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Freemium

The app is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. Logseq Sync is a paid service, and…

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Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Notes are plain Markdown files in a folder you control
  • Block-level linking and embedding, not just page links
  • Cloning puts one note in several places without copying it
  • Rich text, code notes, canvases, Mermaid diagrams and relation maps
  • The database version is in beta and the project warns data loss is possible
  • Outliner structure does not suit long-form prose
  • Notes live in a database, not plain files, so lock-in is real
  • The interface is dense and takes a while to get comfortable with
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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