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by wwkeyboard 1232 days ago
I wonder why https://www.thebrain.com/ didn't get more traction, it seems to check all the boxes.
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The $220 price tag probably didn’t help.
There is a free version with a limited feature set available for personal use. Unfortunately, some essential features are missing (like tags and thought/link types), but at least you are not limited in the number of thoughts (= nodes) you can create, so it may be good enough for some people.

I’ve been using TheBrain (previously called “PersonalBrain”) for more than a decade now and got a lot more value out of its graph-based navigation and spatial linking concept than I would have with any of the text/outliner-based tools that have been popping up recently (although I use some of them too, for different reasons).

It's annoying that one time pricing feels worse than recurring. Roam is $15/month, so much cheaper!
Well, IMO Roam is also priced out of consideration, considering that Obsidian is free (or I think $50/year for business use).

But in general, I don’t mind subscriptions as a way to safely try some software.

And that LogSeq is Open Source. And there are several other options too. The space is crowded.
I'm the opposite, I can't stand the idea of paying forever.

$220 is on the high side, compared to SimpleMind which is around £30 (one-time).