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zk vs Neorg: catalog facts
zk	Neorg
Free Free to download and use from GitHub.	Free Free and open source.
Command line	Command line
Notes stay as plain Markdown files Works with any text editor	Notes and tasks inside Neovim Plain-text files kept on your own disk
Command-line only, no graphical interface Assumes comfort with the terminal	Requires Neovim and some familiarity with configuring it Uses its own format rather than Markdown
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
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 24, 2026

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