Notes that link into a network

6 apps

Backlinks, knowledge graphs, plain-text storage: people expect different things from a knowledge base. These cover the range, from local-first tools to collaborative ones.

01 / Notes that link into a network

Obsidian

A knowledge base that works on a local folder of plain-text Markdown files, so notes stay portable and can be synced your own way, with backlinks connecting ideas into a network.

Obsidian
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02 / Notes that link into a network

Logseq

A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: https://logseq.io/p/NX4mc_ggEV

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Free

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03 / Notes that link into a network

Anytype

A local-first workspace offering private chats, block-based documents and databases for tracking people, tasks and resources. Content is stored on your own device with local encryption, works offline without a server, and syncs peer to peer over a local network. Objects can be viewed as tables, kanban boards or galleries, with templates and widgets for composing pages.

Anytype
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Free

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04 / Notes that link into a network

AppFlowy

Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative....

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Free

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05 / Notes that link into a network

Zettlr

An all-in-one publishing workbench. Writing happens in Markdown and exports to DOCX, PDF, HTML and more through Pandoc, with citations, footnotes, multilingual spell checking and full-text search. It suits authors and researchers producing finished documents straight from a draft.

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Free

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06 / Notes that link into a network

Capacities

A note-taking and knowledge management app that models your material as connected objects rather than files and folders. Objects such as people, books and projects carry their own structure and link to each other, with backlinks and a related content feature surfacing connections you made or did not. A daily note serves as an inbox, and an AI assistant, web clipper and full export are included.

Capacities
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