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. TakeNote icon
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    TakeNote was made by developers for developers - a simple, plain-text note-taking app for the web with Markdown support. What you see is what you paste. No WYSIWIG, no formatting pasted from the web, and no features you don't need or want.

    269 TakeNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Shelf.io icon
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    The Shelf modern knowledge platform helps on-demand businesses improve customer satisfaction and reduce costs with fast, helpful answers to customer and employee questions.

    61 Shelf.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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  3. Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (40+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP + Smarty, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Bootstrap.

    124 Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  4. Telekasten icon
     2 likes

    A Neovim (lua) plugin for working with a markdown zettelkasten / wiki and mixing it with a journal, based on telescope.nvim.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Kipwise icon
     18 likes

    Kipwise is a smart knowledge management tool that integrates seamlessly with other tools you use every day, so you can save and retrieve team knowledge easily, wherever you need them.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Google Drive
    • Slack
    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China
    Turn important Slack messages into wiki docs easily using Slack Action. Handy search command to search for Kipwise Pages, and information from other integrated sources directly in Slack. Got questions with existing answers already? Provide a quick answer to your teammates with just a few clicks.
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  6. Spiral icon
     6 likes

    Spiral is a program that allows users to take notes in a format similar to a spiral notebook. Unlike traditional word processors and text editors that are configured in a way that makes it difficult to document things in a non-linear fashion, Spiral pages allow users to click...

    321 Spiral alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Revise is an AI-powered word processor with visual revision history, built-in AI editing, and fast import/export for Word documents.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. Zoho Writer icon
     59 likes

    Cloud-based word processor with AI assistant for improved writing, document publishing across platforms, e-signature, mobile apps, and MS Word compatibility. Offers collaborative tools, custom workflows, secure cloud storage, and seamless integration with other Zoho applications.

    83 Zoho Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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  9. Vrite icon
     1 like

    Open-source headless CMS ideal for programming blogs, offering a modern WYSIWYG editor, Markdown, code formatting, real-time collaboration, Kanban dashboard, and versatile API for content delivery.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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