Alternatives to GYST
GYST: Collect links, screenshots, notes and files on a visual board, connect them with tags, and ask AI questions about them. Here are 13 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 11 have a free plan.
- Cohestry
Notes app for Mac and iPhone that spots related notes and lets you browse them as a three dimensional graph, with Apple Notes import.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- NoteDiscovery
A free markdown notes app you run on your own server, with wikilinks, a graph view, diagrams, math and an MCP link for AI tools.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Ultrathink
Fast capture for screenshots, links, files and voice memos that AI sorts and labels for later, designed for people with ADHD.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Basic Memory
Keeps notes and decisions in Markdown files that AI assistants and your team can read and update over MCP.
Since 2025
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Developers
- Dexio
A hosted wiki that Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI agents share through MCP, so people can see and edit what the agents know.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- DocuMemory
Saves what you work out in AI chats as searchable documents that Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP tools can read later.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Developers
- Documize
Self-hosted docs and wiki software with templates, approval steps and read analytics for company know-how.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Elium
Shared knowledge base where owners keep procedures current so staff, support teams and AI agents answer from one source.
Free trial · Customer support
- LibreKB
A free knowledge base you run on your own server to publish help articles sorted into nested categories.
Free · Customer support
- Moxn
Shared docs workspace where people and AI agents write together, with branches and reviewable edits.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Developers
- Perfect Wiki
A wiki for SOPs, manuals and FAQs that sits in Microsoft Teams and answers staff questions from your own pages.
Since 2020
Subscription · Notes and knowledge
- Scoold
Q&A site and knowledge base that teams can host themselves to collect answers to common questions.
Free · Customer support
- StrataSpace
Markdown document editor where teams and AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT write together live, with presentations and blog publishing.
Since 2026
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Developers