r/Zettelkasten is a subreddit with 40k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses notes, zettelkasten, cards, for, and confusion, and they frequently recommend/review notes app.
Knowledge work based on the principles and practices of Niklas Luhmann's zettelkasten method, a bottom-up, emergent, rhizomatic approach to writing and thinking.
Popular Themes in r/Zettelkasten
#1
Advice Requests
: "Academics/PhDs in the Humanities. A bit of help, what's your system like?"
16 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "FOSS alternative to Obsidian"
5 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Jul 2026 Self-Promotions | Tools, Books, and Courses"
5 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Side effect of my Zettelkasten: self-confidence"
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Examples of using a Zettelkasten to produce an actual paper, book, or blog post?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/Zettelkasten
#1
Notes
: "My Notes only come back when I already know they exist. How do you rediscover the ones you forgot?"
17 posts
#2
Zettelkasten
: "I abandoned my Zettelkasten for 4 months"
14 posts
#3
Cards
: "At what point do you stop linking Cards and start actually creating outputs?"
3 posts
#4
For
: "Is Zettelkasten not For me?"
3 posts
#5
Confusion
: "Cross-Referencing Confusion"
2 posts
#6
Writing
: "At what point do you stop connecting cards and start Writing the actual piece?"
2 posts
#7
Abandoned
: "I Abandoned my Zettelkasten for 4 months"
2 posts
#8
Obsidian
: "How do you organize your Obsidian Zettelkasten? Looking for inspiration"
2 posts
#9
Using
: "Is anyone else Using Gnu Emacs Org Roam for a Zettlekasten"
2 posts
#10
Zettlekasten
: "Is anyone else using Gnu Emacs Org Roam for a Zettlekasten"
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/Zettelkasten
Notes App
7 reviews
#1
Apple Notes
3.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Bear
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Apple
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Zettelkasten
#1
question
: "The writing step is the whole method and I think most people skip it"
53 posts
#2
general
: "Side effect of my Zettelkasten: self-confidence"
8 posts
#3
resource
: "Understanding the Zettelkasten as an "Asymmetric" Communication Partner"
6 posts
#4
workflow
: "Reading workflow detailed in How To Take Smart Notes seems too narrow"
4 posts
#5
structure
: "Paper Ecosystem: Sketchbook / Zettelkasten / Journal / Index"
4 posts
#6
share
: "My first notes!"
4 posts
#7
community-update
: "Your September Zettelkasten Work"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Zettelkasten
Yearly
+8k members(24.4%)
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Last updated: October 28, 2026