Foam

Spec sheet

Purpose

Foam is a personal knowledge management system built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub for organizing research, creating discoverable notes, and publishing knowledge.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Platforms

Foam runs as a VS Code extension, and its installation guide says VS Code supports cross-platform use.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · docs.foam.md

Integrations

Foam documents compatibility with Obsidian vaults and says users can open the same Markdown folder in VS Code with Foam installed.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Support

The installation guide directs users to the FAQ, Foam Community Discord, GitHub Issues, and GitHub Discussions for help.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

CLI and MCP

The Foam CLI can search and manage notes from a terminal, and its `foam mcp` command exposes a workspace to AI agents via MCP.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Data destination

Foam says telemetry events go to an Azure Application Insights resource owned by the Foam project, and raw event data is not shared.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Knowledge graph

Foam provides backlinks and a graph visualization to explore connections between notes.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Limitations

Foam's Obsidian migration guide says Obsidian community plugins, Canvas, and Tasks plugin syntax are unsupported.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Note sharing

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · docs.foam.md

Note tools

Features include block anchors, note embeds, tags, daily notes, templates, and note properties.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Offline access

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · docs.foam.md

Open format

Foam stores notes as standard Markdown files, so users own their data.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Publishing

Foam workspaces can be published using options including GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Azure DevOps Wiki, and Vercel.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Real-time collaboration

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · docs.foam.md

Telemetry

Foam collects anonymous usage data; its FAQ says it does not collect note content, file names, or personal information, and users can opt out through VS Code telemetry settings.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Template security

Foam warns that JavaScript templates can escape its in-process sandbox and advises running them only in trusted workspaces.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

VS Code extension

The Foam extension adds wikilink completion and navigation, backlinks, graph visualization, templates, and daily notes to VS Code.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Wikilinks

Foam uses double-bracket wikilinks to connect notes and provides link completion and navigation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.foam.md

Plans and prices

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