Roam Research -- Recent Experience?

Posted by Dr Andus
Mar 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM

I’ve been using Roam since the early days, and I find it a stable and mature product.

I’m a basic user, I’m probably just using 10% of what it’s capable of.

But I do use it every day, in fact it’s the first page I open in the morning, as it’s automatic Daily Notes page reminds me what I’ve planned ahead for the given day, and it also serves as a record of what I’ve accomplished during each day (and then week, and month, and year).

It has emerged as a powerful way of managing memory and personal history, and as a planning tool.

I’m aware that other software now can also do this, but there is a certain ease of use with the way wiki links and date links and automatic backlinks are created that made me stick with it (and also the cross-platform function).

The mobile app is kind of slow, I prefer to just open the page in a browser, and even then it takes a while for it to load, but that’s a compromise I can live with, if I get access to my graph on the go.

I’m also a WorkFlowy user, which now also has some of these features, but I still prefer to use Roam for the daily task management, and WorkFlowy for tracking and developing longer-term projects, or for ad hoc outlining and breaking down and accomplishing tasks.

I also use Obsidian for different purposes, such as writing and storing longer documents, including a diary.

Probably one could just use one of these tools for all of these functions, but I enjoy the particular strengths of each of these software and also I don’t necessarily trust them equally with all of my data.

I don’t claim to be a particularly productive person but these three tools (in combination with Google Calendar) help me deal with the complexities of managing my personal, family, and work life in this day and age.