Logseq is a joyful, open-source outliner that works on top of local plain-text Markdown and Org-mode files. Use it to write, organize and share your thoughts, keep your to-do list, and build your own digital garden.
Logseq's blend of intuitive design and powerful features is mesmerizing. The outliner-based note-taking is transformative; quickly jotting notes, connecting complex thoughts - all effortless. Bidirectional linking is a superpower, creating a web of knowledge. More superpowers come with its extensions / plugins; I recommend Bullet Threading, Matter, Tags, Tabs.
Logseq's commitment to privacy stands out. Your data stays local by default, giving you complete control (however, I opted for the iCloud-Sync; works like beta-software.)
The developers constantly engage with the community, tirelessly improving and expanding the platform. Hope they focus their attention on the iOS-App. Putting links etc. via the iOS-native share-feature in the app does not work reliable. I still use OneNote for that task.
Logseq has revolutionized how I manage information - an absolute must for anyone needing to write, study, or organize thoughts more efficiently.
It's open source so it won't be for everyone. The UI is not as slick as other apps like Obsidian, for example. However, if you prefer to write in a true outliner, or you want maximum flexibility, then this is probably the better of the two and is definitely worth looking at.
It's more promising so far than any other bazillion note/calendar/todo/journaling apps I've tried in my life so far. Handwriting was the only hold up for me with OneNote, even when the UX is a bit crappy with it, and with Whiteboards I think I'm done with OneNote.
Logseq changed the way I take notes. I used to use Notion as my primary note taking system. Notion was not my first either. I used Evernote. Then moved to OneNote. And then moved to Notion. I was using Notion for a long time. But I felt Notion felt too heavy. It takes a lot of time to load. And it was very difficult to organize my notes. I had two options. If I want to take down some notes, either I need to find where I can put the notes or, I need to put them in Quick notes and later move them to relevant notebook. And opening different pages was very slow. I started looking for other choices. I found another category of note taking apps like Obsidian and Logseq. I tried out both. I loved the features of Logseq. So, I'm using it for a month for now. I'm stuck with Logseq for two reasons. The note taking is local. I keep the notes in local disk and sync it with git. This makes the note taking feels so fast. The second one is the way Logseq organizes the notes. I don't have to think about where to put notes. I can just backlink them wherever I'm writing the notes. When I want to look back at something, I find everything I need at the same place
