Roam (software)

{{Short description|Collaborative knowledge management platform}}

{{Infobox software

| name = Roam

| logo = File:Astrolabe-black.png

| developer = Roam Research Inc.

| released = 2019

| latest release version = 0.0.18

| latest release date =

| operating system = {{unbulleted list | Microsoft Windows | macOS | Linux | Web}}

| language = English

| genre = Note-taking, Wiki (Knowledge management software, Collaborative software)

| license = Proprietary software, Commercial software

| website = https://roamresearch.com

}}

Roam is a California-based productivity and note-taking application developed by Roam Research Inc. The system is built on a directed graph, which frees it from the constraints of the classic filesystem tree.{{cite web | title=Roam Research – A note taking tool for networked thought. | website=Roam Research | url=https://roamresearch.com/#/app/help/page/dZ72V0Ig6 | access-date=2023-05-17}} It is viewed as a competitor to Notion.{{cite web | last=Konrad | first=Alex | title=Notion Reaches $10 Billion Valuation, Boosted By Remote Work - And TikTok | website=Forbes | date=2021-10-08 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2021/10/08/notion-raises-at-10-billion-valuation-boosted-by-remote-work-tiktok/ | access-date=2023-05-17}}{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2020 |title=A $200 Million Seed Valuation for Roam Shows Investor Frenzy for Note-Taking Apps |url=https://www.theinformation.com/articles/a-200-million-seed-valuation-for-roam-shows-investor-frenzy-for-note-taking-apps |website=The Information}}