blinko-space
Blinko is an open-source AI-powered card notes platform designed to help users quickly capture and organize ideas with a focus on privacy and self-hosting.
At a Glance
- Developers
- Privacy advocates
- Knowledge workers
- Self-hosting enthusiasts
AI Tools by blinko-space
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Self Hosted AI Note Tool
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Products & Services
An open-source, self-hosted personal AI note tool prioritizing privacy, featuring RAG-based search.
Desktop assistance software for the Blinko ecosystem.
A marketplace for community-developed plugins to extend Blinko's functionality.
Market Position
Positions itself as a private, open-source alternative to apps like Notion or Google Keep, with integrated AI capabilities and a focus on card-based note taking.
Leadership
Founders
blinko-space
Lead maintainer and primary developer of the Blinko open-source project. Operates through the GitHub identity 'blinko-space'.
Executive Team
blinko-space
Lead Developer / Project Maintainer
Primary maintainer of the blinkospace GitHub organization and lead architect of the Blinko note-taking platform.
Founding Story
Blinko was started as an open-source alternative to proprietary note-taking apps, focusing on privacy through self-hosting and leveraging AI (RAG) to improve note retrieval.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Open-source project supported by community sponsorships (Ko-fi, Afdian) and affiliate/donation partnerships with hosting providers (PikaPods).
Pricing Tiers
Completely open-source and free to self-host via Docker.
Managed hosting through PikaPods. 20% of fees are donated to the Blinko project.
Target Markets
- Developers
- Privacy advocates
- Knowledge workers
- Self-hosting enthusiasts
- Personal Knowledge Management (PKM)
- Idea capturing
- Privacy-focused journaling
- AI-assisted note retrieval
- Individual developers
- Self-hosting community