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            "summary": "Joplin is a free, open-source note-taking app for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS, created by Laurent Cozic. It stores notes in an open format, syncs through services such as Dropbox and OneDrive, and supports end-to-end encryption.",
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            "overview": "Logseq is an open-source app for linked notes, built around outlines in which each bullet can be linked, referenced and moved. Pages link to each other, show backlinks and appear in a graph, and a daily journal page gives every day a place for new notes. It is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and runs as a desktop app on Windows, macOS and Linux.\n\nThe project's README describes the database version and its mobile app as beta or alpha, and it recommends regular backups. Logseq has a plugin API for extensions. The outliner approach takes time to learn, and people who want a simple page-based notebook may find Obsidian or Joplin easier to start with."
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