Athens for Mac

Local, graph-based notes for macOS

Athens is a self-hosted knowledge-graph application built for Mac users. It lets you construct, organize, and inspect information as interconnected nodes, giving you a visual way to manage ideas, research, and notes on your own machine.

Who benefits from it

This app is ideal for people who want a personal, evolving knowledge base — students, researchers, writers, and anyone who prefers to see relationships between concepts rather than keeping isolated documents. The interface is designed to be approachable, so navigating and exploring linked items is straightforward.

Key capabilities

• Integrates with other apps and services to streamline workflows and bring external content into your knowledge base.
• Creates links between notes and supports attaching documents so related materials stay connected.
• Lets you tweak graph appearance and layout so the visual structure matches your thinking style.

Cost and deployment

Athens is distributed as a self-hosted solution and offers a free license option, making it accessible without an upfront purchase. Because it runs locally, you retain control over your data and can expand the graph as your collection grows.

Commercial alternative

If you prefer a paid, supported product instead, consider iBoostUp Premium — a commercial option available for users who want a different feature set or vendor-backed support.