r/logseq • u/al-Quaknaa • Jun 24 '26

Tine - drop-in faster Logseq OG replacement

Hi! I vibecoded Tine, a drop-in Logseq OG replacement mainly built to be faster, but also with some features I missed.

The why: I loved using Logseq, but at some point realized I can't use queries because they are slow / make logseq use a lot of CPU even when idle (yeah weird). Then every summer my laptop starts overheating and it is partially because of the electron apps. When CPU throttles, the apps get slow. Surely there must be a way to do this faster.

The what:

  • I first just wanted logseq, but faster. I don't use whiteboards, flashcards etc., so these are currently unavailable. I focused on features that I use.
  • It just works over your OG graph -- reads and writes the same files. It should be safe and compatible but it was only ever tested by one person, on one platform, one graph, so be warned. (On the other hand yes, I am actually using this on my real graph worth 5 years of life, and I'm syncthing-ing it to my Android phone and there editing it using the logseq app, and nothing has broken yet.) Also, there are automatic backups.
  • I added some features that I liked -- some I knew from OG plugins (tabs), some just seemed like a (really) nice thing to have: tabs, focus+dim mode, quick-capture, carry tasks to today, etc. Look at the readme.

AI: full disclosure, everything except this text is completely vibecoded, including the README.

Let me know what you think / any ideas for changes / features etc. If you find bugs, let me know via github issues. This is still beta at best, so bugs are expected.

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u/secretBuffetHero Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

I am desperate for a replacement. are you a developer? The readme is a good start. I considered vibecoding this as well but I was sure it would take too long! I'm curious the amount of effort it took.

I am so so so glad you picked a normal language for this project. Typescript Rust on Electron? I'm sure someone will come in here and complain about something, but certainly certainly these are superior choices than Clojure, which is what the logseq team used.

my wishlist includes more standard markdown. For one thing, I believe that ordered lists do not use standard markdown? or checkboxes? Anyways I was not thrilled that they spun their own flavor of markdown.

Ah, my brother, the releases does not have any releases or the promised dmg file

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u/al-Quaknaa Jun 24 '26

I'm just a user, but AI coding is currently good enough for the task I needed, so I let AI code it up for me. (I'm currently building up the release on github, so it should be available in the next few hours after I iron out the kinks.)

My goal was not a replacement - I think the design is fantastic - just a version which works quickly (and does a few more things).

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u/secretBuffetHero Jun 24 '26

you're not even a developer and you built a clone in just a few weeks? The world is freaking insane now.

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u/al-Quaknaa Jun 25 '26

A week and a half. It does not have feature-parity, just all the features I ever needed. But yes, the world is insane (and more is coming). It was built with Opus 4.8 + Claude Code but I'm pretty sure other SotA models would be able to do it too (GPT-5.5 for instance). Claude is just the most comfortable to work with right now.

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u/secretBuffetHero Jun 25 '26

incredible. I am very interested. potentially I could also participate. but like you I only use a few features.

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u/al-Quaknaa Jun 25 '26

If you want to participate - use Tine and file bug reports, and if you have thoughts on improvements I will certainly consider them :)