monica
by monicahq
Monica is a self-hosted web application for keeping track of the people in your life, such as friends, family and contacts. It stores notes, reminders, birthdays, activities and photos for each person, much like a sales CRM but for personal relationships.
- Stars
- 25.5k +4 a day
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Runs on
- A small server
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- PHP
- Age
- 3542 days
What you can do with it
- Store contacts with notes, addresses, how you met and links between people
- Set reminders and automatic birthday emails so you never miss key dates
- Keep a private diary and log activities, tasks and documents for each contact
Make money with it
An individual could offer paid setup and hosting of private Monica instances for people who want a personal CRM but cannot run a server themselves.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- A freelancer can record details about clients and contacts, such as past conversations and personal milestones, to keep relationships warm without paying for a CRM.
- A small business owner can set follow-up reminders and birthday prompts for key suppliers or regular customers.
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use. Anything you distribute that includes it must be open-sourced under the same licence. Running it as an online service also counts, so a hosted version must offer its source.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
It is a PHP and Laravel web app, with a Docker image available on Docker Hub and setup guides in the online documentation.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- The main branch is a beta version in development; the stable version is on the 4.x branch
- AGPL-3.0 licence means changes must be shared if you offer it as a hosted service
- No built-in AI, and it is aimed at personal use rather than sales teams
Checked 30 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
