Logseq DB Update?

Posted by exatty95
Feb 12, 2026 at 05:31 PM

I’m curious as to folks’ experience with the developing version of Logseq’s database version. How is it? Is there a sense of when it will be done? Will it enable users to use the web program without having to install it locally? I really liked it, but like many people I can’t install programs on my work computer. I depend on programs that let me use a web version at work and sync that with a full install on my personal computer.

Thanks for whatever insights people can share.

Posted by Chris Thompson
Feb 12, 2026 at 08:23 PM

The DB version of Logseq still works without any local software installation. Some niche features like the PDF reader aren’t available, but basically everything else is. Just be careful to enable hourly backups to the filesystem somewhere (it’s a feature in settings). Otherwise if you torch your web browser’s local storage accidentally, your Logseq data will disappear too.

Posted by exatty95
Feb 13, 2026 at 12:11 AM

Thank you. Sorry to be dense, but does that mean I need to store the data files on my work computer but not the program (.EXC) files, so that the browser version has somewhere local to draw it data from?

Posted by Chris Thompson
Feb 13, 2026 at 02:06 AM

You don’t need to install anything. If you visit test.logseq.com and start entering information, it acts as a local app run on your web browser. What that means is that it stores all of your information on your personal computer, not on a server somewhere. However, it’s stored in a place that’s squirrelled away in a database maintained by your web browser. If you turn on backups, then it will store those backups in an actual folder you pick somewhere on your computer.

By the way, as a side-effect of this, if you’re the sort of person who uses more than one web browser, you’re going to have to pick one to use Logseq with. You can’t switch between two web browsers when using Logseq this way and access the same information, because it’s not stored on the web, it’s stored in a place maintained by one particular web browser.

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