About EdgeEver
EdgeEver is an open-source notes and knowledge base workspace that revives the three-pane layout familiar from Evernote while adding an open data architecture and integration with AI agents. It is presented as a portable Evernote alternative, is written in TypeScript, and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license.
It can run serverlessly within Cloudflare's free quotas using Workers, D1, and R2, so no server purchase is needed, or you can deploy the same application with Docker on a VPS, NAS, or home server. Native MCP support lets AI agents work with your notes. Other topics include a web clipper, offline-first behavior, PWA and Electron clients, SQLite storage, and the Tiptap editor.
A live demo and client downloads are provided, with the interface available in several languages. EdgeEver was created in 2026, so it is young. It suits people migrating from Evernote and developers who want a knowledge base that agents can read and write.
Key features
- Evernote-style three-pane notes interface
- Native MCP support for AI agents
- Runs on Cloudflare free tier or Docker
- Web clipper
- Offline-first PWA and Electron clients
- Multilingual interface
Good fit for
- →Replacing Evernote with an open, self-run option
- →A knowledge base that AI agents can query
- Tags
- note-taking
- knowledge-base
- mcp
- evernote-alternative
- cloudflare
- self-hosted
- pwa
- ai-native
EdgeEver: questions and answers
- What is EdgeEver used for?
- EdgeEver is an AI-native, open-source note-taking and knowledge base with an Evernote-style three-pane layout, MCP support, and deployment on Cloudflare or Docker. It is a good fit for replacing Evernote with an open, self-run option; and a knowledge base that AI agents can query.
- Is EdgeEver open source?
- Yes. EdgeEver is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence. Its source code is on GitHub at tianma-if/edgeever and is written mainly in TypeScript.
- Is EdgeEver free?
- Yes. EdgeEver is open source, so the software itself is free to use.
- Can I self-host EdgeEver?
- Yes. EdgeEver can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
- What is EdgeEver an alternative to?
- EdgeEver is an open-source alternative to Evernote, Notion, Mem and Fabric. Other open-source alternatives to Evernote include Nowen Note, SiYuan and Anytype.
- Is EdgeEver actively maintained?
- Yes. The most recent commit to EdgeEver was on 2 October 2026, and the latest release is v1.98.0, published on 2 October 2026. The project has 2k stars on GitHub.
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