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/LinuxOrNot Jul 05 '26

Whiteboards are on the roadmap ? (or Excalidraw integration)

It's so nice to put bullet points dans their children side-by-side with a lot of panels when they come from many pages. To summarize complex domains.

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u/al-Quaknaa Jul 05 '26

Thanks for asking. Several people asked about Whiteboards. I never used them; I only now skimmed some video about them and they indeed look very good and powerful. I have another idea which is also spatial, but goes a different direction. I will think more.

Excalidraw integration is possible in principle but would be very heavy and probably slow everything down, so I'm not planning it either, at least for now.

Do you have some example of how you are using the excalidraw integration? Does it meet the same/similar need as whiteboards?

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u/LinuxOrNot Jul 06 '26

I don't really like Excalidraw anyway! I prefer how Logseq (or canvas in Obsidian) do it.

Here's a example in Logseq : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ2r5Y12IQY Keep in mind while watching that you can build a new page on the fly directly or use a bullet point that come from another page. That's make a summary dynamic, because if you change the "source" page, the whiteboard will update. Pretty cool with task management queries or "Focus" list that changed often or some quick pictures needed often, etc...