Using Foam
Using Foam
Section titled “Using Foam”Foam is a personal knowledge management system built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub. It helps you organize research, create discoverable notes, and publish your knowledge.
See also Frequently Asked Questions.
Key Features
Section titled “Key Features”- Wikilinks - Connect thoughts with
[[double bracket]]syntax - Block anchors - Link or embed specific paragraphs, list items, and headings with
[[note#^id]] - Embeds - Include content from other notes with
![[note]]syntax - Backlinks - Automatically discover connections between notes
- Graph visualization - See your knowledge network visually
- Daily notes - Capture timestamped thoughts
- Templates - Standardize note creation
- Tags - Organize and filter content
Why Choose Foam?
Section titled “Why Choose Foam?”- Free and open source - No subscriptions or vendor lock-in
- Own your data - Notes stored as standard Markdown files
- VS Code integration - Leverage powerful editing and extensions
- Git-based - Version control and collaboration built-in
Foam is like a bathtub: What you get out of it depends on what you put into it.
Getting Started
Section titled “Getting Started”- Installation
- Using Foam with VS Code Features
- Recommended Extensions
- Creating Your First Workspace
- Note-Taking in Foam
- Sync notes with source control
- Keyboard Shortcuts
Features
Section titled “Features”- Wikilinks
- Footnotes
- Block Anchors
- Note Embeds
- Foam Queries
- Tags
- Backlinks
- Daily Notes
- Spell Checking
- Graph Visualization
- Note Properties
- Note Templates
- Paste Images from Clipboard
- Custom Markdown Preview Styles
- Link Reference Definitions
- Adding Custom Snippets
Recipes
Section titled “Recipes”Recipes is a collection of user-contributed patterns that describe different ways you could utilize Foam or integrate it with other tools.
Publishing
Section titled “Publishing”You can publish your Foam notes for consumption in different formats. Examples: GitHub Pages, Generate a site using Gatsby, Publish to Vercel
See Publishing pages for more details.
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