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Personal Knowledge Management Systems !pkms Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) includes methods and tools used for individuals to classify, store, and organize the information they experience in their daily lives. There are a few objectives to this, including improving memory/recollection and creativity/idea creation.

Personal Knowledge Management Systems (PKMS) include methods like the Zettlekasten System and digital tools such as [[Roam Research]].

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List of Personal Knowledge Management Systems (self.pkms)

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Methodologies

Zettlekasten
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettelkasten
Linking Your Thinking (LYT)
- https://www.linkingyourthinking.com/
PARA (Projects, areas, resources, archives)
- https://fortelabs.co/blog/para/
Johnny Decimal method
- https://johnnydecimal.com/

Abbreviation:	What it means:
FOSS	Free and open-source software
Free	Everything that is part of the app is free
Free +$	Free, but has additional paid features
Paid	Most or all features are paid
+ n.desktop	with native desktop app
nn.	non-native
W/M/L	Windows/Mac/Linux
iOS/A	iOS/Android
BDL	Bidirectional linking
Links	Regular links between notes

Side note 1: Apps that have both web & native apps are under "Web-based applications" and are specified accordingly, however, only native apps are under "Native applications".

Side note 2: Native apps assume local storage unless otherwise stated.

Side note 3: If there's a question mark somewhere, it means that I'm not sure. If you know what correctly belongs there, I'd appreciate it if you let me know in the comments. Thanks.

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[–] MonkCanatella 2 points 2 years ago

Native applications

Obsidian
- [Free]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M/L)]
- [BDL] [Visual graph]
- https://obsidian.md/
WorkFlowy
- [Paid]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M/L)]
- https://workflowy.com/
Tiddlywiki
- [FOSS]
- [+ third-party mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M/L)]
- https://tiddlywiki.com/
Tiddlywiki: TiddlyRoam
- [FOSS]
- [desktop(W/M/L)]
- [BDL] [Visual graph]
- https://tiddlyroam.org/
Athens
- [FOSS]
- [BDL]
- https://github.com/athensresearch/athens
Tangent
- [Free]
- [BDL]
- http://tangentnotes.com/
Emacs: Org-roam (Org-mode)
- [FOSS]
- [BDL] [Visual graph (graphviz)]
- https://www.orgroam.com/
Emacs: Hyperbole
- [FOSS]
- [Links]
- https://www.gnu.org/software/hyperbole/
Emacs: Zetteldeft
- [FOSS]
- [Links] [Visual graph (graphviz)]
- https://www.eliasstorms.net/zetteldeft/
Emacs: Org-brain
- [FOSS]
- [Links]
- https://kungsgeten.github.io/org-brain.html
Vim: Vimwiki
- [FOSS]
- [Links]
- https://vimwiki.github.io/
Reflect
- [?]
- https://reflect.app/#features-backlink
Mem
- [?]
- https://get.mem.ai/
Amplenote
- [Paid]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)]
- [BDL?]
- https://www.amplenote.com/
Dendron
- [FOSS]
- https://www.dendron.so/
Joplin
- [FOSS] [+ mobile]
- https://joplinapp.org/
Inkdrop (?)
- [?] [+ mobile]
- https://www.inkdrop.app/
Zettlr
- [FOSS]
- https://www.zettlr.com/
Zim
- [FOSS]
- https://www.zim-wiki.org/
Trillium Notes
- [FOSS]
- https://github.com/zadam/trilium
Evernote
- [Free +$] [+ mobile]
- https://evernote.com
Neuron
- [FOSS]
- https://neuron.zettel.page/
Tinderbox
- [Free]
- http://www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/index.html
Polar
- [FOSS]
- https://getpolarized.io/
Notorious
- [FOSS]
- https://danobot.github.io/notorious-landing/
Trello
- [Free +$] [mobile]
- https://trello.com/
Supernotes
- [Free +$]
- https://supernotes.app/
Myinfo
- [Paid]
- https://www.myinfoapp.com/
Dokuwiki
- [FOSS]
- https://www.dokuwiki.org/
Vnote
- [FOSS]
- https://vnotex.github.io/vnote/en_us/
Hypernomicon
- [FOSS]
- [desktop(W/M/L)]
- [Links]
- http://hypernomicon.org/
UpNote
- [Paid]
- [mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M)]
- https://getupnote.com/
Nota Bene
- [Paid]
- https://www.notabene.com/
Notabase
- [FOSS while in alpha]
- [BDL]
- https://notabase.io/
TreeSheets
- [FOSS]
- [desktop(W/M/L)]
- [Mind-Mapping-like]
- http://strlen.com/treesheets/

