Blinko
AI-Powered Note Taking App·blinko.space
Blinko is an open-source AI-powered note-taking app that lets users quickly capture and organize ideas. It uses RAG technology for AI-enhanced natural-language search and retrieval of notes, and stores all data in a self-hosted environment for full data ownership. It supports plain text and Markdown, and extends capture through a browser extension and a Telegram bot.
What it's for
Features 19
- AI credits for content generation and intelligent search
- AI-Enhanced Search using RAG technology
- AI-powered content summarization
- AI-powered question answering via bot
- API documentation available
- Browser extension for capturing content
- Extract and organize text snippets
- Forward and save web content via bot
- Multi-platform synchronization
- Natural language search and retrieval of notes
- One-click image and screenshot saving
- Open-source, community-driven development
- Plain text and Markdown support
- Quick search across saved content
- Self-hosted data storage for full data ownership
- Send and retrieve notes via chat
- Set reminders and notifications
- Telegram bot integration
- Web page highlighting and annotations
At a glance
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Pricing
Core Blinko features are free and open source. Paid Membership tiers add browser extension access, Telegram bot, and AI credits. PikaPods offers a low-cost hosted deployment starting at $2.3/month, with a $5 signup credit and 20% of fees donated to Blinko. Annual billing advertises a 16% saving but exact annual prices are not shown.
Free and open source; premium membership optional.
All core Blinko features are free when self-hosted.
New users get a $5 experience credit on signup; 20% of fees generated are donated to Blinko.
Starts at a minimum of $2.3 per month via PikaPods hosting.
Access to browser extension, Telegram bot, 500 AI credits/month, Priority support, More bots coming soon
500 AI credits/month
Marked as Most Popular; new users get a 7-day free trial with limited AI credits.
3000 AI credits/month
Save 16% when billed annually (exact annual price not shown).