OpenKnowledge is a beautiful, local-first markdown editor and LLM wiki with integrations for Claude, Codex, and Cursor.

The editor has full WYSWIG so that editing markdown feels like editing a Google Doc or Notion page.

Sharing and auto-sync are available for team-based collaboration are powered by git.

macOS: download the desktop app — open the DMG, drag Open Knowledge to Applications, and launch it. Latest release.

Linux or an Intel Mac: run the same editor as a local web app via the CLI (Windows isn't supported yet) (Node.js 24+ required):

npm install -g @inkeep/open-knowledge
cd your-project
ok init          # scaffold the project + wire up Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex
ok start --open  # serve the editor and open it in your browser

Docs for general usage: https://openknowledge.ai/docs.

Public pull requests are welcome. When a public PR opens here, automation mirrors it into the internal monorepo for review and merge.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

If you use a Node version manager, pin Node 24 with fnm install, volta install node@24, or mise install. Earlier Node versions fail engines checks during bun install.

bun install
bun run check

Run the app locally:

bun run --filter @inkeep/open-knowledge-app dev

Run the docs site locally:

• packages/app - web app and editor UI
• packages/cli - command-line entrypoint
• packages/core - shared domain logic
• packages/desktop - Electron desktop app
• packages/plugin - agent integration package
• packages/server - local server
• docs - documentation site

bun run format
bun run lint
bun run typecheck
bun run test
bun run build

OpenKnowledge is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later (GPL-3.0-or-later).