[–] MonkCanatella 1 points 2 years ago

Web-based applications

Roam Research
- [Paid]
- [storage: web/local] [+ nn.(mobile/desktop)]
- [BDL] [Visual graph]
- https://roamresearch.com/
RemNote
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web/local] [+ mobile(A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
- [Links]
- https://www.remnote.io/
Notion
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M)]
- [BDL]
- https://www.notion.so
Logseq
- [FOSS]
- [storage: local]
- [BDL] [Visual graph]
- https://logseq.com/
Relanote
- [Free +$]
- [Links] [Visual graph]
- https://relanote.com/
Scrapbox
- [Free +$]
- [Links]
- https://scrapbox.io/
Foam
- [FOSS]
- [storage: local]
- [BDL] [Visual graph]
- https://foambubble.github.io/foam/
Transno
- [Free +$]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)]
- [Links] [Visual graph]
- https://transno.com/
Hypernotes
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
- [BDL]
- https://zenkit.com/en/hypernotes/
Nimbus Note
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M)]
- [Links]
- https://nimbusweb.me/
Raindrop.io
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M)]
- [Links]
- https://raindrop.io/
Nuclino
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
- [Links]
- https://www.nuclino.com/
Simplenote
- [Free]
- [storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
- https://simplenote.com/
Boost Note
- [FOSS]
- [storage: web/local] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)
- [BDL] (Made for developers)
- https://boostnote.io/
Zoho Notebook
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
- [Links]
- https://www.zoho.com/notebook
Checkvist
- [Free +$]
- [storage: local]
- [Links]
- https://checkvist.com/
Bytebase
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web]
- [?]
- https://bytebase.io/
Slite
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web]
- [team-based]
- https://slite.com/
Reach
- [?]
- [Like an advanced bookmark manager]
- https://rea.ch/
Citavi
- [Paid]
- https://www.citavi.com/en
Capacities.io
- https://app.capacities.io/
Recall
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web/local]
- [BDL]
- https://www.recall.wiki/
AFFiNE
- [FOSS]
- https://affine.pro
Saga
- [Free +$]
- https://saga.so

[–] MonkCanatella 1 points 2 years ago

Apple-only applications

Notenik
- [FOSS]
- https://notenik.app/
Bear
- [Free +$]
- https://bear.app/
Craft
- [Free +$]
- https://www.craft.do
Devonthink
- [Paid] [+ mobile]
- https://www.devontechnologies.com
Muse
- [Free +$] [mobile]
- https://museapp.com/
Noteplan
- [Free +$] [+ mobile]
- https://noteplan.co/
Marginnote
- [Free]
- [+ mobile(iOS)][desktop(M)]
- [Links][Mind-mapping]
- https://www.marginnote.com/
Curio
- [Paid]
- https://zengobi.com/curio/
Weavit
- https://www.weavit.ai/
Nota
- [BDL]
- Nota.md

Dedicated mind-mapping applications

CmapTools
- [Free]
- [+ mobile(iOS)] [desktop(W/M/L)]
- https://cmap.ihmc.us/cmaptools/
The Brain
- [Free]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M)]
- https://www.thebrain.com/download
Escape
- [Free +$]
- [mobile(iOS)]
- https://escapeapp.cloud/

Popular note applications

Notion
- [Free +$]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M)]
- https://www.notion.so/
Evernote
- [[Free +$]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [web]
- https://evernote.com/
OneNote
- [Free +$]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M)] [web]
- https://www.onenote.com/