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SilverBullet vs Foam: catalog facts
SilverBullet	Foam
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source with no subscription.
Self-hosted, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Combines live previews with queries and programmable extensions.	Notes stored as standard Markdown files Wikilinks, backlinks, embeds and graph view
Requires running and maintaining your own instance.	Requires Visual Studio Code No dedicated mobile app
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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