Foam
Active Mixed or custom
A personal knowledge base inside VS Code: linked Markdown notes, backlinks and a graph view.
Open-source alternative to: Obsidian
- GitHub stars
- 17,466
- License
- Mixed or custom
- Last code push
- Oct 29, 2026
- Latest release
- vscode@0.47.0: Release · Oct 28, 2026
- Runs as
- Editor extension
- Hosted plan
- Not confirmed
- Main language
- TypeScript
- Repository
- foambubble/foam
- Website
- foam.md
Is Foam still maintained?
Active Yes. Foam had a code push on Oct 29, 2026 (0 days before our last check on Oct 29, 2026), and its latest release is vscode@0.47.0: Release from Oct 28, 2026.
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Before you switch
Activity: Code pushed or a release published in the last 180 days.
License: GitHub could not identify a single standard license for this repository (often a mix of open-source and commercial parts). Read the LICENSE file before using it.
Setup: Foam installs on your own device, so there is no server to manage.
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