foambubble/foam Alternatives

Choose when you want a VSCode extension with schema-backed hierarchy in addition to wikilinks.

The personal knowledge management (PKM) tool that grows as you do!

Choose when you want editor-agnostic LSP/CLI/MCP Markdown knowledge graph tooling instead of a VSCode-only extension.

Markdown knowledge graph — LSP for your editor, CLI + MCP memory for your AI agents

Choose when you want an older, unmaintained VSCode-only Markdown wiki engine; simpler but not actively patched.

Markdown knowledge base with bidirectional [[link]]s built on top of VSCode

Choose when you need a collaborative, block-based Notion-like workspace instead of a VSCode Markdown workflow.

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.

Choose when you want an all-in-one canvas/docs app rather than plain Markdown in an editor.

There can be more than Notion and Miro. AFFiNE(pronounced [ə‘fain]) is a next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together. Privacy first, open-source, customizable and ready to use.

Choose when you prefer a self-hosted block-based knowledge workspace with AI integration over a VSCode extension.

An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间，让人与智能体在此协作

Choose when you need a Confluence/Notion-style collaborative wiki rather than local Markdown notes.

Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion.

Choose when you want automatic AI-generated interlinking of existing documents rather than manual wikilinks.

LLM Wiki is a cross-platform desktop application that turns your documents into an organized, interlinked knowledge base — automatically. Instead of traditional RAG (retrieve-and-answer from scratch every time), the LLM incrementally builds and maintains a persistent wiki from your sources。

Choose when you want a local-first Markdown app with AI-assisted capture instead of writing in VSCode.

Capture first. Organize later. A local-first Markdown app that turns scattered records into clear notes with AI.

Choose when you need mobile-first Git-backed notes and don't require the VSCode editor integration.

Mobile first Note Taking integrated with Git

Choose when you want a self-hosted web knowledge base instead of a VSCode extension.

Your Self-Hosted Knowledge Base

Choose when you need a deployable offline-first multi-tenant Notion/Obsidian alternative rather than an editor extension.

📚 The open-source, offline-first Notion, Obsidian & Confluence alternative. Advanced Markdown, multi-tenant teams, OIDC/SSO, and local S3 backups. Deploy in one command.

Choose when you want a TiddlyWiki-based desktop app with automatic git backup instead of VSCode.

TidGi is an privacy-in-mind, automated, auto-git-backup, freely-deployed knowledge management Desktop note app, based on Tiddlywiki, with REST API for web-clipping and Anki connect. 「 太记 」是一个基于「 太微 TiddlyWiki 」的知识管理桌面应用，能保护隐私内容、高级自动化、自动Git云备份、部署为博客，且可通过RESTAPI与Anki等应用连接。（迭代开发中欢迎试用，开发进度见下方链接）(Under active development, see website below for details)

Choose when you want a self-hosted semantically-connected knowledge base rather than VSCode Markdown notes.

Self-hosted, semantically-connected personal knowledge base

Choose when you want a cross-platform note app with sync and mobile apps rather than a VSCode extension.

Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

Choose when you prefer an outliner-style graph database app over a plain Markdown editor extension.

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

Choose when you want a hierarchical note app with rich built-in features rather than a VSCode workflow.

Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes

Choose when you need an Evernote-style encrypted notes app with mobile support instead of VSCode Markdown files.

A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.

Choose when you want a local-first Slack/Notion-style team workspace rather than a personal Markdown knowledge base.

Open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative that puts you in control of your data

Choose when you want a serverless Evernote-compatible web app on Cloudflare rather than an editor-based PKM.

Serverless, 100% free, and open-source Evernote alternative on Cloudflare with native MCP | 无需服务器、0费用、原生支持 AI Agent 的开源自托管『印象笔记』

Choose when you want a local-first knowledge management app rather than a VSCode extension.

A local-first knowledge management app

Choose when you want a browser-based personal knowledge base with Markdown instead of VSCode integration.

a personal knowledge base system. markdown markup, runs in the browser

Choose when you want a cross-platform note app with MDX-based layout instead of a VSCode Markdown extension.

⛷ Cross-platform note-taking software, public layout editor, using MDX ⛷ 跨平台笔记软件，公众号排版编辑器，使用MDX来排版