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. Mark Text icon
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    Open-source Markdown editor on Mac, Windows, and Linux offering real-time preview, clean interface, and various themes. Supports math expressions, exports HTML/PDF, allows image pasting, and more.

    106 Mark Text alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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  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.

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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.

    250 Bear alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
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  4. 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.

    92 Coda.io alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. Anchor icon
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    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.

    53 Anchor alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  7. iA Writer icon
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    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.

    120 iA Writer alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. 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.

    86 acreom alternatives

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    • Online
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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. TiddlyRoam icon
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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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    • Mac
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    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
    • TiddlyWiki
     
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    It is free and open source, unlike Roam which still doesn't have a stable business model.

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    • TiddlyRoam is Free and Open SourceRoam Research is Paid and Proprietary
    • TiddlyRoam is Lightweight and Privacy focusedRoam Research is not according to our users
  10. Heynote icon
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    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...

    57 Heynote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. xTiles icon
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    Capture and plan projects efficiently with task management tools that integrate note-taking, voice recordings, and Google Calendar. Share with teams seamlessly, organize ideas visually, utilize instant syncing, and save web content directly for a comprehensive and intuitive management experience.

    38 xTiles alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. 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.

    130 Ulysses alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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