AppFlowy, an open source project mgmt, documentation, and note-taking app for extreme productivity

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AppFlowy is a powerful, open source alternative to the project management, and productivity closed source app, Notion. If you're looking for a great tool to help get you organized, keep your projects organized and on track, and provide you some really powerful tools for documentation and note-taking, the AppFlowy might be just what you need.
NOTE - I did find that the feature to copy out of AppFlowy to the system clipboard is not yet implemented. If you are looking to copy data out of the system later (such as for online show notes) then you may want to just keep an eye on the project until they can add that feature in.
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=== Timestamps ===
00:00 Beginning
00:09 Introduction to AppFlowy
03:08 Thank you to my Patrons at Patreon, and my Subscribers on KZfaq
03:45 Open Source License Information of AppFlowy
05:23 Installing AppFlowy
10:25 Settings and Configuration
12:00 User Interface Overview
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Пікірлер: 65

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Just downloaded their latest build 0.2.5 and now the copy / paste is working on Linux, and got a report from a Windows user that it's working there as well... so huge step forward in my book. Also, locla image import is also available now in 0.2.5! Awesome!

@africandreamchild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. New subscriber. Tempted but just moved to Anytime.io app. Any OS recommendations for GANNT charts?

@ChhayaKamble-ft1fd Жыл бұрын

You are doing an amazing job 😊

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@zparihar Жыл бұрын

I really love AppFlowy. I want to see 4 things for it in the future: 1 - An AppFlowy SyncServer, like Joplin Server, because file syncing methods for applications like this are not always ideal - especially in the case where you have your workstation and your laptop running the same application on the shared file and then a modification happens on each while both are open, then the databases overwrite each other and it becomes a mess 2 - a native mobile app which can join that sync server 3 - users and groups integration 4 - OpenLDAP integration (so I can use my FreeIPA)

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Those are some AWESOME ideas. Make sure to tell the team about your hopes.

@zubinparihar2023 Жыл бұрын

@@AwesomeOpenSource Done!

@toranshaw4029 Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna have to take a look at this, ta, as this looks like a project that could have great potential.

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

100% agree. I'm really excited to see where this goes.

@1diyproject Жыл бұрын

I really like the look of this. My only hold back is no access on a mobile app. I am dealing with Obsidian/Syncthing but this looks a lot better in the UI. Most of my notes start on mobile and get developed on a desktop.

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Totally understand. I've got some high hopes that AppFlowy is going to be a break away hit with just a bit more time. Totally a bit of software I'd contribute to monetarily if they can get a few more bits built out.

@danieldewindt3919 Жыл бұрын

grate video thanx

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@IslamicAudiobooksCentral Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. I'm stuck with Joplin for now but that offline Kanban board looks enticing!

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

It's pretty cool, but I'd say stick with Jopline a bit more til AppFlowy has a bit more time to mature.

@IslamicAudiobooksCentral Жыл бұрын

@@AwesomeOpenSource Yes the flatpak didn't even work for me

@franzdep Жыл бұрын

Appflowy and Affine are the two current open source Notion alternatives I am keeping an eye on as they develop and mature...

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Love those really well thought out OPen Source options!

@fcamarota Жыл бұрын

It's Beautiful new opening video

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I really appreciate it.

@labnux Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that! I'll try to get that installed at work, they control what can be or cannot be installed. It's a Microsoft + Atlassian shop, can't have my own Confluence Space AND OneNote is stuck in like 2015 or something. Cheers!

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Just be careful. I put a little warning in the Description. The short of it is, there is no copy paste from AppFlowy yet. It's being worked on, or will be worked on in the future, but right now, you won'at be able to copy out anything you put in.

@labnux Жыл бұрын

@@AwesomeOpenSource Thanks for the heads up :)

@labnux Жыл бұрын

@@AwesomeOpenSource Hey, actually it seems to be working on Windows. Image pasting into AppFlowy seem to not be functional, but I was able to copy-paste out of the app into a notepad and could see the data in the Windows Clipboard. Clearly some work is required but it might be enough for my current needs. Cheers again!

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Nice! I just saw where they closed the image import in Github, so it should be coming in an update soon.

@AlessioPMusica 4 ай бұрын

Hi, great video, thank you very much! Can you tell me how can I sync desktop app with mobile app?

@AwesomeOpenSource 4 ай бұрын

I'm not sure about that. I didn't try the mobile app. Syncing by keeping the documents in NextCloud was my solution, but perhaps using SyncThing on desktop and mobile?

@edhahaz Жыл бұрын

NEW NOTE APP JUST DROPPED I GOTTA SWIIIIITCHHHH!!!!!!!!!

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Please make sure you check my NOTE on the description. But, it is really a nice app, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they do int he next few months.

@v-for-victory 10 ай бұрын

Very nice video and comprehensive introduction to AppFlowly. For AF the Server sync is missing. I know there are concrete plans for this and it will take a while, just like to mention that this with end-to-end encryption would make it a game changer.

@AwesomeOpenSource 10 ай бұрын

I agree it's nice to have a built on sync, but I've been using it with sync to my NextCloud instance with great success. Just depends if you intend more than one person to be editing documents at the same time or not I think.

@HiImKyle Жыл бұрын

I quite like it, but I'm still looking for a proper Trello replacement. Sure there are plenty of open source kanban variants but I've yet to find any that have automations.

@zparihar Жыл бұрын

What are your thoughts on Focalboard?

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

I agree. But, that said, I think AppFlowy is one that will really bring it within a few months time. I'm excited to see what this team can do.

@HiImKyle Жыл бұрын

@@zparihar Given that it seems they are entirely focused on companies rather than everyone. Not sure. Can't give an opinion on something that doesn't let me signup without a business email. What constitutes as a business email..? Gmail certainly doesn't, but a business can use Gmail as much as they like.. Edit: Managed to get the docker container running on my server and I have to say, it's not very feature rich.. It's just a plain kanban board from what I can see..

@HiImKyle Жыл бұрын

@@AwesomeOpenSource Not a single mention of Automation on their roadmap. Also if I'm reading it right, it requires a display to be used through docker. