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Foam vs VimWiki: catalog facts
Foam	VimWiki
Free Free and open source with no subscription.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Command line
Notes stored as standard Markdown files Wikilinks, backlinks, embeds and graph view	Notes stay as plain text files Links, lists and highlighting inside Vim
Requires Visual Studio Code No dedicated mobile app	Requires Vim and familiarity with it No built-in sync between devices
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
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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