We compare on what each tool is for, and we say what the other one does well, since most of them are tools we’d happily recommend. Filamental is a 3D/2D space for thinking, planning and presenting, kept as plain Markdown on your own disk, so it usually sits alongside other software rather than replacing it.
Graphify
A graph you’re given, or one you work in
Graphify maps a codebase and its documents into a graph you can query, and rebuilds it as the code changes. Filamental is where you build, arrange and present a structure yourself. Where each one fits, and how they work together.
Read it →Kumu
A map on the web, or one in your folder
Kumu is built for systems and stakeholder maps that many people edit in the browser, and its free projects are public. Filamental keeps the map on your own disk, private on every plan, with the reasoning on every node.
Read it →Obsidian
The same folder, read another way
Obsidian is an excellent and beloved home for what you know, and Filamental is for the structure still being worked out. Both read the same Markdown vault, so most people keep both.
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