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Foam vs Notenik: catalog facts
Foam	Notenik
Free Free and open source with no subscription.	Free Free with no in-app purchases, subscriptions or ads; source code under the MIT license.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
Notes stored as standard Markdown files Wikilinks, backlinks, embeds and graph view	Notes stored as plain text files you can open anywhere Wiki-style links between notes
Requires Visual Studio Code No dedicated mobile app	Mac only Sync depends on a third-party service you set up yourself
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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 24, 2026

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