LOA 101.4
Why forgetting is a feature
Notes you never revisit fade politely instead of piling up. Loam resurfaces only what earns it.
memorydesign
The Loam public library · open late
Every note you've ever taken, one drawer away.
Loam is a second brain run like the world's best library. You drop thoughts at the returns slot; trained clerks (software, polite) file, cross-reference, and fetch them back on demand.
Try the catalog · live demo
Ask for anything.
6 of 6 cards on the table
LOA 204.9
The two-minute capture rule
If it takes longer than two minutes to file, you won't. Loam files in one keystroke.
capturehabit
LOA 317.2
Links beat folders
A note can live in one folder but hold a dozen threads. Ask for any of them, get it in milliseconds.
linkssearch
LOA 422.0
Write with your past self
Drafts arrive pre-loaded with everything you've ever thought on the topic, cited line by line.
writingmemory
LOA 530.6
Shared stacks
Lend a whole shelf to a collaborator. They return it with margin notes you'll actually read.
teamssharing
LOA 611.3
Export is a right
Plain Markdown out, any time, no ransom. A library you can't leave isn't a library.
trustdesign
Due-date slip
Stamp the slip to check out Loam free for 30 days. No fines, ever.
House rules
Quiet, well-lit, and ruthlessly organized.
RULE 1
File anything in one keystroke
Text, clipping, photo, voice. Loam stamps the call number; you never think about where it went.
RULE 2
Find everything in milliseconds
Full-text plus meaning search across every card you've ever filed. Misspellings forgiven, half-memories welcome.
RULE 3
Check out answers, not just cards
Ask a question and the desk clerk answers from your own collection, with the call numbers attached.
“I've tried every notes app. Loam is the first one that finds things the way my memory does — sideways.”
Reader · free
$0
- 1,000 cards
- One-click filing
- Meaning search
Fellow · $10/mo
$10
- Unlimited cards
- Ask-the-desk answers
- Shared stacks
- Reading-room support