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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ An open-source, self-hosted note-taking service. Your thoughts, your data, your
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 [**TestMu AI** - The world’s first full-stack Agentic AI Quality Engineering platform](https://www.testmu.ai/?utm_source=memos&utm_medium=sponsor)
   
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 [**SSD Nodes** - Affordable VPS hosting for self-hosters](https://ssdnodes.com/?utm_source=memos&utm_medium=sponsor)
   
 <a href="https://ssdnodes.com/?utm_source=memos&utm_medium=sponsor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
-  <img src="https://usememos.com/sponsors/ssd-nodes.svg" alt="SSD Nodes" height="64" />
+  <img src="https://usememos.com/sponsors/ssd-nodes.svg" alt="SSD Nodes" height="72" />
 </a>
 
 ## Overview
 
-Memos is a privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge base that works seamlessly for personal notes, team wikis, and knowledge management. Built with Go and React, it offers lightning-fast performance without compromising on features or usability.
-
-**Why choose Memos over cloud services?**
-
-| Feature           | Memos                          | Cloud Services                |
-| ----------------- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------- |
-| **Privacy**       | ✅ Self-hosted, zero telemetry | ❌ Your data on their servers |
-| **Cost**          | ✅ Free forever, MIT license   | ❌ Subscription fees          |
-| **Performance**   | ✅ Instant load, no latency    | ⚠️ Depends on internet        |
-| **Ownership**     | ✅ Full control & export       | ❌ Vendor lock-in             |
-| **API Access**    | ✅ Full REST + gRPC APIs       | ⚠️ Limited or paid            |
-| **Customization** | ✅ Open source, forkable       | ❌ Closed ecosystem           |
+Memos is a privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge base for personal notes, team wikis, and knowledge management. Built with Go and React, it runs as a single binary with minimal resource usage.
 
 ## Features
 
-- **🔒 Privacy-First Architecture**
-
-  - Self-hosted on your infrastructure with zero telemetry
-  - Complete data ownership and export capabilities
-  - No tracking, no ads, no vendor lock-in
-
-- **📝 Markdown Native**
-
-  - Full markdown support
-  - Plain text storage — take your data anywhere
-
-- **⚡ Blazing Fast**
-
-  - Built with Go backend and React frontend
-  - Optimized for performance at any scale
-
-- **🐳 Simple Deployment**
-
-  - One-line Docker installation
-  - Supports SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL
-
-- **🔗 Developer-Friendly**
-
-  - Full REST and gRPC APIs
-  - Easy integration with existing workflows
-
-- **🎨 Beautiful Interface**
-  - Clean, minimal design and dark mode support
-  - Mobile-responsive layout
+- **Privacy-First** — Self-hosted on your infrastructure with zero telemetry, no tracking, and no ads.
+- **Markdown Native** — Full markdown support with plain text storage. Your data is always portable.
+- **Lightweight** — Single Go binary with a React frontend. Low memory footprint, starts in seconds.
+- **Easy to Deploy** — One-line Docker install. Supports SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
+- **Developer-Friendly** — Full REST and gRPC APIs for integration with existing workflows.
+- **Clean Interface** — Minimal design with dark mode and mobile-responsive layout.
 
 ## Quick Start
 
@@ -112,15 +78,13 @@ See our [installation guide](https://usememos.com/docs/deploy) for detailed inst
 
 ## Contributing
 
-We welcome contributions of all kinds! Whether you're fixing bugs, adding features, improving documentation, or helping with translations — every contribution matters.
+Contributions are welcome — bug reports, feature suggestions, pull requests, documentation, and translations.
 
-**Ways to contribute:**
-
-- 🐛 [Report bugs](https://github.com/usememos/memos/issues/new?template=bug_report.md)
-- 💡 [Suggest features](https://github.com/usememos/memos/issues/new?template=feature_request.md)
-- 🔧 [Submit pull requests](https://github.com/usememos/memos/pulls)
-- 📖 [Improve documentation](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/main/docs)
-- 🌍 [Help with translations](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/main/web/src/locales)
+- [Report bugs](https://github.com/usememos/memos/issues/new?template=bug_report.md)
+- [Suggest features](https://github.com/usememos/memos/issues/new?template=feature_request.md)
+- [Submit pull requests](https://github.com/usememos/memos/pulls)
+- [Improve documentation](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/main/docs)
+- [Help with translations](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/main/web/src/locales)
 
 ## Sponsors