OpenKnowledge

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.

Install

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.

Contributions

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.

Prerequisites

• Bun 1.3.13 or newer (pinned in .bun-version)
• Node.js 24 or newer (pinned in .node-version)
• Git

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.

Quick Start

bun install
bun run check

Run the app locally:

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

Run the docs site locally:

Monorepo Layout

• 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

Development

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

License

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