Memento Database might be a bit more popular than myBase. We know about 7 links to it since March 2021 and only 6 links to myBase. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Not selfhosted/FOSS but I just checked one that I knew about from android and they do have a desktop version, maybe this is what you are looking for? Memento database. Source: 12 months ago
I don't know if this is quite what you're looking for or not, but there's a program I use called Memento Database (https://mementodatabase.com/) that would probably work great for that. You could make a database with an entry for each person, and a tags field where you could tag them with various attributes, and then you can search for any tag or combination of tags. I do pay for their pro version (which includes... Source: almost 2 years ago
The only decent app I ever found was not FOSS (Memento). I ended up using notebooks for each room (category) in Joplin. Source: about 2 years ago
I put together a little database for all this using Memento Database on my phone. Source: over 2 years ago
You might want to check out Momento Database. Not the most straightforward thing to learn, but once you have it set up it is easy to use. Lots of templates already built for project management, and you can attach files in various ways. Source: over 2 years ago
If you don't mind paying, Mybase can index the content of any file included as an attachment provided the corresponding iFilter is installed on your machine. Source: over 2 years ago
MyBase is quite powerful (e. g. You can import/export whole file/folder hierarchies, so you're not locked in) and robust (have used it for years), but it's payware. You can try it out. Source: almost 3 years ago
Personally I use myBase to store & index documents, notes, Web links, &c. You can try it out. Source: almost 3 years ago
MyBase is excellent but expensive. You can try it out. Source: almost 3 years ago
I feel your pain – organizing documents can be a nightmare. After trying a lot of stuff I finally settled on using a "freeform database": myBse. Somewhat expensive payware, but it works very well (and you can try it out). Source: almost 3 years ago
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