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iancrasta | 5 years ago

Could you name a few better alternatives? I've been fishing..

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sourcex|5 years ago

nscmnto|5 years ago

None of these alternatives (or others, AFAIK) have automatic references, which for me is the biggest Roam feature.

dunefox|5 years ago

Obsidian has no Latex support, so it's useless for me.

yewenjie|5 years ago

If you're already using Emacs (or are willing to spend a few days learning and configuring things, with lifelong benefits), there is nothing that can beat org-roam. It has been discussed multiple times here on HN.

roryokane|5 years ago

It’s still in development, but keep an eye on Athens (https://github.com/athensresearch/athens), an open-source self-hosted web app. The project’s plan is to have a usable MVP on August 1. (Disclaimer: I’m a contributor.)

Athens will allow importing of Roam databases and will support many of Roam’s features, such as blocks, pages, backlinks, and Roam markup syntax. Unlike Roam, Athens stores your database of notes on your local computer, since it is a self-hosted web app.