head to head · open source
Docmost vs silverbullet
Docmost has 22,215 GitHub stars, 1,666 forks, 326 open issues and last shipped yesterday. silverbullet has 6,456 stars, 528 forks, 345 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Docmost leads on adoption by 244% (22,215 vs 6,456 stars). Docmost is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; silverbullet is written in TypeScript under MIT. Docmost has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, silverbullet 8%. Docmost was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Docmost | silverbullet | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 6.5K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.7K | ⑂ 528 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Docmost if
- You weight community size — 22K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick silverbullet if
- You want the silverbullet feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and silverbullet fits your workflow better
About Docmost
Docmost Open source collaborative wiki and documentation software. Website Documentation Twitter / X Getting started To get started with Docmost, please refer to our documentation or try our cloud version . Features Real time collaboration Diagrams (Draw.io, Excalidraw and Mermaid) Spaces Permissions management Groups Comments Page history Search File attachments Embeds (Airtable, Loom, Miro and more) Translations (10+ languages) Screenshots License Docmost core is licensed under the open source AGPL 3.0 license. Enterprise features are available under an enterprise license (Enterprise Edition). All files in the…
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About silverbullet
SilverBullet SilverBullet is a Programmable, Private, Browser based, Open Source, Self Hosted, Personal Knowledge Database — a fancy term for a "notes app on steroids". Yowza! That surely is a lot of adjectives to describe a browser based Markdown editor programmable with Lua. Let’s get more specific. SilverBullet combines a clean live preview editor with wiki style linking, a built in database and query language, and a fully integrated Space Lua scripting environment, turning your notes into a programmable system that grows with you. In SilverBullet you keep your content as a collection of Markdown Pages…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Docmost or silverbullet more popular?
Docmost has 22,215 GitHub stars and silverbullet has 6,456. Docmost has the larger community by that measure.
Are Docmost and silverbullet free?
Both are open source. Docmost is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and silverbullet under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Docmost and silverbullet?
Docmost is written in TypeScript and silverbullet in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Docmost or silverbullet?
Choose Docmost if you want the larger community (22,215 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose silverbullet if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.