Khoj
Your AI second brain — self-hostable, private, answers from web or your personal notes
4.2/ 535,678 GitHub starsPythonAGPL-3.0
⚡ TL;DR
What
Your AI second brain — self-hostable, private, answers from web or your personal notes
Who
Privacy-conscious users wanting AI second brain, Teams needing private knowledge search, Developers wanting custom AI assistants
Catch
Complex setup
Verdict
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential
🎯 The Problem It Solves
You want a personal AI assistant that searches your personal notes, documents, and the web — all while staying private and self-hosted. Khoj provides a local-first AI second brain with flexible deployment.
🔧 How It Works
Khoj is a Python app that indexes your personal data (notes, documents, emails) and the web, then provides an AI assistant that can answer questions across all sources. Runs locally for privacy, with optional cloud sync. Supports multiple interfaces (web, Telegram, Slack).
🚀 Installation & Quick Start
Installation
pip install khoj
khojQuick Start
- pip install khoj
- khoj
- Index your personal data
- Ask questions across your notes and the web
✅ Pros
- •Multi-interface support
- •Local-first privacy
- •Self-hosted option
- •Active development
- •Free core version
❌ Cons
- •Complex setup
- •Resource-heavy
- •Some features require cloud tier
💬 Practitioner Verdict
"Khoj is the most flexible AI second brain. The multi-interface support and local-first privacy make it ideal for privacy-conscious users."
— AI RepoIndex, Security Reviewer
📊 Specifications
- Language
- Python
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Platform
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Kill Chain
- None
💰 Pricing Reality
Open-source core (AGPL-3.0). Cloud tier available.
👥 Community Health
Stars35,678
Forks4,459
Contributors713
Health Score8.5/10
🏷️ Tags
Open SourceLocalSelf-HostedRAG