Foam: A free Roam alternative for VSCode

by AbuAssaron 6/4/2025, 10:57 PMwith 10 comments

by sputknickon 6/5/2025, 11:09 AM

I tried switching to this a few years ago, but switched back to Obsidian. My problem was actually the strongest feature: the VS Code integration. Only about a third of my note taking is related to software development, so for me going into VS Code the other 2/3rd of the time was clunky. If 100% (or close to it) of your note taking is software related, this is a great product.

by metayrncon 6/5/2025, 4:59 AM

After reading the README, the only missing thing seems to be the equivalent of Dataview from Obsidian. Will wait for something like it before considering switching.

by foucon 6/5/2025, 4:03 AM

> Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code

by senkoraon 6/5/2025, 9:03 PM

See also org-roam which is similar but for emacs using org: https://www.orgroam.com/

by mtzaldoon 6/6/2025, 1:08 AM

Is vscode the new electron?