Logseq - like Roam but based on markdown files - making major strides
Started by Lucas
on 5/20/2021
Lucas
5/20/2021 5:14 am
Logseq (apparently pronounced log-seek) is still in alpha/beta, but it's becoming a uniquely capable tool:
- It is similar to Roam, including features like queries, but it's based on markdown files. (The only other outliner I know of that does this is FoldingText, which is no longer being developed, as far as I can tell.)
- There is now a cross-platform desktop app (still alpha, but working very well), which can be run completely offline, with your Logseq files stored wherever you want (I have mine in Dropbox).
- It is possible to use tools like Obsidian on the same markdown files at the same time. (This may require a bit of tinkering -- see here: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/new-roam-like-application-appeared-logseq/6164/31 as well as discussion on the Logseq forum.)
- It is thus also possible to access one's Logseq markdown files on mobile using a markdown editor (including Obsidian, depending on one's setup).
Having a true outliner experience with the interoperability of markdown is quite nice. (From what I gather, Dave Winer, who was recently mentioned on the forum, has taken an interest as well and has encouraged the developer to integrate OPML compatibility.)
Logseq is also free. My understanding is that eventually there will be some sort of paid premium offering.
logseq.com
Previous logseq thread, for reference:
https://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/9117/
- It is similar to Roam, including features like queries, but it's based on markdown files. (The only other outliner I know of that does this is FoldingText, which is no longer being developed, as far as I can tell.)
- There is now a cross-platform desktop app (still alpha, but working very well), which can be run completely offline, with your Logseq files stored wherever you want (I have mine in Dropbox).
- It is possible to use tools like Obsidian on the same markdown files at the same time. (This may require a bit of tinkering -- see here: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/new-roam-like-application-appeared-logseq/6164/31 as well as discussion on the Logseq forum.)
- It is thus also possible to access one's Logseq markdown files on mobile using a markdown editor (including Obsidian, depending on one's setup).
Having a true outliner experience with the interoperability of markdown is quite nice. (From what I gather, Dave Winer, who was recently mentioned on the forum, has taken an interest as well and has encouraged the developer to integrate OPML compatibility.)
Logseq is also free. My understanding is that eventually there will be some sort of paid premium offering.
logseq.com
Previous logseq thread, for reference:
https://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/9117/
Luhmann
5/20/2021 9:02 am
Thanks for this update! Good to know...
Luhmann
5/20/2021 9:08 am
How does one get access to the desktop app?
Lucas
5/20/2021 2:25 pm
Luhmann wrote:
How does one get access to the desktop app?
At the moment, it's available here:
https://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases
(The develop says the next release will be the first beta.)
Luhmann
5/26/2021 4:02 am
So I gave this ago, and it seems promising, but so far I find Logseq too buggy, and the Roam import unsatisfactory. But this does seem like an ideal compromise between Roam and Obsidian, so I hope it can catch up with both of them.
Lucas
5/26/2021 8:24 pm
Yes, Logseq is definitely still in beta and a bit rough around the edges, although the pace of development and bug-fixing is rapid. And importing databases is finicky, so Logseq's utility at present probably depends partly on one's use case. I am using both Logseq and Obsidian more for notes than for tasks, and my goal at this point is to move in the direction of having all my notes in markdown files that I can edit both in Logseq and in Obsidian. I have not yet imported/converted all of my Obsidian notes into Logseq, but I am now taking all my new daily notes in Logseq, to take advantages of Logseq's outlining affordances. (Of course, as the Obsidian outliner plugin continues to develop, the role of Logseq in this setup might seem obsolete, but Logseq's outlining-first paradigm fits closer with my way of working/thinking, so I would prefer to have the best of both worlds and continue using both programs side-by-side with the same set of markdown files.)