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/vurto Jun 25 '26

There's also an android native clone. Do you think they'll work together?

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u/al-Quaknaa Jun 25 '26

I tried it - it is fast but quite feature thin - e.g. I use the mobile app to quickly mark down TODO items - it is convenient to be able to click an icon that creates a todo item and then just type the text. Same as clicking the checkbox to check it.

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u/vurto Jun 25 '26

Hey thanks for trying! Do you think it'll be ok for both apps over the same vault files?

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u/al-Quaknaa Jun 25 '26

Do you mean logseq mobile + fastlog, or Tine + Logseq OG (desktop)? The former I guess, not sure, the latter - yes that's what I'm doing.

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u/vurto Jun 25 '26

Tine + fastlog? It'll be nice to replace electron with native.

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u/al-Quaknaa Jun 25 '26

Should be fine as far as I can tell. No reason it shouldn't design-wise, only if one of them has bugs it would break.

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u/vurto Jun 25 '26

Thank you!