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Khoj

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Khoj is an open-source AI second brain that learns from your notes (Obsidian, EMACS), documents, and has access to the internet. It can replace your search engine, help you with reading papers, and get you transparent, fast answers.

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License model

  • Freemium • Open Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • IN flagIndia

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
you can set up recurring jobs
create your own agents
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see the train of thought, as well as references, for an answer
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4 / 5 Avg rating (2)
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2comments
142alternatives
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Features

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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  AI-Powered
  2.  Personal-assistant
  3.  AI Writing
  4.  AI Chatbot
  5.  Semantic Search
  6.  Text to Image Generation
  7.  No Coding Required
  8.  Works Offline
  9.  Full-Text Search
  10.  Text to Speech
  11.  Dark Mode
  12.  Cloud Sync
  13.  Live Preview
  14.  Ad-free
  15.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  16.  Spell Checking

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  • alena404 liked Khoj
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    POX added Khoj as alternative to Witsy
    28 days ago
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    manjasheets added Khoj as alternative to Copilot Live
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    diddle added Khoj as alternative to HugstonOne
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    POX added Khoj as alternative to Elelem
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    OKTAYMERCAN added Khoj as alternative to NVIDIA ChatRTX
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Khoj information

  • Developed by

    IN flagKhoj

  • Licensing

    Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase that costs $0, and / or subscription that costs $30 per month + free version with limited functionality.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4

  • Alternatives

    142 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

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GitHub repository

  •  30,298 Stars
  •  1,711 Forks
  •  82 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 11, 2025 
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Khoj, and it has gotten 32 likes

Khoj was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on Jul 10, 2023 and this page was last updated Dec 3, 2024.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
smesa
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Dec 3, 2024
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I like this tool! It has most of the functionalities I need: synchronizing my org-roam notes and EMACS Journal, creating personalized agents with my own data using org-mode syntax, connecting to EMACS, offering multiple models including Anthropic and OpenAI (with subscription), WhatsApp integration, and Linux client support. All of this is developed with free and open-source software. The only consideration is that external models like Claude and ChatGPT might send data to external servers, but otherwise, Khoj supposedly and in theory maintains strong data and conversation protection policies.

LR88
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May 8, 2024
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Khoj is a tool for offline semantic search (smart search), plus it can generate answers from your documents using local/offline AI models, or online models like OpenAI. The problem is that it's VERY cumbersome to set up to run in your own computer compared to alternatives like Reor (less features than Khoj).

None of the "alternatives" listed for Khoj are relevant, like ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.

What is Khoj?

Khoj is an open-source AI second brain that learns from your notes (Obsidian, EMACS), documents, and has access to the internet. It can replace your search engine, help you with reading papers, and get you transparent, fast answers.

Khoj started with the founding principle that a personal assistant be understandable, accessible and hackable. This means you can always customize and self-host your Khoj on your own machines. If you self-host Khoj, your data never leaves your machine.

You can also share your conversations with others for greater productivity.

Main Features

Research Mode

  • Your AI Second Brain: Ask questions, understand documents and create new content.
  • Start Thinking

Personalization

  • Personalized Recommendations: Adjust AI agents to your needs.
  • Features:
    • Customizable
    • Adaptable
  • Find an Agent

Automation

  • Delegation of Repetitive Tasks: Receive research and event-based notifications.
  • Features:
    • Custom newsletters
    • Timely research
    • Dynamic notifications
  • Schedule

Multimodal

  • Complex Answers: Integrates information from documents and internet.
  • Features:
    • Generation of images, diagrams and charts
    • Voice chat
  • Ask

Transparency

  • Clear Explanations: Verify AI reasoning and research.
  • Ask

Compatible Models

  • Supported Models:
    • OpenAI
    • Anthropic
    • HuggingFace
    • Azure OpenAI Service
    • LMStudio
    • Ollama
    • Mistral
    • Replicate
  • Configure

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