Install logseq with Homebrew Cask

Project links

• Homepage
• Package manager page

Commands and aliases

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Project history

Logseq was developed as an open-source, privacy-first environment for connected notes, outlining, journals, task management, and knowledge graphs. The project publishes its source and desktop releases from the `logseq/logseq` GitHub repository.

The modern Logseq line moved toward database-backed graphs. The earlier file-based implementation was subsequently preserved as Logseq OG, separating the newer application architecture from the established Markdown- and Org-file workflow.

Adoption history

Logseq became a prominent open-source entrant in the local-first knowledge-management ecosystem. Its combination of plain-text graphs, bidirectional links, daily journals, tasks, queries, and plugins attracted users of outliners and personal knowledge bases.

Distribution expanded across desktop and mobile platforms. For macOS package-manager users, the official release artifacts are wrapped by Homebrew's `logseq` cask.

How it is used

Users create a graph, write blocks and pages, maintain daily journals, connect ideas with links and properties, and use queries or plugins to build personal workflows. Desktop releases are commonly installed from GitHub artifacts or through package managers such as Homebrew.

Why package nerds care

Logseq is notable to package enthusiasts because it combines a substantial Clojure/ClojureScript application with Electron-style desktop delivery and cross-platform release artifacts. It is also a visible example of local-first software being installed through both conventional application stores or downloads and community package managers.

The transition from file-oriented graphs toward database-backed graphs makes version selection, backups, migrations, and the distinction between Logseq and Logseq OG unusually important for technically inclined users.

Timeline

• 2020s: Logseq develops into a widely used open-source local-first knowledge-management application.
• 2026: The Homebrew cask supplies the 2.x database-oriented Logseq release line, while the file-oriented line is published separately as Logseq OG.

Related projects

• Logseq OG preserves the file-based Logseq line.
• The official `logseq/docs` repository supplies Logseq documentation content.
• The project uses the separate `logseq/mldoc` parser for document formats.

Sources

• Official Logseq OG repository: https://github.com/logseq/og
• Official database-version migration notes: https://github.com/logseq/docs/blob/master/db-version-changes.md
• Official documentation: https://docs.logseq.com/
• Official repository and README: https://github.com/logseq/logseq