What is Logseq?

Second brain
- https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/
Available on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android
- Usable in most places you need
Offline use first
- Security and privacy
Plain text files using markdown format
- Future proof
- Easy to export to other systems
- Easy to version control
Free and open-source
- No annoying subscriptions required
- Not controlled by 3rd party company
Supports plugins, and is programmable
- Extensibility

Limitations on iOS

Plugins are not supported on mobile, which is a shame as a lot of functionality is provided in plugins
- There is a feature request that has 99 votes as of Nov 13th 2023
  - https://discuss.logseq.com/t/plugin-support-for-ios-android-apps/10109
- Check out Obsidian if you want to try a similar solution that supports plugins on mobile

Keyboard Shortcuts

If you click the 3 dots in the top right of the application, click settings, and then click keymap, you can see the keyboard shortcuts. You can also use the keyboard shortcut g s to see the shortcuts.

Useful Shortcuts

`Enter` - Enter edit mode	`Esc` - Leave edit mode	`CMD-K` - Search or create page	`CMD-SHIFT-P` - Command palette
`g s` - Show shortcuts	`g a` - All pages	`g f` - Flashcards	`g g` - Graph view
`g j` - Show journals	`g p` - Previous journal	`g n` - Next journal	`CMD-SHIFT-J` - Open journal in sidebar
`t l` - Toggle left sidebar	`t r` - Toggle right sidebar	`t w` - Make screen wider	`t o` - Toggle open blocks
`CMD-DOWN` - Expand	`CMD-UP` - Collapse

Properties

TODO

Queries

Give me all blocks that have the tag daily, but not the tag page itself or my templates page

{{query (and #daily (not (page “templates”)) (not (page “daily”))) }}

How can I order the columns in the query results?

The order of the columns within the table generated from the query is based on when the column was created. The simplest way to change the order of columns in the table is to unselect all properties and then reselect in the order you want them.

Task Management

TODO

Syncing using GitHub on iOS using WorkingCopy

You could sync with iCloud, but there are numerous reports of issues with it being slow on the forums. There is also a native LogSeq sync although it is still in beta.

Please note that you will have to do these steps for each iOS device you want to use LogSeq on. Also note that you will need to pay for the pro features of WorkingCopy to link folders.

Step 1, Set up the folder to sync

Clone your repository
Tap the newly cloned repository
Tap on the “Repository” item
Tap the repository name at the top of the screen
Tap Link Repository to menu item
Tap Directory
Browse for LogSeq folder on your device (not iCloud)
Create a new folder for your files
Tap Open to specify that folder as the linked folder
You should see a chain next to the repository name in the repository list

Step 2, Add graph to the folder

Open LogSeq
Tap Documents
Tap Add new graph
Tap Create a new graph
Give the graph a name
Uncheck iCloud sync
Select the folder you created in previous step and tap Open

Step 3a, Add automation for opening LogSeq to pull changes

Open ShortCuts > Automation Tab > Tap Plus to Create Personal Automation
Scroll down to App, and tap it
- We define which app by tapping choose, and select LogSeq
- Tap Is Opened
- Tap Run immediately
- Tap Next
Tap New Blank Automation
- Tap Add Action
  - Search for action Pull Repository
    - Specify for Repository your Logseq repo
  - Tap Done

Step 3b, Add automation for opening LogSeq to pull changes

Open ShortCuts > Automation Tab > Tap Plus to Create Personal Automation
Scroll down to App, and tap it
- We define which app by tapping choose, and select LogSeq
- Tap Is Closed, and make sure Is Opened is not selected
- Tap Run immediately
- Tap Next
Tap New Blank Automation
- Tap Add Action
  - Search for action Stage for Commit
    - For path specify *
    - For repository use your Logseq repo
  - Create an action for If condition below the stage action
    - Select Magic Variable - choose Filenames below the first action
    - Condition: has any value
  - Add Commit Repository action under if action
    - Repository your Logseq repo
    - For message specify Auto-commit from LogSeq
    - You can toggle off Fail when nothing to Commit to prevent failure notification
  - Add Push Repository action as second action under if action
    - Specify your repository as the Logseq repo

Step 4, Make sure it works

Open LogSeq and type something
Close LogSeq
See if your changes have been commited to GitHub
You need to make sure you lose focus on LogSeq after edits for shortcuts to run

Useful plugins

copycode
- adds button to the right of code blocks to copy the code
bulletthreading
- adds a visual indication of threading in bullets
git plugin
chatgpt
mindmap (markmap?)

Themes

Bonofix

Programming LogSeq

Instructions and a video on a graph that shows Javascript and Python execution
- https://github.com/adxsoft/logseq-code-execution-demo-graph

Languages supported (not on iOS):

Clojure
Javascript
Python
R