Logseq

What is Logseq?

Logseq is a privacy-first, open-source knowledge base and outliner that stores notes as local plain-text files, used for note-taking, journaling and linked thinking.

Key features of Logseq

• Outliner notes: Notes are written as nested blocks.
• Bidirectional links: Link notes together and see backlinks.
• Graph view: Visualize connections between pages.
• Local files: Notes are stored as Markdown files you control.
• PDF annotation: Annotate PDFs, per third-party reviews.
• Plugins: A plugin system extends the app, per third-party reviews.

How Logseq works

You write in daily journals and pages, link ideas with brackets and tags, and keep the files on your own device. An optional sync service shares notes across devices.

Who uses Logseq?

Logseq is used by researchers, students and knowledge workers who want local ownership of their notes and linked thinking, rather than a hosted workspace.

Logseq pricing

Logseq is free and open source, so the core app costs nothing. An optional paid sync service exists, and its price is shown on the vendor site.

Logseq integrations

The homepage does not list specific integrations. Logseq offers a plugin system for extending the app.

Logseq alternatives

Things is a task manager for personal to-dos rather than a linked notes tool. Otter and Fireflies are meeting transcription tools, and tl;dv records and summarizes video calls, so none replaces Logseq's outliner. Buyers wanting a similar tool usually look at other notes or knowledge base apps.