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TiddlyRoam

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TiddlyRoam is your open source external brain. TiddlyRoam allows you to quickly create your own wiki. You can add fragments of thoughts and findings whenever they come to you. TiddlyRoam will link them and help you spot the patterns.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application types

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Chrome OS
  • Self-Hosted
  • TiddlyWiki
The graph map.
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3.2 / 5 Avg rating (4)
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3comments
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  No Tracking
  2.  Support for MarkDown
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  No registration required
  5.  Works Offline
  6.  Connecting ideas
  7.  Notebook

 Tags

  • tiddlywiki
  • roam

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Top Positive Comment
MilesGou
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May 24, 2020
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Simple and nice, and let you own the data. Almost perfect for non-hierarchical and non-linear note taking.

Filip Zajac
Dec 12, 2020

Is it possible to use markdown files for wiki pages?

Top Negative Comment
Cyber Nautilus
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Feb 22, 2021
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Lofty concept, but dismal instructions. Apparently, you either know how to use it or you don't. There is absolutely zero documentation available to get you started. Just 3 lines:

"Download tiddlyroam.html Download TiddlyDesktop Open tiddlyroam.html in TiddlyDesktop:

The mystery which remains absolutely unexplained is HOW!? How do I "open tiddlyroam.html in TiddlyDesktop"? Especially on Linux.

The 'community' link just leads to JK's GitHub page with the same "instructions" repeated there. There is no other documentation available.

Maalo
Jun 16, 2024

Why do you use Linux if you can't even open Tiddlyroam?

John Welsh
May 31, 2025

"Add wiki file" - It's the first thing in the toolbar.

Tiddlywiki can give you a good walk through. It's very similar

tuva-hayabi
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May 24, 2024
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Complicated, I can’t actually see what it’s for. I prefer easier programs like Vym or Minder for creating mindmaps in a simple way.

What is TiddlyRoam?

TiddlyRoam is your open source external brain. TiddlyRoam allows you to quickly create your own wiki. You can add fragments of thoughts and findings whenever they come to you. TiddlyRoam will link them and help you spot the patterns. The project aims to provide a free and open source alternative to the popular Roam.

TiddlyRoam is a TiddlyWiki with bi-directional links and graph maps.

Bi-directional links: This means when you are on page ‘Example Page’, you can see not just all the pages that ‘Example Page’ links to, but also all pages that link to it. This leads to what Roam calls ‘networked thought’. It really is something that you need to experience to appreciate.

Graph maps: This helps you visualise all the pages you have made and how they link together.

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TiddlyRoam information

  • Developed by

    Unknown

  • Licensing

    Open Source (BSD-2-Clause) and Free product.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.2

  • Alternatives

    54 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

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GitHub repository

  •  599 Stars
  •  32 Forks
  •  14 Open Issues
  •   Updated Sep 25, 2024 
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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about TiddlyRoam, and it has gotten 18 likes

TiddlyRoam was added to AlternativeTo by jobi on Apr 20, 2020 and this page was last updated May 26, 2020.