r/Zettelkasten is a subreddit with 38k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses zettelkasten, notes, struggling, writing, and tools, 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
: "Turning fleeting notes to permanent notes"
16 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Is there such a Zettelkasten note-taking app?"
5 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Stop Caring About Your Inbox"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Rant on AI"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I built an infinite canvas app for Zettelkasten-style note-taking"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/Zettelkasten
#1
Zettelkasten
: "My Zettelkasten finally started working once I stopped treating it like a productivity system"
70 posts
#2
Notes
: "What actually becomes of your Notes when you write them?"
39 posts
#3
Struggling
8 posts
#4
Writing
: "Does your ZK actually connect to your Writing or do you just hope it will?"
7 posts
#5
Tools
: "Apr 2026 Self-Promotions | Tools, Books, and Courses"
6 posts
#6
Obsidian
: "I'm giving a Zettelkasten/Obsidian workshop at my university tomorrow."
5 posts
#7
Literature
: "My Literature notes are sprawling. How do I reduce them?"
5 posts
#8
Ai
5 posts
#9
System
: "I'm giving a Zettelkasten/Obsidian workshop at my university tomorrow."
5 posts
#10
Research
: "Inputting all my past notes into my zettelkasten system (academic Research)"
4 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
: "Taking Literature notes while still enjoying the book"
99 posts
#2
general
: "Some experts really have a gift for turning Zettelkasten into rocket science."
27 posts
#3
share
: "I deleted my Zettelkasten"
22 posts
#4
resource
: "Niklas Luhmann’s Zettelkasten Method One Pager (1968)"
22 posts
#5
workflow
: "Atomic notes are a trap"
11 posts
#6
structure
: "Zettelkasten for Visual Thinkers: Notes as Images, Not Just Words"
9 posts
Member Growth in r/Zettelkasten
Yearly
+8k members(27.3%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026