Khoj

Self-hostable second brain that answers from your notes and the web

What Khoj does

  • Self-hostable second brain that answers from your notes and the web
  • Plugins for Obsidian, Emacs and the browser
  • Works with local or cloud models
  • Custom agents and scheduled automations

Khoj — straight answers

What is Khoj?

Khoj is listed under AI Note-Taking & Docs, in the Productivity & Workflow category on Flocci AI Tools. Self-hostable second brain that answers from your notes and the web. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at khoj.dev.

Is Khoj free?

Khoj is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

Can I use Khoj in a browser, or is there an app?

Khoj needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on self-hosting.

What can Khoj do?

Khoj does 4 things the catalog singles out: Self-hostable second brain that answers from your notes and the web; plugins for obsidian, emacs and the browser; works with local or cloud models; custom agents and scheduled automations.

What is the best free alternative to Khoj?

AFFiNE is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same AI Note-Taking & Docs sub-category and is free. Blinko, Karakeep and Google AI Edge Eloquent also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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Notion AI

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  • AI across docs, wikis, databases and projects
  • Cross-document Q&A and writing
  • Connectors to Slack, Drive and more
  • Free personal plan

Mem

AI Note-Taking & Docs
freemium
  • Self-organizing, AI-first notes
  • Auto-tagging and smart search
  • Chat with your knowledge base
  • Free tier

Coda AI

AI Note-Taking & Docs
freemium
  • Docs that combine text, tables and apps
  • AI to summarize, draft and automate
  • Coda Brain across your workspace
  • Free plan available

Obsidian

AI Note-Taking & Docs
freemium
  • Local-first markdown knowledge base
  • Rich AI plugin ecosystem
  • Graph view and backlinks
  • Free for personal use

Craft

AI Note-Taking & Docs
freemium
  • Beautiful native-feel docs with whiteboards, tasks, calendar in one app
  • AI assistant with Core/Fast/Max model tiers
  • Deep integrations with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor

Capacities

AI Note-Taking & Docs
freemium
  • Object-based (not page-based) note model with typed content
  • Core product free forever per vendor policy
  • AI assistant, smart queries, calendar integration on Pro

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