Roam Research Alternatives

Roam Research is described as 'As easy to use as a word document or bulleted list, and as powerful for finding, collecting, and connecting related ideas as a graph database. Collaborate with others in real time, or store all your data locally' and is a popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Roam Research for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Roam Research alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Roam Research are Logseq, Anytype, Notesnook and Zettlr.

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  1. Dendron icon
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    Dendron is an open-source, local-first, markdown-based, note-taking tool built on top of VSCode. It supports all the usual features you would expect like tagging, backlinks, a graph view, split panes, and so forth.

    210 Dendron alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    • Visual Studio Code
     
  2. Marknote icon
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    Marknote lets you create rich text notes and easily organise them into notebooks. You can personalise your notebooks by choosing an icon and accent color for each one, making it easy to distinguish between them and keep your notes at your fingertips.

    104 Marknote alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
     
  3. Bear icon
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    Flexible note-taking and writing tool featuring advanced markdown with in-line images, cross-note links, live preview, hashtags, Focus Mode, plain text storage, iCloud sync, one-tap formatting, smart data recognition, and multiple export formats for portability.

    256 Bear alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
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  4. Anchor icon
     11 likes

    Offline-first, self-hostable note app supporting rich text formatting, tag-based organization, customizable backgrounds, pinning, search, archiving, admin management, trash recovery, mobile and web access, sync, privacy safeguards, and dark or light themes.

    59 Anchor alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  5. Coda.io icon
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    Seamlessly integrates words, data, and team collaboration, eliminating the need to switch applications. Features include customizable views, real-time collaboration, full-text search, and calendar integration, empowering teams to scale and coordinate tasks efficiently with a WYSIWYG editor.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. acreom icon
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    acreom is an actionable personal knowledge base for developers. It helps developers ship faster by centralizing personal and team context in one place.

    101 acreom alternatives

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    • Online
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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. FuseBase icon
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    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.

    228 FuseBase alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  8. iA Writer icon
     96 likes

    The key to good writing is not that magical glass of Bordeaux, the right kind of tobacco or that groovy background music. The key is focus. What you need to write well is a spartan setting that allows you to fully concentrate on your text and nothing but your text.

    122 iA Writer alternatives

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  9. Ulysses icon
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    Ulysses is a text editor for creative writers. Used by bloggers, poets, students and published novelists all over the world, it offers an integrated environment to brainstorm, draft, revise and even submit text on a professional level.

    134 Ulysses alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  10. Ferrite icon
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    Fast, native text editor supporting Markdown, JSON, YAML, and TOML with live preview, syntax highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, CSV/TSV viewing, collapsible trees, Git integration, regex find/replace, customizable themes, zen mode, and multi-language support.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  11. Amplenote icon
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    Amplenote allows you to take notes and link those notes to functional task and contacts lists for seamless project management. It supports integration with Google and Outlook calendars to schedule tasks and allows e-mail integration as well.

    129 Amplenote alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
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    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  12. Lumen AI icon
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    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

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    • Mac
     
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