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Neorg vs Org-roam: catalog facts
Neorg	Org-roam
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL version 3 or later.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Notes and tasks inside Neovim Plain-text files kept on your own disk	Plain-text notes that stay fully under your control Backlinks and a graph view for connecting ideas
Requires Neovim and some familiarity with configuring it Uses its own format rather than Markdown	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
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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