Foam functions as a personal knowledge management system integrated directly into VSCode, enabling users to organize research, maintain discoverable notes, and write long-form content. It works by leveraging Markdown files and providing features like graph visualization via the `Foam: Show Graph` command and automatic link updates when files are renamed. Developers choose Foam for its open-source nature and extensibility within their familiar coding environment.
A VSCode extension for personal knowledge management and note sharing.
Software developers and researchers who want to organize their thoughts and notes directly within their VSCode workflow.
Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.
You can use Foam for organising your research, keeping re-discoverable notes, writing long-form content and, optionally, publishing it to the web.
Foam is free, open source, and extremely extensible to suit your personal workflow. You own the information you create with Foam, and you're free to share it, and collaborate on it with anyone you want.