Anytype

About

Anytype is a Swiss-originated productivity software, well-regarded with a 4.5 rating from 888 reviews, focusing on local-first data management, enabling users to manage notes, tasks, and projects offline with robust Markdown support. Operating under a freemium and proprietary (though source-available) license with a free trial available, it offers encrypted storage, direct P2P syncing, and powerful dynamic collections across a broad ecosystem of platforms including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, iPhone, Android Tablet, iPad, Google Chrome, Flathub, and Flatpak. Its extensive product portfolio encompasses features such as visual organization, knowledge management, local storage, team collaboration, dark mode, graph view, bookmarks, calendar view, Kanban boards, PKM, web clipper, goal tracking, spell checking, subtasks, syntax highlighting, and embedded media. Positioned as a strong competitor to Notion, Obsidian, Affine, Appflowy, and Notesnook, Anytype is currently in its beta stage, where mandatory analytics (specifically an Amplitude tracker) are used for development monitoring, with plans to introduce optional telemetry in the future. While users appreciate its privacy-focused approach, customizability, and ability to sync data without an internet connection, some have noted a learning curve, unintuitive naming conventions, and concerns regarding the absence of advanced security features like MFA or biometric authentication, relying instead on a recovery key and desktop PIN. Despite reported performance issues with its Android mobile application and challenges with certain functionalities like linking collections, the development team is described as responsive, continuously rolling out new features and improvements.