Anytype

If Notion and Slack had a decentralized baby

4.9•103 reviews•

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If Notion and Slack had a decentralized baby

4.9•103 reviews•

3.7K followers

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Anytype is a safe haven for digital collaboration — a local-first, encrypted, offline-ready home for notes, chats, and lists you truly own. Built on peer-to-peer sync, it lets you work and collaborate without the cloud breathing down your neck.

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4.9

Based on 103 reviews

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Reviews praise Anytype’s privacy-first, local-first approach, snappy performance, and clean UX, often calling it the most credible open-source Notion alternative. Users highlight flexible data modeling (objects, relations, sets), useful graphs, and dependable P2P sync across platforms. Common asks: easier onboarding, more templates, bulk/recurring features, multi-user collaboration, Markdown/canvas, multi-tab, and clearer self-hosted sync. Some note a learning curve and licensing concerns. Overall sentiment is highly positive: fast, reliable, and evolving quickly, with users willing to “play the long game” as features reach parity.

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Pros

privacy-focused (35)

UI/UX quality (30)

offline mode (29)

local-first (25)

open source (23)

cross-platform (20)

E2E encryption (20)

fast performance (18)

customizable data model (16)

knowledge graph (14)

Cons

learning curve (15)

alpha/beta releases (14)

bugs (6)

no multi-tab support (5)

missing Markdown support (4)

limited search functionality (3)

limited templates (3)

data export issues (2)

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•4 reviews

What's great

community support (8)cross-platform (20)open source (23)offline mode (29)self-hosting (6)collaboration (3)privacy-focused (35)Web3 integration (2)E2E encryption (20)local-first (25)knowledge graph (14)P2P sync (13)customizable data model (16)responsive developer (2)

This is one of the most innovative PKM (and more) tools available. The AnyType team has created an intriguing and appealing foundation (protocol, next gen sync technique, etc.) that works really well across devices and platforms. It provides really functional building blocks to make it a great knowledge management companion but also to share and collaborate with others. It provides excellent link-centric (backlinks, outgoing links, etc.) visibility between the knowledge graph objects and has uniquely useful ways of enabling you to move between those (e.g. its Flow display). They've improved their user interface to make it simpler and more intuitive in the recent versions so it no longer has the somewhat difficult learning curve that it had in its early days.

What needs improvement

limited search functionality (3)data export issues (2)UI/UX quality (1)no multi-tab support (5)

Exporting data is much better than it was in earlier releases but there are still a few issues that could be improved to ensure that all forms of data are completely exported and portable to other tools. Issues here and there to improve UI/UX quality seem to be getting gradually taken care of. The search works well and there are so many query options that finding notes is not really a problem but it could be improved to also have advanced search functionality.

vs Alternatives

Very flexible with how you can store, organize, and find notes in an interface that supports markdown but also provides nice additional features. It values linking between objects like Obsidian does but enables many other views through queries (similar to Capacities or Notion). It provides its own, open and very secure technique for synchronizing and sharing data that seems very future-oriented. The developers seem very active in refining and implementing important functionality but also have a very positive philosophy on their approach to the tool and work. It is open and the paid services come at a reasonable cost.

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What's great

fast performance (18)cross-platform (20)offline mode (29)privacy-focused (35)UI/UX quality (30)E2E encryption (20)local-first (25)notion alternative (3)

Great app, nice design, feel a little bit uncertain where the things "are" but I'm getting ok with it :)

What needs improvement

data export issues (2)missing Markdown support (4)no multi-tab support (5)slow development time (1)

Mobile views for query and collections in pages should be implemented.
Formulas to collect data or sums or... from multiple collections
Repeatable tasks would make the calendar view very usefull.
Import CSV but with the possibility to fill properties in anytype with properties from file (without recreating each time).

vs Alternatives

Notion

Capacities

I have a lot of information on notion and i'm willing to have less data in the hands of America or cloud services. I'm replacing lot of app with european or local hosted alternatives. Offline mode and no cloud dependance is great. Object based is also a great way to rethink organisation. But the app needs to be very polished to avoid any confusion and be fully reliable.
For the moment notion feels a bit more reliable. But I'm organaizing my anytype space so it is getting stronger.

Do you trust the E2E encryption implementation?

for the moment yes, even if only one phrase feels a bit uncertain without any login/pass connection

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•1 review

What's great

open source (23)offline mode (29)local-first (25)

More than just a note taking app. What I like about this is fast switching between spaces (faster than turning a physical page), user-friendliness, and sharable chats. The entire vault can be transfer locally or even without using the Internet. Very convenient and comfortable!

vs Alternatives

Notion

Because AnyType is available offline.

It doesn't come with limited AI access.

When it comes to significantly gated features, I prefer whole or nothing, not tempting help which doesn't really help.

The whole vault can be transferred via storage so I can work from places to places.

No need to worry about remote area without Internet or the data redundancy at the same time.

Is Markdown support adequate for your writing needs?

For now, I am not using Markdown but I would try it and LaTex in the future.

Is self-hosting possible or planned for your setup?

I think it is possible. I have no plan for self-hosting. I am comfortable using the client version and managing my local database; which is available to offline use.

Does performance remain fast with thousands of objects?

I am not sure yet. I used with less than 100 objects for now.

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•4 reviews

What's great

What needs improvement

limited search functionality (3)data export issues (2)UI/UX quality (1)no multi-tab support (5)

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•1 review

What's great

fast performance (18)cross-platform (20)offline mode (29)privacy-focused (35)UI/UX quality (30)E2E encryption (20)local-first (25)notion alternative (3)

Great app, nice design, feel a little bit uncertain where the things "are" but I'm getting ok with it :)

What needs improvement

data export issues (2)missing Markdown support (4)no multi-tab support (5)slow development time (1)

Mobile views for query and collections in pages should be implemented.
Formulas to collect data or sums or... from multiple collections
Repeatable tasks would make the calendar view very usefull.
Import CSV but with the possibility to fill properties in anytype with properties from file (without recreating each time).

vs Alternatives

Notion

Capacities

Do you trust the E2E encryption implementation?

for the moment yes, even if only one phrase feels a bit uncertain without any login/pass connection

How quickly do developers respond to issues or feedback?

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•1 review

What's great

open source (23)offline mode (29)local-first (25)

vs Alternatives

Notion

Because AnyType is available offline.

It doesn't come with limited AI access.

When it comes to significantly gated features, I prefer whole or nothing, not tempting help which doesn't really help.

The whole vault can be transferred via storage so I can work from places to places.

No need to worry about remote area without Internet or the data redundancy at the same time.

Is Markdown support adequate for your writing needs?

For now, I am not using Markdown but I would try it and LaTex in the future.

Is self-hosting possible or planned for your setup?

I think it is possible. I have no plan for self-hosting. I am comfortable using the client version and managing my local database; which is available to offline use.

Does performance remain fast with thousands of objects?

I am not sure yet. I used with less than 100 objects for now.

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Is self-hosting possible or planned for your setup?

Does performance remain fast with thousands of objects?