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Foam vs nb: catalog facts
Foam	nb
Free Free and open source with no subscription.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Notes stored as standard Markdown files Wikilinks, backlinks, embeds and graph view	Plain text notes with Git-backed versioning and sync Bookmarking and archiving alongside notes
Requires Visual Studio Code No dedicated mobile app	Terminal-first workflow; the web interface runs locally Windows needs WSL, MSYS or Cygwin
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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