# DocGraph vs Logseq — DocGraph

> Logseq is an open-source outliner where every note is a list of blocks; DocGraph is a document-style notes app with a private AI built in. Both keep notes as local files. Choose DocGraph for full pages, HTML, PDFs and chatting with your notes on your Mac; choose Logseq for block-based outlining, open source and more platforms.

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# DocGraph vs Logseq

Updated October 2026

**Logseq is an open-source outliner where every note is a list of blocks; DocGraph is a document-style notes app with a private AI built in. Both keep notes as local files. Choose DocGraph for full pages, HTML, PDFs and chatting with your notes on your Mac; choose Logseq for block-based outlining, open source and more platforms.**

## At a glance

DocGraph

Logseq

Note files

Plain .html and .md files in a folder you own

Local Markdown or Org files

Writing style

Full documents, with blocks, tables, charts and diagrams

Outliner: every line is a block

AI

Built in, and runs on your Mac by default (no API key, no per-question cost). Cloud models only if you add them

Through community plugins

Ask your notes

Chat with your whole vault; answers cite the notes they came from

Through community plugins

Other file types

PDF, Word, spreadsheets, images and scans are searchable in the same vault

PDF annotation; mostly Markdown

Source code

Closed source, free

Open source, free

Platforms

macOS on Apple Silicon (beta). Intel, Windows and Linux later

macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android

## Choose DocGraph if

-   You write full pages rather than outlines.
-   You want local AI that answers from your notes with citations.
-   You keep documents of many formats together and want one search across them.

## Choose Logseq if

-   You think in outlines and daily journals of blocks.
-   Open source matters to you, or you need mobile, Windows or Linux today.

## Try it

DocGraph is free. [Download it for Mac](https://docgraph.app/download), point it at a folder of notes, and see the [FAQ](https://docgraph.app/faq) or the [documentation](https://docs.docgraph.app) for details.

Logseq details reflect its public information as of October 2026; check its own site for current features and pricing. Logseq is a trademark of its owner; DocGraph is not affiliated with it.