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Pro A default place for "Daily Notes" means not having to worry where a new note *should* go.
Pro Shift click on a link pulls up the link in a side panel without navigating you away
Pro Helpful slash (/) commands while editing for autocomplete, TODOs and more
Pro Each bullet point can be either linked to, or included in full in any page (including the page it originated on. Yay transclusion!)
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Roam Research
Recommended 4 years ago
I have a lot of notes in DevonThink Pro. Although DN has an amazing search function, it is hard to organize 1000+ notes and it lacks the Zettelkasten method. Currently alternating between Roam Research and Obsidian before making a final decision. Primary advantage for Roam is the Block references / trans...
Pro
Bi-directional linksPro
Supports markdownPro
Easy page mergingPro
In place editingCon
A bit expensive, no freemium plan yetCon
No offline modePro
Graph overview allows you to easily see how nodes relatePro
Each bullet point can be either linked to, or included in full in any page (including the page it originated onPro
Explicit linked references included on every page at the bottomCon
No vim modeCon
Hosted at a cloud provider that's not well known for it's users privacy (Google / Firebase)Roam Research
Recommended 3 years ago
Roam is unique in its clear and concise outlining capabilities in combination with bidirectional linking as main tool for interconnection and structure. The community is friendly and very active in developing solutions to problems, tutorials, and courses. Page zoom and real block level interconnection are t...
Pro
Bi-directional linksPro
Supports markdownPro
Easy page mergingPro
Each bullet point on a page is zoomable as it's own 'wiki page'Con
A bit expensive, no freemium plan yetCon
No offline modeCon
No mobile appPro
Rename a page and all everything that references it renames as wellPro
Helpful slash (/) commands while editing for autocomplete, TODOs and moreCon
Forces you to edit with markdown, rather than wysiwygRoam Research
a year ago
SensiblePapatuanuku hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.
Roam Research
Recommended a year ago
PrivateNereus hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.
Roam Research
2 years ago
NonchalantOkuninushi hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.
Roam Research
2 years ago
Pro
Bi-directional linksCon
A bit expensive, no freemium plan yetCon
No offline modeCon
No vim modeCon
Hosted at a cloud provider that's not well known for it's users privacy (Google / Firebase)Con
Overly long and difficult to read Privacy Policy and EULACon
No mobile appCon
Very expensive pricing model, no 'free' tierCon
Forces you to edit with markdown, rather than wysiwygCon
Facebook Con
Facebook Roam Research
Recommended 2 years ago
Pro
Bi-directional linksPro
In place page creation / linking with brackets or hashtagsPro
Each bullet point on a page is zoomable as it's own 'wiki page'Pro
Each bullet point can be either linked to, or included in full in any page (including the page it originated onPro
Explicit linked references included on every page at the bottomPro
Rename a page and all everything that references it renames as wellPro
Shift click on a link pulls up the link in a side panel without navigating you awayPro
A default place for "Daily Notes" means not having to worry where a new note *should* go.Roam Research
Recommended 2 years ago
GenuineCaoGuojiu hasn’t added their experience, pros or cons to their recommendation.
Roam Research
Recommended 2 years ago
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Out of Date Pros + Cons
Con No established pricing model, this could get expensive later
Rumored to be upwards of $30/month.