r/PKMS is a subreddit with 79k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses ai, pkms, tired, struggling, and pkm, and they frequently recommend/review note-taking app, notes app, and ai tools.
Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) includes methods and tools used for individuals to classify, store, and organize the information they learn and experience in their daily lives. There are a few objectives to this, including improving memory/recollection and creativity/idea creation.
Personal Knowledge Management Systems (PKMS) include methods like the Zettlekasten System and digital tools such as [[Logseq]]. Mind mapping could also be considered a method of PKM.
Popular Themes in r/PKMS
#1
Advice Requests
: "OneNote or Obsidian for personal information system?"
6 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Digital cabinet recommendations"
4 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I built a personal context layer for my notes, meetings, and AI tools - looking for early users"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/PKMS
#1
Ai
: "Do you see a legit assistant role for Ai in PKMS?"
9 posts
#2
Pkms
: "Do you see a legit assistant role for AI in Pkms?"
7 posts
#3
Tired
6 posts
#4
Struggling
5 posts
#5
Pkm
5 posts
#6
Notes
4 posts
#7
Digital
: "Digital cabinet recommendations"
4 posts
#8
App
3 posts
#9
Tools
3 posts
#10
Note
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/PKMS
Note-taking App
24 reviews
#1
Joplin
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
SiYuan
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Anytype
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Notes App
12 reviews
#1
Obsidian
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Heptabase
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
AnyType
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Ai Tools
5 reviews
#1
Qolaba AI
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Suno AI
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Otter AI
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/PKMS
#1
Discussion
: "After 12 years canceled evernote"
46 posts
#2
Method
: "I turned 3,600 LinkedIn connections into a searchable relationship memory in Obsidian"
15 posts
#3
Feature
: "[1.0] Third Mind Reader: EPUB & PDF reading in Obsidian, highlights as real notes"
9 posts
#4
Other
: "New “Kosshi” snappy-fast, native, db-based outliner for Mac/iOS"
8 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Self promotion thread (October 2026)"
2 posts
#6
Question
: "Which PKMS would help me make sense of data manually? I'm trying to turn fragments into coherence."
2 posts
#7
Widget - markdown - opensource
: "made a free home screen widget for markdown notes, basically the google keep widget but for a folder of .md files"
1 post
Member Growth in r/PKMS
Yearly
+23k members(41.4%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026