Monica is a lovely open-source personal CRM — but you have to type every interaction in by hand. XMate captures your touchpoints on LinkedIn and X automatically as you browse, and keeps everything 100% local in your browser.
Monica (monicahq) is a beloved open-source personal relationship manager. It's great for journaling the people in your life — family, friends, contacts — with notes, reminders, and even gift ideas. Being open source, you can self-host it for free or use their hosted plan.
The catch: Monica is a web app you fill in manually. Every call, message and meeting is something you remember to log. XMate takes the opposite approach for online networking — it lives inside LinkedIn and X and records your interactions automatically, so your relationship history builds itself.
Two good personal CRMs for different jobs.
| Feature | XMate | Monica |
|---|---|---|
| Captures interactions automatically | Manual entry | |
| Native LinkedIn & X integration | ||
| Runs as a browser extension | Web app | |
| Data stays 100% local (no server) | Self-host or their cloud | |
| Free to start | Free self-host / paid cloud | |
| Reminders & follow-ups | ||
| Open source & self-hostable | ||
| Best for | Auto-tracking online professional relationships | Manually journaling personal life & self-hosters |
Monica is open source and self-hostable — a real strength if that's what you want. Verify current Monica features at monicahq.com.
No forms to fill. Your relationship history builds itself while you use LinkedIn and X.
Replies, likes and DMs on LinkedIn and X are captured as touchpoints automatically — the thing manual CRMs never quite get you to do.
A gentle reminder when a relationship goes stale, plus a daily brief of who to reconnect with — no dashboard to babysit.
Everything stays in your browser — no server, no account required. Export to JSON or CSV whenever you want.
Stop typing interactions into a form. Add XMate to Chrome and let your LinkedIn & X relationship history build itself — privately.
Add to Chrome — Free