Open-source alternatives to Roam Research

Roam Research in the Docs & collaboration category. These are the open alternatives we recommend looking at.

Logseq

Local-first note app for knowledge management with journals, linked notes and outliner editing.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

GitHub stars: 45.1k
Deployment: Desktop

Free alternatives (not open source)

Free to use under the vendor's terms, but not open source: no right to modify, redistribute or build on it. Listed separately from the open alternatives.

Obsidian

Note-taking app and personal knowledge base that stores everything as plain local Markdown files.

LicenseRef-Obsidian-LicenceFree, not open sourcenot verified

SaaS: NoClosed product: No

Deployment: Desktop

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