Overview
SilverBullet is a self-hosted, offline-capable Markdown note-taking app designed for power users who want a programmable personal knowledge base. It features a slash-command-driven interface, Live Queries that pull data dynamically from your notes, and a Plug system for extending functionality with JavaScript. Notes are plain Markdown files on disk, making them portable and git-friendly. Deployment is a single Docker image or a Deno binary with no external database required.
Where it falls short of Obsidian
- No native mobile apps; mobile use relies on the web interface
- Real-time multi-user collaboration is limited compared to cloud-first tools
- Plugin ecosystem is much smaller than Obsidian's community plugin library
- No built-in rich media embedding or database views comparable to Notion
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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