# Roam Research

Date: 2020-05-09 12:48:23 +08:00Date modified: 2021-05-20 21:58:09 +08:00

Roam Research is a newly developing tool created by Conor White-Sullivan that focuses on creating a graph of notes instead of the traditional hierarchical system of most note-taking systems. It is largely inspired from Zettelkasten that comes along with the following features.

- Backlinks which are then used for creating a graph of related topics.

- A quick capture system for mobile experience.

- A daily notes system, making this viable as a journal as well.

As such, Roam is a solid note-taking system that easily integrates as a personal information management system. With the Zettelkasten-inspired system, you can use it to create a wiki similar to Wikipedia (e.g., Digital gardens).

Roam is gaining popularity and more are considering to use it. However, it is closed source and (thankfully) open source alternatives like Org-roam, Logseq, and Dendron started to fill our Roam-voided hearts.

## Backlinks

- Note-taking
- Every copy of the techniques is personalized
- Types of notes
- Simple tools make better workflows