Tools for Thinking

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on news.ycombinator.com

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  • zim-desktop-wiki

    Main repository of the zim desktop wiki project

  • I used the "BATF" method for years, with one file per year. In 2014 I switched to Zim [1] and haven't looked back.

    [1] https://zim-wiki.org/

  • obsidian-mind-map

    An Obsidian plugin for displaying markdown notes as mind maps using Markmap.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • nulis

    Mind-mapping software that helps writers collect and organize their knowledge, develop their ideas. Built with React, Redux, Node.js, hosted on Digital Ocean.

  • logseq

    A local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base. Use it to organize your todo list, to write your journals, or to record your unique life.

  • vscode-memo

    Discontinued Markdown knowledge base with bidirectional [[link]]s built on top of VSCode [Moved to: https://github.com/svsool/memo]

  • Another two good Foam-like VSCode tools are Markdown Memo (https://github.com/svsool/vscode-memo) and Dendron.

    I personally prefer vscode-memo to Foam. It doesn't have a graphical view, but there a couple other things it does really well.

  • obsidian-regex-pipeline

    An Obsidian plugin that allows users to setup custom regex rules to automatically format notes.

  • markdownload

    A Firefox and Google Chrome extension to clip websites and download them into a readable markdown file.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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