silverbullet
SHA-256SilverBullet is a privacy-focused, browser-based personal knowledge management platform that stores content as Markdown pages. It features a clean editor with live preview, outlining, tasks, and a Lua scripting system for dynamic content and custom commands. Self-hosted, open source, and highly customizable.
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A self-hosted Markdown editor programmable with Lua for flexible knowledge management.
Core Features
- Live preview Markdown editor
- Outlining and task management
- Bi-directional links and page picker
- Lua scripting: dynamic content, commands, templates, widgets
- Self-hosted for full data privacy
What It Can't Do
- •Requires basic command-line or Docker knowledge; Lua programming has a learning curve; smaller plugin ecosystem compared to Obsidian; avoid exposing to the internet without HTTPS.
Use Cases
- Personal knowledge management, note-taking, writing
- Programmers building dynamic documentation or wikis
- Team knowledge sharing via self-hosted instance
- Automating daily notes with Lua scripts
Detailed Introduction
SilverBullet is an open-source, self-hosted knowledge management tool that lets you store content as Markdown pages (called a Space). It combines a clean Markdown editor with live preview, outlining tools, task management, and powerful query capabilities. The standout feature is its programmability via Space Lua, enabling dynamic content generation, custom commands, page templates, and widgets. It runs entirely in the browser (but is self-hosted, ensuring privacy), with a Go backend and TypeScript frontend built on CodeMirror 6. Users can navigate through a page picker or bi-directional links, making it suitable for writers, outliners, and developers alike.
Troubleshooting & FAQ (1)
TroubleshootingWhy is the latest SilverBullet Docker image over 1GB and how to reduce its size?
The 'latest' tag currently points to an image that includes the runtime-api (Chromium), making it ~766MB larger. As a workaround, use a specific version tag like ghcr.io/silverbulletmd/silverbullet:2.8.1. This will be fixed in the next release. Track issue #1994 for updates.
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Getting Started
Download installer
Click the button above to download the installer for your system
Install the software
Double-click the downloaded installer and follow the prompts
Download the binary for your OS or use the Docker image
Create an empty directory for your Space
Run `./silverbullet <path-to-your-space>` (or docker with volume mount)
- Download the binary for your OS or use the Docker image
- Create an empty directory for your Space
- Run `./silverbullet <path-to-your-space>` (or docker with volume mount)
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Delete the binary/Docker container and remove the Space directory.
No Extra Dependencies
Ready to use after download. No additional runtime required.
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