PKM Weekly - 2026-01-24
A look at the latest Personal Knowledge Management PKM news from the past week.
Hi Everyone,
We are back with another episode of PKM Weekly. Let’s see what is in store for us today.
Thymer
Thymer Alpha → Beta?
The main milestones the devs want to achieve before they release the Thymer Beta are:
Mobile in a tolerable state
Desktop app
New signups can use Thymer for 10 minutes without running into any major bugs/glitches
Late February 2026 is being targeted as the date of achieving the above, which I think is great news. 2 months or so of closed alpha testing to sort out the critical bugs and get mobile-ready, and then let the masses in. Good Job.
Thymer Importer Plugin
Phild has been working on an Importer plugin. An import plugin that brings your data into Thymer from multiple sources with a streamlined interface. Currently supports CSV & Markdown (specifically trained on Obsidian).
Features
Markdown Import (Obsidian Compatible)
Bulk Import: Import entire vaults of markdown files in one operation
Frontmatter Parsing: Extracts YAML frontmatter as properties
Smart Property Detection: Analyses your notes to detect field types automatically
Folder Organisation: Preserves folder structure as a choice field
Wiki-Link Resolution: Converts
[[Note Name]]syntax to actual Thymer record referencesObsidian Syntax Support: Handles callouts, highlights, and other Obsidian-specific markdown
CSV Import
Paste or Upload: Import CSV data by pasting directly or uploading a file
Smart Type Detection: Automatically detects field types from your data
Type Hints Support: Add a second row with type names (
text,number,choice, etc.) to skip configurationAuto-Create Collections: Creates new collections with proper schemas or imports to existing ones
Choice Field Detection: Automatically identifies and configures dropdown fields with all unique values
Current Limitations
Cannot import attachments
Will not render markdown with unsupported equivalent in Thymer, e.g. tables, dividers.
New Themes
Several new themes have popped up in the Discord over the past week or so, including this Chocolatey-Brown theme from Dave:
Repo for all Creations and Stress Testing
I had a bit of time over the past couple of days so did a couple of things:
Created an Awesome-Thymer Repo so you can see what others have created/add your own Thymer creation. Hopefully this can be cloned into an official Thymer space at some point.
Obsidian
Roadmap
Been a while since I posted the Obsidian roadmap, which includes some new things and some cool planned things
Calendar and kanban views for bases are definitely something I look forward to, together with the ever-elusive PDF annotation.
Stop Losing Saved Content: My Obsidian Discovery System
Paul, look at The New Discovery Vault, which helps you capture and filter content from YouTube, Reddit, articles, and more. Instead of losing interesting resources in a digital graveyard, this system automatically scores and organises them so you only focus on what matters.
I think too much is said on capturing and not enough on retrieving and discovering, so I enjoyed Paul’s video.
Obsidian + Claude Code 101
Heinrich posted - If you’re getting into AI-assisted knowledge management, these are the pointers I wish I had when I started
Interesting Reddit Posts
Ultimate Guide On How To Use Obsidian For New Users - I think it would be a great idea to create a single post where everyone can share how they use Obsidian, which plugins they rely on, and what advice they would give to beginners. If this post gets enough attention, it could really help new users by giving them solid guidance and motivation and, in the end, make our community stronger!
Capacities
From Canny to Frill
The team announced a change to the feedback process:
We’ve just moved our feedback board from Canny to Frill. Here’s why.
Canny sunset the legacy plan we were on. The current plans are significantly more expensive and not something we can justify. We liked Canny and would have preferred to stay, but this change forced the move. Frill is the best alternative we found.
Feedback workflows should feel familiar: you can still submit ideas and issues via Feedback in the left sidebar.
Most tickets were migrated, including all bugs and anything marked planned, in progress, or under review.
Check it out here.
New Release?
A few users mentioned that it had been a while since there was an update to Capacities…fear not, the Devs have said “Update is coming soon! Couple of days.”, then another dev saying “Next release dropping on Monday, super excited for it!”
Monday looks like it could be a big day.
TANA
Tana Systems Lab (NEW event series)
This series is a refined iteration of our Live Build format, where we map out the underlying system behind common workflows and explore multiple viable builds, not just one.
