Writing & notes

atomic

A personal knowledge base that grows connections between notes

Visit official page 日本語で詳しく見る

Popularity

★ 1.9k

Last update

August 2026

License / pricing

MIT

What it does

Markdown notes with linking and search, self-hosted via Docker or run on the vendor's cloud at your own subdomain, with an iOS app alongside. The choice between the two decides where your notes live, which is the question worth settling before you accumulate a few thousand of them. Free tiers and pricing change; check the current terms before committing. MIT.

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

Screenshots & visuals

Before you start

Setup difficultySome setup needed
Command lineRequired
API keyRequired
Sends data onlineYes

Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.

atomic FAQ

Is atomic free?: atomic itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.
Do I need to install anything or write code to use atomic?: It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.
Does atomic work on a phone?: No. It needs a computer.
Can I use atomic commercially?: The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
atomic (this page)	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
SillyTavern	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
deepwiki-open	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
novel	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.

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What it does

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

atomic FAQ

Is atomic free?

atomic itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.

Do I need to install anything or write code to use atomic?

It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.

Does atomic work on a phone?

No. It needs a computer.

Can I use atomic commercially?

The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
atomic (this page)	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
SillyTavern	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
deepwiki-open	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
novel	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.