What is Foam?
Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system that leverages the power of Visual Studio Code and the flexibility of GitHub. Inspired by the widely acclaimed Roam Research, Foam empowers users to seamlessly organize their research, maintain re-discoverable notes, and compose long-form content, with the option to publish it on the web. Designed to be free, open-source, and highly customizable, Foam allows individuals to take full control of their data, enabling them to share and collaborate on their knowledge creations as they see fit
Highlights
- Inspired by Roam Research, providing a similar knowledge management experience
- Built on top of Visual Studio Code, leveraging its robust development environment
- Integrated with GitHub, allowing for version control, collaboration, and data ownership
- Supports organizing research, keeping re-discoverable notes, and writing long-form content
- Offers the flexibility to publish content to the web, if desired
- Free and open-source, with a high degree of extensibility to suit personal workflows
Platforms
- Visual Studio Code
- Self-Hosted
Languages
- English
Features
Knowledge Management
VSCode
Knowledge Base
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