Roam is basically an outliner Obsidian is able to do outlining with some plugins, but is primarily designed for writing notes. I really far prefer Obsidian. I

Roam is basically an outliner Obsidian is able to do outlining with some plugins, but is primarily designed for writing notes. I really far prefer Obsidian. If you want to get a good primer on things, lookup Linking Your Thinking on YouTube.