What is SiYuan?
SiYuan is an open-source, cross-platform note taking and knowledge management application. Developed as an alternative to proprietary software like Evernote and OneNote, SiYuan emphasizes features, flexibility, and privacy.
At its core, SiYuan lets you organize your notes in a hierarchical system of notebooks, sections, and pages. You can format your notes using Markdown syntax or rich WYSIWYG editing. It also offers conveniences like tagging, powerful search, offline access, encryption, and cross-platform sync through services like Dropbox.
Some key features and capabilities of SiYuan include:
- Cross-platform support across Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS
- Hierarchical organization of notebooks, sections, and pages
- WYSIWYG editor with headings, formatting, images, checklists, and more
- Markdown support with live preview
- Tagging for enhanced organization and discovery
- Full-text search across content
- Offline access and sync through services like Dropbox
- End-to-end encryption for privacy
- Extensibility through custom themes and plug-ins
- Open source under GPL 3.0 license
With its combination of features, flexibility, open ethos, and cross-platform availability, SiYuan is an compelling alternative for those seeking a future-proof note taking and knowledge management solution.
Obsidian, Microsoft OneNote, Typora, DEVONthink, CherryTree, Logseq, Roam Research, Notesnook, Zettlr, Trilium Notes, Dendron, MarkFlowy, Tangent Notes, Outlinely, Org-roam, Zenkit Hypernotes are some alternatives to SiYuan.