Systems Lab #1: CRMs in Tana
There’s no one-size-fits-all CRM. Some people track clients + deals, some track friends + follow-ups, and some just need a simple way to remember who they met, where, and what matters. In this first Systems Lab session, we’ll walk through a few real CRM styles built in Tana, from lightweight to powerful, and tease out the patterns that make them work.
When: Next Thursday, January 29, 9 PM Eastern Time
Where: Google Meet (sign up here: https://luma.com/5nx58f0y)
Other Community Events
Beginner Drop-in Sessions are returning. Twice a week (Wed + Fri), starting 28 Jan. Show up, ask anything, get unstuck. Run by @Ev ChapmanSee the upcoming sessions here
New Notetaking Cohort. 4 weeks in February. Build your own knowledge library with a small group. Led by @Theo and the team. Interested? Register your interest here
Logseq
Self-Host Sync
The refactored DB sync server is nearing completion. It will be possible to self-host with this version. Link
The devs commented “Yes, very close, we just tested it internally, there’re still some bugs, the good news is that we encountered only one issue that result in server db invalid data, which should be easily fixed since we can reproduce it. I think we can start testing next week.”
Logseq CLI
New PR - feat: init full-featured Logseq CLI.
This PR introduces a comprehensive Logseq CLI for reading/writing DB-graphs with full Node.js compatibility for the db-worker. It establishes the CLI’s core architecture, command structure, and output conventions.
Includes:
Make db-worker nodejs compatible
Introduces a new Logseq CLI which can read/write DB-graphs
Establishes the CLI’s core architecture, command structure, and output conventions.
Adds supporting documentation and tests for the new CLI surface.
src dir:
src/main/logseq/clisee also
docs/cli/logseq-cli.md
Dario is back on YouTube
Great to see Dario back in a new video where he talks about his 2026: Life Update + Content Plans
Looking forward to your videos, Dario.
Joplin
Desktop pre-release v3.6 is now available
Download the latest pre-releases from here: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases
v3.6.1
New: Add more error information when the profile is corrupted
New: Add support for external embeds, eg. YouTube videos
Improved: Improve Fountain notes exported as PDF
Improved: Updated packages @rollup/plugin-commonjs (v28.0.8), @rollup/plugin-node-resolve (v16.0.3), style-to-js (v1.1.18)
Fixed: Experimental auto-updater: Fix application crash on update failure
Fixed: Rich Text Editor: Fix cut, copy, paste, and select all menu items
Improved: Accessibility: Include accessibility information in exported PDFs
Improved: Editor: Inline rendering: Render inline HTML (colorized text, superscript, subscript, strikethrough)
Fixed: .onepkg import: Fix Unicode issues, support Linux and MacOS
Fixed: Application crashes when profile database has been analyzed
Fixed: Built-in plugins: Upgrade Freehand Drawing to v4.3.0
Workflowy
January update release for Workflowy. 2026.01 - Patch Notes: Cross-tab drag and drop, improvements to numbered lists, dates, and more.
Check out the Twitter thread for more.
Heptabase
Chat: AI suggested questions for newly created chats (Please make sure you enable “AI Suggested Questions” in Settings -> AI features)
Fix an issue where voice notes could sometimes return corrupted content, making journals unreadable.
Octarine
v0.33.5 out now Code Block Syntax Highlighting
Code blocks now use Shiki for syntax highlighting, providing more accurate highlighting and better theme support.
The language dropdown now includes over 300+ languages.
Code blocks now support
TabandShift+Tabfor indenting and outdenting code.
Improvements
Notes can now be dragged from the file tree directly into the editor to create wikilinks.
The typography settings interface has been reorganised for better clarity.
Typography styling is not applied to codeblocks (including Mermaid).
Fixes
Fixed an issue where code block typography styles would interfere with Mermaid diagrams.
Recall
Recall Graph View 2.0 Full Tutorial: Discover Hidden Connections in Your Knowledge
Recall Graph View 2.0 is a visual, interactive map of everything you save. Your notes, articles, podcasts, videos, and books become a dynamic web of connected knowledge.
In this tutorial:
What a graph view is
Creating custom connections and personal notes
Filtering and customising your graph
Finding paths between seemingly unrelated topics
Real workflows I use to explore my knowledge base
That’s all for this week. Thank you very much in advance for reading and I look forward to bringing you more PKM news next week.