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Foam vs Org-roam: catalog facts
Foam	Org-roam
Free Free and open source with no subscription.	Free Free and open source under the GPL version 3 or later.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Notes stored as standard Markdown files Wikilinks, backlinks, embeds and graph view	Plain-text notes that stay fully under your control Backlinks and a graph view for connecting ideas
Requires Visual Studio Code No dedicated mobile app	Requires Emacs and familiarity with Org mode No mobile app of its own
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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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