Logseq: A privacy-first, open-source knowledge base
Logseq is a joyful, open-source outliner that works on top of local plain-text Markdown and Org-mode files. Use it to write, organize and share your thoughts, keep your to-do list, and build your own digital garden.
Why Logseq?
Logseq is a platform for knowledge management and collaboration. It focuses on privacy, longevity, and user control.
Notice: the backend code will be open-sourced as soon as we’re sure that the backend service meets the security standards.
The server will never store or analyze your private notes. Your data are plain text files and we currently support both Markdown and Emacs Org mode (more to be added soon).
In the unlikely event that the website is down or cannot be maintained, your data is, and will always be yours.
How can I use it?
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Make sure you have registered a GitHub account and already created a repository (could be an old one). Currently we only support GitHub, but more sync options (e.g. Gitlab, Dropbox, Google Drive, WebDAV, etc.) will be added soon.
- Here are some tips that might be useful: - Click to edit any block. Type `Enter` to start a new block. Type `Shift+Enter` to create a new line in the current block. Type `/` to show all the commands. Type `[[` to reference or create a new page. Type `((` to reference a block on any page. Type `Tab` to indent and `Shift+Tab` to unindent a block. Type `/Draw` for free drawing. Type `<` for more formatting commands (like quotes and tips!) Click the help button at the bottom right to see more keybindings. - Getting Started - **1. Let's create a page** - called [[How to Take Notes]]. Type `[[]]` to create or reference any other page. You can also make a new page in the search bar. - You can click it to actually go to that page, or you can `Shift+Click` to open it in the right sidebar! At the bottom, you'll see both _Linked References_ and _Unlinked References_ - every single other time you thought about it inside Logseq. - **2. Let's reference some blocks** - In [[How to Take Notes]] , you can `Shift+Click` any page or block reference to open it in the right sidebar. Try making some changes on the right sidebar, those referenced blocks will be changed too! - ((60293d41-1351-40ed-aa00-0e0c12be1175)) : This is a block reference. - ((60293d41-2c37-43f2-aa0e-4e0ad8e38531)) : This is another block reference. - **3. Embed a Block** - References aren't enough! I wan't to see and edit any block in my entire Graph! You can embed entire blocks and their children by typing `/` and selecting `Block Embed` : - {{embed ((6018cc98-67a8-4eb2-bfd7-2affe517a7c7)) }} - Hello, I'm a block! Reference me! Embed me! - I'm a child block! - I'm another child block! - **4. Embed a Page** - What if I want to embed the whole page? The `/` menu has a option for that - `Page Embed` : - {{{embed [[How to Take Notes]] }}} - --- title: How to Take Notes ---
- Hey, I'm another block! -**5. Use Tags** - Use tags to categorize any page or block, then click on it to see every single time you used it! - Check out this #dummy tag. -**6. Manage your Tasks + Todos** - Do you support tasks like todo/doing/done and priorities? - Yes, type press `Ctrl/Cmd + Enter` inside a block to cycle through different TODO statuses or `/` and pick your favorite todo keyword or priority (A/B/C). - NOW [#A] A dummy tutorial on "How to Take Notes" - DONE Create Logseq Getting Started - CANCELED [#C] Write a page with more than 1000 blocks -**7. Step back and admire your growing second brain** - After you've created and connected some pages and ideas, check out your digital brain growing! - Click on the Graph in the left sidebar!