RAG & Knowledge
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Read-later + AI knowledge base for the Chinese internet
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View guide →A local-first AI knowledge base and NotebookLM replacement built with Electron.
KnowNote is an open-source rag & knowledge project by mrsibe (mrsibe/KnowNote on GitHub). It has 1,155 GitHub stars and 154 forks, is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 2 October 2026.
Clone mrsibe/KnowNote and move into the project folder.
Install Node dependencies with npm (or your preferred package manager).
Load the PDFs, notes, or pages you want to query.
Query the knowledge base and check the cited sources.
Integrates with Anthropic's Claude models.
Electron desktop app — cross-platform UI.
Connects to Google's AI services.
Keeps your data on your device by default.
Local Llama-class models supported.
NotebookLM-style source-grounded answers.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/mrsibe/KnowNote.git
cd KnowNoteSet up what the project needs to run.
npm installStart the app — the README has the exact command and flags.
npm run dev # or npm start — see package.jsonGPL-3.0 licensed — share your modifications under the same terms.
The app itself is free; cloud models need your own API key and are billed by the provider. Local models cost nothing to run.
It is designed to keep data on your machine or your server. Check the docs for any optional cloud features.
Clone the repo and run npm install — the README covers the rest.
The GitHub repo's issues and discussions are the main support channel.
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