Khoj vs Open Notebook
Side-by-side comparison of Khoj and Open Notebook for local, private document Q&A.
| Khoj | Open Notebook | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Latest release | 2.0.0-beta.28 | v1.15.0 |
| Release date | 2026-03-26 | 2026-10-04 |
| Hardware | Server; GPU optional unverified | Docker unverified |
| Document types | PDF, Markdown, Org, Word, Notion, images | PDF, web, audio, video unverified |
| OCR / tables / retrieval | Basic unverified | Basic unverified |
| Cloud calls | None self-hosted with local LLM | None with Ollama unverified |
| Fully offline | Yes | Yes |
| Status | Active | Active |
Last updated 2026-10-24. Fields marked unverified are summarized from docs and reviews and have not been checked against primary sources yet.
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