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Arkon

Private, networked personal knowledge graph and bidirectional markdown notebook.

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LicenseMIT
GitHub stars1.2k
Last commit5 days ago
Tags5 topics
Personal Knowledge GraphLocal Markdown NotesProductivity3d Thought NetworkBidirectional Backlinks
Overview

Why consider Arkon?

Arkon is an open-source personal knowledge management application. It supports bidirectional markdown backlinks, visual 3D thought graphs, local SQLite storage, and instant full-text search across thousands of interconnected notes.

Guided learning

Learn Arkon by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Arkon

Arkon maps conceptual relationships across your ideas and research notes in an interactive 3D graph.

Quickstart

bash
1git clone https://github.com/nduckmink/arkon.git
2cd arkon
3npm install
4npm run start

Create notes with [[links]] to explore cluster relationships across your personal knowledge base.

Arkon is licensed under the permissive MIT License.

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Arkon FAQs

Arkon is listed as a Productivity tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Arkon is listed under the MIT license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Arkon is listed as an alternative to Obsidian. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.