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Memex

Turn WordPress into a note-taking app with bi-directional links, automatic backlinks, daily notes, tags, and reminders. Import notes from Obsidian, Notion, Evernote, or Roam Research with one click.

By Alex Kirk · Productivity · Free and open source

Try Memex in your browser*Source code

*my.wordpress.net is a free WordPress that runs in your browser. Nothing to sign up for, still there tomorrow, and private; it's not reachable from the web for others.

  • Memex screenshot

The above is a screenshot but you can play with it in WordPress Playground:

Try Memex with demo data

Or open it in OpenStation – a desktop-style launcher for WordPress. Same app, different launcher.

What people use it for

Recipes are guided starting points inside My Apps. These ones install this app as one of their steps.

  • Take Notes in WordPress

    Capture notes in the shape that fits

    There are many ways to take notes in WordPress: a plain post, a page, or a dedicated note app. On my.wordpress.net, your WordPress is private, so even a regular post can work as a personal note; add Memex when you want linked notes, backlinks, daily notes, tags, or reminders.

    Why this matters

Use Memex instead of

  • Obsidian
  • Notion
  • Roam Research
  • Evernote
  • Bear
  • Apple Notes
  • Simplenote

Not a feature-for-feature copy. It is the version that runs where you choose to host it, keeps its data on your own site, and that you are allowed to change.

How these apps work

The same for every app on this site.

  • It lives on your WordPressThe app is a plugin. Its data is stored in your own site, next to your other apps, and you can export it with the tools WordPress already has.
  • No account hereTrying it in the browser needs no sign-up. Installing it on your own site needs no account with us either.
  • No subscription, no per-user feeThe app is open source and free. Nobody can change the terms on you later.
  • Yours to changeRemove what does not fit, add what is missing, or have an AI assistant adapt it for the way you work.

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Installed on the same WordPress, apps share the same users, permissions and media library.

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  • Cookbook

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    Store your recipes in your WordPress. All the basics like ingredients, step, portion calculator. Paste a URL to pull a recipe in from the web. AI enabled so that you can get help with adapting and creating new recipes.

    Instead of Paprika, Mela, Recipe Keeper

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