Logseq alternatives for Mac
Logseq — Privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge sharing and management — is installed 358 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask logseq to install Logseq itself.- Obsidian55.3× the installs
- Anytype2.1× smaller user base
- Typora2.7× the installs
- Zotero4.7× the installs
- Craft3.4× smaller user base
- bear2.3× the installs
- Joplin463 installs/mo
- Notion14.0× the installs
Full comparison
| Logseq | Obsidian | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |
| Open source | Yes | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 2.0.2 | 1.14.5 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 358 | 19,786 |
| Install command | brew install --cask logseq | brew install --cask obsidian |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.