![Notion Icon](/icons/mac/notion.png)
![Roam Research Icon](/icons/mac/roam-research.png)
![Obsidian Icon](/icons/mac/obsidian.png)
![Notion Icon](/icons/mac/notion.png)
![Roam Research Icon](/icons/mac/roam-research.png)
![Obsidian Icon](/icons/mac/obsidian.png)
Notion vs Roam vs Obsidian
![Notion Icon](/icons/mac/notion.png)
Notion
Notion can be used as a note-taking app, a project management tool, a wiki, a database, and more. It's a powerful all-in-one app that can be used for a wide range of purposes. Teams of all sizes use Notion to collaborate on documents, build knowledge bases, and even schedule automations.
![Roam Research Icon](/icons/mac/roam-research.png)
Roam Research
Roam Research is the original networked thought note-taking app. It is a note-taking powerhouse with excellent note-linking abilities. You can easily build and navigate whole knowledge bases with Roam.
![Obsidian Icon](/icons/mac/obsidian.png)
Obsidian
Obsidian is a Markdown-based networked note-taking app similar to Roam Research. It is faster than Roam, and has a way better mobile app. That said, it is much weaker than Roam in a other areas such as block references and linked references.
Fan of note-taking apps? 🤔
Maybe Paper is what you're looking for.