wiki/2020-05-09-12-48-23.org

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#+title: Roam Research
#+date: "2020-05-09 12:48:23 +08:00"
#+date_modified: "2021-05-04 20:52:14 +08:00"
#+language: en
#+source: https://roamresearch.com/


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 the Zettelkasten method with the emphasis for bidirectional linking among the following list of features.

- Backlinking of notes which are then used for creating a graph of related topics.
- A quick capture system for mobile experience (though it's not complete).
- 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 easily [[id:29ecbd86-ad97-4882-aa3f-56b5b90025d5][Create evergreen notes with a digital garden]].
[fn:: Well, it is a glorified wiki with the focus for backlinks and knowledge graph.]

Roam is gaining popularity and more are considering to use it.
However, it is closed source and (thankfully) open source alternatives like [[https://github.com/jethrokuan/org-roam][Org-roam]], [[https://github.com/andjar/dokuroam/][Dokuroam]], and [[https://github.com/athensresearch/athens][Athens]] started to fill our Roam-voided hearts.