rowboat

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A self-hosted alternative to Notion, Evernote

Apache License 2.0Open Source — No Paywall9 ContainersBinaryNeeds MongoDB5+ active committers (12mo)

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Rowboat is a local-first desktop AI coworker designed to help users organize work and take action across multiple surfaces. It indexes email, meetings, Slack, and assistant conversations into a...

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Features

living knowledge graph
email client
notes
browser
code mode
meeting note taker
workspaces
background agents
one-click integrations
MCP tool connections

Details

Last Updated: Jul 9, 2026
Created: Jan 13, 2025
Install Methods: binary
Requirements: Google services (Gmail, Calendar, Drive) for Google setupDeepgram API key for voice input and voice notesElevenLabs API key for voice outputExa API key for web searchMCP servers or a Composio API key for external toolsOllama or LM Studio for local models
Authentication: oauth
API: REST
Backup & Export: file-backup
Privacy & Independence: Cloud: Optional
User Model: Multi-User
Deployment: Deployment: Docker Compose ✓9 Containers — heavy hosting footprintRuns as 9 containers

Docker Compose

9 services · database: mongo · infra: mongo, redis

no resource limits declared

needs persistent storage (4 volumes)

docker-compose.yml · @ 4c4488c · scanned Jul 8, 2026

version: '3.8'

volumes:
  uploads:
    driver: local
    driver_opts:
      type: none
      o: bind
      device: ./data/uploads

services:
  rowboat:
    build:
      context: ./apps/rowboat
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    ports:
      - "${PORT:-3000}:3000"
    environment:
      - OPENAI_API_KEY=${OPENAI_API_KEY}
      - MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING=mongodb://mongo:27017/rowboat
# ...

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