Foam Alternatives

Foam is described as 'Personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub' and is a popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Foam for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best Foam alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Foam are Zettlr, Google Docs, Zim and AFFiNE.

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  1. Wikibooks icon
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    Wikibooks is a Wikimedia community for creating a free library of educational textbooks that anyone can edit.

    41 Wikibooks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. FuseBase icon
     92 likes

    Combines AI-powered client portals, unlimited external accounts, internal workspaces, collaborative document editing, smart task management, and no-code knowledge bases with smart documents, supporting 2000+ embeds for streamlined project delivery and feedback.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  3. Outline icon
     23 likes

    Your team’s knowledge base Team wiki, documentation, meeting notes, playbooks, onboarding, work logs, brainstorming, & more….

    99 Outline alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
     
  4. Confluence icon
     69 likes

    Trusted by 8,000 businesses, Confluence is the leading collaboration software and enterprise wiki for intranets and knowledge management. Free 30-day trial.

    146 Confluence alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
     
  5. Slite icon
     109 likes

    Designed for remote teams, it streamlines workflows by unifying documentation, discussion, and task execution. Features include a powerful editor, video explainers, sketch tools, integrations with Slack, Google Drive, project management tools, and advanced search capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Lumen AI icon
     10 likes

    Minimalist productivity platform offers centralized notes, task management, meeting capture with audio summaries, inbox processing, and Markdown editing, all enhanced by AI prioritization, custom prompts, backlinks, and flexible workflows, supporting multiple methodologies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Heynote icon
     19 likes

    Heynote is a dedicated scratchpad for developers. It functions as a large persistent text buffer where you can write down anything you like. Works great for that Slack message you don't want to accidentally send, a JSON response from an API you're working with, notes...

    59 Heynote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. HackMD icon
     40 likes

    HackMD is a browser-based, real-time collaborative markdown editor. It was inspired by hackpad but focuses more on speed and flexibility.

    38 HackMD alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Heroku
    • Docker
     
  9. Fileverse  icon
     18 likes

    Trustless collaboration platform with decentralized file-sharing, collaborative editing, cheap storage, privacy controls, onchain team and community access, website and blog publishing, open workflows, customizable spaces, and alternatives to traditional online suites.

    120 Fileverse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Silverbullet icon
     17 likes

    Silver Bullet is an extensible, open source, personal knowledge management system. Indeed, that’s fancy talk for “a note-taking app with links.” However, Silver Bullet goes a bit beyond just that.

    72 Silverbullet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Notational Velocity is a mouseless application for storing and retrieving notes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. Quillpad icon
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    Quillpad is a fork of an original app called Quillnote. The development stopped on the original app and PR backlogs were not cleared up. The community showed much interest in the app for continued development and so this fork was created.

    78 Quillpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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