Your entire study workflow, in one place

Your notes, mind maps, and study progress, organized just for you, always private and offline.

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Mnemo notes editor with blocks and formatting

Why it works

Built on how memory actually works

We read the learning research so you don't have to. Mnemo is built around ideas that hold up in real studies, not buzzwords.

You forget 0%within a week.

That's not a memory problem — it's how brains work without the right system.

Shape from classic forgetting-curve work (Ebbinghaus, 1885); numbers here are simplified, not lab measurements.

Active beats passive

Re-reading and highlighting feel like studying. In study after study, self-testing wins for what you still know later — often by a lot.

Pattern from Dunlosky et al. (2013) and Rowland (2014); bars are illustrative.

~80%

Fades fast

Most new detail is gone within days if you only read it once.

Mnemo

Spaced reviews

Cards and quizzes land when you're about to forget—so practice sticks.

Active

Beats passive

Retrieval beats re-reading in study after study—same idea, built in.

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Feature & philosophy

See how Mnemo compares to other popular study apps, an honest, student-centered rundown to help you pick what fits your learning best.

Feature	Mnemo	Anki / Quizlet	Notion / Obsidian
Spaced repetition	Yes: Built-in (soon)	Yes: Yes	No: No
Notes + rich editor	Yes: Full editor	No: Limited	Yes: Yes
Mindmaps	Yes: Built-in	No: No	Partial: Via plugins
Local AI (offline)	Yes: LLaMA, private	No: No	No: Cloud only
Open source	Yes: MIT	Partial: Anki only	Partial: Partial
Truly free	Yes: Always	Partial: Freemium	Partial: Freemium
No tracking / ads	Yes: Never	Partial: Quizlet tracks	Partial: Notion telemetry
Extension system	Yes: Modular (soon)	No: No	Yes: Obsidian: yes

Open source

Built to be owned, forked, and extended

MIT licensed. Every feature is a module — drop your own in and Mnemo discovers it automatically. No core changes required.

Auto-discovering modules. Implement IModule, put your folder in /Modules, relaunch — done.
Full theming API. Fonts, colors, spacing via theme files; themes are shareable. Explore store for community themes is on the roadmap.
Contributor-friendly. MVVM, DI, async-first. Standards are public — low friction.

View on GitHub Coding standards

// Place in /Modules — auto-discovered on launchusing Mnemo.Core.Interfaces;using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;public class PomodoroModule : IModule{    public string Name => "Pomodoro Timer";    public string Icon => "timer";    public int SortOrder => 10;    public async Task InitializeAsync(        IServiceProvider services)    {        // Register services, views, commands        var nav = services            .GetRequiredService<INavigationService>();        await nav.RegisterRouteAsync(            route: "pomodoro",            view: typeof(PomodoroView),            vm: typeof(PomodoroViewModel)        );    }}