Anytype

Name: Anytype
Rating: 4.87 (104 reviews)

If Notion and Slack had a decentralized baby

4.9•104 reviews•

3.7K followers

If Notion and Slack had a decentralized baby

4.9•104 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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Anytype Launches

Anytype ChatsA privacy focused team workspace

Launched on December 10th, 2025

Anytype - Public BetaA safe space for your thoughts, private, local, p2p & open

Launched on July 19th, 2023

AnytypeOne app for everything 📋📥🗂- private, open-source & free

Launched on January 21st, 2020

4.9

Based on 104 reviews

Review Anytype ?

Reviewers largely see Anytype as a strong Notion and Obsidian alternative: fast, flexible, offline-friendly, and focused on privacy and data ownership. People like its clean design, cross-device sync, graph and object-based organization, and the sense that it can handle notes, tasks, and broader knowledge work in one place. The tradeoff is a real learning curve, especially around objects, relations, onboarding, and recovery phrases. Users also mention rough edges: bugs, weaker mobile parity, limited publishing, export gaps, and missing features like templates, reminders, formulas, and smoother collaboration.

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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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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.

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What's great

fast performance (18)cross-platform (20)multi-platform support (2)open source (23)offline mode (29)privacy-focused (35)UI/UX quality (30)E2E encryption (20)local-first (25)P2P sync (13)customizable data model (16)notion alternative (3)

Coming from Obsidian, Anytype is such a joy to use. It frees itself from the constraints of file/folder organization and lets you organize with a lot of flexibility, all while feeling cozy and smooth with no need for hacking around with third party plugins. Data being stored offline on my computer and only optionally backed up to their cloud is such a bonus over any similar program. I get the UX I love about Notion with the privacy/sovereignty I love about Obsidian in one program. I feel like I'm their exact target audience and I've been swooning over it for the last 2 years

What needs improvement

Need reminder notifications and calendar on mobile

vs Alternatives

Notion

Obsidian

Capacities

Anytype uses a familiar data model from Notion and Capacities while having the privacy and data sovereignty of Obsidian

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•1 review

What's great

offline mode (29)UI/UX quality (30)notion alternative (3)pdf integration (1)

I use Anytype as a notion alternative for personal use, I find that I resonate a lot more with both the visual look and feel as well as lack of feature bloated interface. Anytype is built on a system that feels both simple enough to get started quickly, but robust enough to create the sense of big potential for future uses, I'm always thinking up ways that I can use Anytype to organize different pieces of information. I follow the PARA method roughly to keep my content organized. The sync between my desktop, ipad and phone is a lifesaver.

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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.

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Reliability

Value for money

Customization

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34 views5mo ago

•1 review

What's great

What needs improvement

Need reminder notifications and calendar on mobile

vs Alternatives

Notion

Obsidian

Capacities

Anytype uses a familiar data model from Notion and Capacities while having the privacy and data sovereignty of Obsidian

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Ease of use

Reliability

Value for money

Customization

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34 views5mo ago

•1 review

What's great

offline mode (29)UI/UX quality (30)notion alternative (3)pdf integration (1)

Ratings

Ease of use

Reliability

Value for money

Customization

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