#1
Open-source, privacy-focused collaborative workspace for notes, databases, kanban boards and AI-assisted writing; desktop, mobile and web clients with local-first storage.
76k stars5.9k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
7 self-hosted Anytype alternatives
Local-first, privacy-focused workspace for notes, documents, tasks and databases organized as a graph. Anytype stores data on the device, offers cross-device sync and optional cloud-based collaboration and sharing.
Alternatives to Anytype
#2
All-in-one, privacy-focused workspace that merges docs, whiteboards and databases with real-time collaboration and multimodal AI assistance.
71.9k stars5.2k forkslast commit Actively maintained
#3
Logseq is a privacy-first, open-source knowledge management app for networked notes, tasks, and collaboration using local Markdown or Org-mode graphs.
44.6k stars2.8k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#4
Open-source, self-hosted AI note-taking app for fast capture and organization, with Markdown notes and RAG-based natural language search.
11k stars774 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted notes app with secure file storage, offline access, and cross-platform sync, with optional self-hosting of the sync server.
6.6k stars548 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
Self-hosted, browser-based personal knowledge management platform with Markdown pages, wiki-style links, tasks, queries, and Lua scripting for automation.
5.9k stars471 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
Feather Wiki is a lightweight, self-contained wiki that runs from a single HTML file, with Markdown support and optional server-saving via WebDAV-style PUT.
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What replacing Anytype actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 6 of 7 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: AGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0, MIT. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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