Khoj is an open-source personal knowledge assistant combining semantic search with model-based answers over notes and files. This listing focuses on self-hosting, which requires a server, indexing and model configuration.
Who is Khoj for?
For users with an existing note collection who can configure a service. Cloud model choices affect both cost and where data is processed.
Free access
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The self-hosted open-source code is free; server, storage and model-service costs are yours.
Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinuxWebObsidian
Find relevant notes
Search notes in natural language and inspect matching excerpts.
Choose the context for answers
Select files to focus answers on the intended material.
Khoj
Khoj FAQs
You need to run a Docker or Python service, configure models and secure credentials, then import and index files. This is not a configuration-free notes plugin.
Not automatically. Local deployment and models can reduce external transfer; remote chat or embedding models may receive queries and relevant document excerpts.
The docs require re-indexing documents after changing the search model. Duration depends on document volume and model performance.
This listing focuses on the self-hosted open-source tool. Cloud accounts, current pricing and availability were not tested, so no free allowance is promised.
Khoj plans and pricing
Open source
$0.00one-time
The self-hosted open-source code is free; server, storage and model-service costs are yours.
Compute / external services
Unverified
Hosted services and external models are separate; current cloud prices and account availability are unverified.
Khoj
Find personal notes in natural language and ask AI questions grounded in selected files.