 04Chat with your Projects and Sources using Large Language Models.
  • 05Inbox and Grid layouts for browsing collected items.

Use cases

  • Organizing research material gathered from articles, papers and documents.
  • Summarizing web pages while browsing and turning them into notes.
  • Asking questions across a collection of saved sources to deepen understanding of a topic.

Quick start

  1. 1

    Download the latest stable release from the releases page

  2. 2

    Read the Getting Started guide to set up and use the app

Things to know

  • The project is no longer being developed.
  • The README includes a disclaimer that it is not a consumer product and comes with no warranty.

In collections

Desktop GUI apps & toolkits

Topics

#knowledge-management#llm#research#note-taking#knowledge-graph#desktop-app#knowledge-discovery#large-language-models#learning

FAQ

What is knowledge?
A desktop app for saving, searching, graphing and chatting with your web pages, documents and files, with a built-in Chromium browser. Knowledge is a desktop application for collecting websites, documents and files in one place, then searching, organizing and exploring them. Saved items can be viewed in an Inbox, a Graph view that shows connections between sources, or a Grid layout.
Is knowledge free to use? What license does it have?
knowledge is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is knowledge still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to knowledge was on Oct 8, 2026.
What can I use knowledge for?
Organizing research material gathered from articles, papers and documents. Summarizing web pages while browsing and turning them into notes. Asking questions across a collection of saved sources to deepen understanding of a topic.
How do I install knowledge?
Download the latest stable release from the releases page Read the Getting Started guide to set up and use the app
Where can I get knowledge?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/RobRoyce/knowledge

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