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. Notefox icon
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    Take notes on any website, organize notes for whole domains or specific pages, access all in a management page, use export, import, tagging, search, sticky-notes, auto-saving, and customizable keyboard shortcuts, all in a locally stored browser extension.

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    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  2. DokuWiki icon
     191 likes

    DokuWiki is a standards compliant, simple to use Wiki, mainly aimed at creating documentation of any kind. It is targeted at developer teams, workgroups and small companies. It has a simple but powerful syntax which makes sure the datafiles remain readable outside the Wiki and...

    97 DokuWiki alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  3. UpNote icon
     41 likes

    UpNote is an elegant and powerful note app that works seamlessly across platforms: iOS, Android, Mac and Windows.

    325 UpNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. Microsoft Loop icon
     21 likes

    Microsoft Loop is an app designed for co-creation that brings your team and ideas together in one place. With Loop components that sync across apps in real-time, you can stay in sync without switching apps and get more done right where you are.

    93 Microsoft Loop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. XWiki icon
     98 likes

    XWiki is the ultimate open-source structured wiki designed to enhance business collaboration and efficiency. Tailored for tech-savvy professionals, XWiki’s extensibility, customization, and flexibility make it indispensable for managing large projects and datasets, while...

    134 XWiki alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  6. Tomboy icon
     258 likes

    Tomboy is a desktop note-taking application for Linux, Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X. Simple and easy to use, but with potential to help you organize the ideas and information you deal with every day.

    230 Tomboy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. wikidPad icon
     183 likes

    wikidPad is a Wiki-like notebook for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of to write down. What makes wikidPad different from other notepad applications is the ease with which you can cross-link your information.

    214 wikidPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. Fileverse  icon
     26 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.

    131 Fileverse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. iA Writer icon
     97 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.

    125 iA Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. Wiki.js icon
     52 likes

    Write your content in the widely used and simple Markdown format, using the built-in visual editor. Unlike other wiki software that save content in a database with a difficult to extract format, Wiki.js saves all your content directly into Markdown (.

    80 Wiki.js alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
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