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Grape alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
laurent22/joplin★55,971 GitHub starslicence unclearA privacy-focused, full-featured note-taking app with desktop and mobile clients and local storage.Open on GitHub ↗logseq/logseq★44,476 GitHub starsAGPL-3.0 licenceA local-first knowledge management and collaboration app with outlining, graph view, and offline-first clients.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Bundled "Grape AI included" across devices (you must supply API keys and pay for LLM/transcription usage)
- Polished cross-device sync implementation and priority support
- Refined, polished desktop+mobile UX and QA that a paid app provides
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Grape, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.