{
  "slug": "logseq",
  "name": "Logseq",
  "aliases": [],
  "vendor": {
    "name": "Logseq",
    "slug": "logseq",
    "website": "https://logseq.com"
  },
  "homepage_url": "https://logseq.com/",
  "docs_url": "https://docs.logseq.com/",
  "repo_url": "https://github.com/logseq/logseq",
  "license_url": "https://github.com/logseq/logseq/blob/master/LICENSE.md",
  "product_type": "application",
  "product_status": "active",
  "summary": "Open-source, outliner-based knowledge base storing notes as local Markdown or Org-mode files with block references, queries and a graph view",
  "description": "Logseq is an open-source personal knowledge-management application built around an outliner: every note is a tree of blocks, each addressable and embeddable elsewhere, and pages are generated from links and tags. Notes are stored as local Markdown or Org-mode files in a folder the user controls, with daily journal pages as the default entry point, bidirectional links, a graph view, flashcards, PDF annotation, whiteboards and a Datalog-based query language for building dynamic views. Desktop apps run on macOS, Windows and Linux with mobile apps for iOS and Android; synchronisation uses the user's own mechanism (Git, iCloud, Syncthing) or the project's paid Sync service. Plugins and themes extend the editor. The team has been developing a database-backed version with real-time collaboration, which has slowed releases of the file-based edition; the outliner model can feel restrictive for long prose, and block-level file formatting is Logseq-specific.",
  "capabilities": [
    "Outliner editing with block references and embeds",
    "Local Markdown or Org-mode storage",
    "Daily journals, backlinks and graph view",
    "Datalog queries and dynamic views",
    "PDF annotation, flashcards and whiteboards",
    "Plugins, themes and optional Sync"
  ],
  "workflows": [
    "Journal daily and let pages emerge from links",
    "Annotate PDFs and link highlights into literature notes"
  ],
  "advantages": [
    "AGPL-3.0 open source",
    "Local plain-text files",
    "Block-level referencing"
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "File-based edition sees slower updates while the database version is built",
    "Outliner structure suits notes more than long-form writing",
    "Block syntax is Logseq-specific within Markdown files"
  ],
  "prerequisites": [
    "Desktop or mobile device; a sync method for multi-device use"
  ],
  "audiences": [
    "Researchers and students taking networked notes",
    "Developers who prefer open-source tooling"
  ],
  "alternatives": [
    "obsidian",
    "notion",
    "craft"
  ],
  "comparison_notes": "Obsidian is also local Markdown but page-based and closed-source with a larger plugin market; Logseq is open source and outliner-first. Notion is cloud-hosted with collaboration and databases; Craft focuses on polished Apple-native documents.",
  "categories": [
    {
      "slug": "knowledge-management",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "notes",
    "markdown",
    "outliner",
    "open-source",
    "local-first",
    "pkm"
  ],
  "use_cases": [
    "manage-notes"
  ],
  "operating_systems": [
    "macos",
    "windows",
    "linux",
    "ios",
    "android"
  ],
  "execution_modes": [
    "local"
  ],
  "interfaces": [
    "desktop",
    "mobile"
  ],
  "deployment_models": [
    "desktop"
  ],
  "integrations": [
    "Git",
    "Zotero (plugin)",
    "Excalidraw (plugin)",
    "Readwise"
  ],
  "data_formats": [
    "Markdown",
    "Org-mode",
    "EDN config"
  ],
  "languages": [
    "ClojureScript"
  ],
  "source_model": "open-source",
  "license_spdx": "AGPL-3.0-only",
  "pricing_model": [
    "open-source",
    "free"
  ],
  "self_hostable": null,
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://logseq.com/",
      "type": "official_site",
      "supports": [
        "name",
        "summary",
        "operating_systems"
      ],
      "checked_at": "2026-11-02",
      "title": "Logseq"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://docs.logseq.com/",
      "type": "official_docs",
      "supports": [
        "capabilities",
        "data_formats"
      ],
      "checked_at": "2026-11-02",
      "title": "Logseq documentation"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/logseq/logseq/blob/master/LICENSE.md",
      "type": "license_page",
      "supports": [
        "license_spdx",
        "source_model"
      ],
      "checked_at": "2026-11-02",
      "title": "LICENSE.md (AGPL-3.0)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/logseq/logseq",
      "type": "repository",
      "supports": [
        "languages",
        "product_status"
      ],
      "checked_at": "2026-11-02",
      "title": "logseq/logseq"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "depth": "standard",
  "featured": false,
  "discovery_method": "editorial-research",
  "editorial_status": "reviewed",
  "visibility": "public",
  "author": "batch-F"
}