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SiYuan (思源笔记)

Local-first personal knowledge management system

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SiYuan (思源笔记) is a local-first personal knowledge management system developed by B3log. It is designed for storing and organizing notes and knowledge on your own device first, with data kept locally rather than depending on a remote service as the primary location.

The system provides WYSIWYG editing, bidirectional block references, and encrypted sync. It is listed among B3log's open-source products alongside Sym, Solo, Vditor, Pipe, Wide, and Latke, with source code, an official site, and a guide available.

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