SiYuan
SiYuan is a local-first, block-based personal knowledge management system with bidirectional links, full-text search, and end-to-end encrypted cloud sync. AGPL-3.0 licensed.
- Knowledge Management
- Free
- Data & Analytics
- Operations
- Cybersecurity
The facts
- Category
- Knowledge Management
- Pricing
- Free. Free to use. No paid tier is required for the core product.
- Best for
- Data & Analytics, Operations, Cybersecurity
- Website
- b3log.org/siyuan/en
SiYuan alternatives
53 tools sit in Knowledge Management in the Cocoon directory. These are the closest to SiYuan.
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