r/PKMS is a subreddit with 74k members. The community frequently discusses pkm, notes, pkms, app, and tools, and they frequently recommend/review note-taking app, notes app, and ai tools, and the most common flair used is discussion, other, method, feature, and research.
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 Topics in r/PKMS
#1
Pkm
95 posts
#2
Notes
78 posts
#3
Pkms
57 posts
#4
App
53 posts
#5
Tools
35 posts
#6
System
35 posts
#7
Ai
34 posts
#8
Management
30 posts
#9
Organize
28 posts
#10
Obsidian
24 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
: "What if connected knowledge didn't stop at the individual level?"
32 posts
#2
Other
: "12,000 notes in Obsidian. I just realized I haven't opened any of them in 6 months. What's the point?"
15 posts
#3
Method
: "A method for juggling things: a whiteboard with notes like post-its, some connecting into flows"
13 posts
#4
Feature
: "I had a different app for everything and it was killing my focus. So I built one canvas for all of it"
9 posts
#5
Research
: "PARA Research"
1 post
#6
Help Finding Software
: "Looking for a Personal CRM with Android Reminders & Windows/Cloud Sync"
1 post
#7
Showcase
: "I've been making an outliner that works for myself: Pointliner"
1 post
#8
Organisation methods
: "I’m building a service to help people create their second brain."
1 post
Member Growth in r/PKMS
Yearly
+23k members(45.5%)
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Last updated: July 3, 2026