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<h2 class="chapter">1 Introduction</h2>
<p>Org-roam is a <a href="https://roamresearch.com/">Roam Research</a> replica built around the
all-powerful <a href="https://orgmode.org/">Org-mode</a>.
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<p>Org-roam is a solution for effortless non-hierarchical note-taking
with Org-mode. With Org-roam, notes flow naturally, making note-taking
fun and easy. Org-roam should also work as a plug-and-play solution
for anyone already using Org-mode for their personal wiki.
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<p>To understand more about Roam, a collection of links are available in
<a href="Note_002dtaking-Workflows.html#Note_002dtaking-Workflows">Note-taking Workflows</a>.
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<p>Org-roam aims to implement the core features of Roam, leveraging the
mature ecosystem around Org-mode where possible. Eventually, we hope
to further introduce features enabled by the Emacs ecosystem.
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<p>Org-roam provides several benefits over other tooling:
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<dt>Privacy and Security</dt>
<dd><p>Edit your personal wiki completely offline, entirely in your control. Encrypt your notes with GPG.
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<dt>Longevity of Plain Text</dt>
<dd><p>Unlike web solutions like Roam research, the notes are first and foremost plain Org-mode files &ndash; Org-roam simply builds up an auxilliary database to give the personal wiki superpowers. Having your notes in plain-text is crucial for the longevity of your wiki. Never have to worry about proprietary web solutions being taken down. Edit your plain-text notes in notepad if all other editors cease to exist
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<dt>Free and Open Source</dt>
<dd><p>Org-roam is free and open-source, which means that if you feel unhappy with any part of Org-roam, you may choose to extend Org-roam, or open a PR.
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<dt>Leverages the Org-mode ecosystem</dt>
<dd><p>Over the years, Emacs and Org-mode has developed into a mature system for plain-text organization. Building upon Org-mode already puts Org-roam light-years ahead of many other solutions.
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<dt>Built on Emacs</dt>
<dd><p>Emacs is also a fantastic interface for editing text, and we can inherit many of the powerful text-navigation and editing packages available to Emacs.
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