Overview
Holdall is a self-hosted personal toolbox. One app gives you:
- Notes in plain Markdown files, with folders, tags, links between notes and history.
- Tasks with lists, due dates, priorities, labels and subtasks.
- A calendar that syncs both ways with Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud and any CalDAV server.
- A video downloader built on yt-dlp, for single videos, playlists and channels.
- A file manager and a converter for images, audio and video.
- Plugins and themes that you approve one permission at a time.
Every screen can be rearranged and restyled, and the light and dark themes can be replaced by your own.
Two ways to run it
Section titled “Two ways to run it”Holdall is built from one codebase in two forms:
| Form | For | How you open it |
|---|---|---|
| Server | A home server, a VPS, Coolify or any Docker host. Several people can have an account. | In a browser, from a computer or a phone. |
| Desktop | One person on Windows, macOS or Linux. Everything runs on that computer. | As a normal app. |
Both forms have the same features, except Google and Outlook calendar sync, which need a server (see Calendar sync).
Your data
Section titled “Your data”Everything lives in one folder, called the data folder (DATA_DIR):
holdall.db, the database (accounts, tasks, events, settings);- your notes, as
.mdfiles you can open with any editor; - your files, downloads and conversions;
- installed plugins, their settings and their data.
Back up this folder and you have backed up everything. Each person’s notes and files are kept in their own subfolder, and nobody can open another person’s data.
License
Section titled “License”Holdall is free software under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later. The source code is on GitHub.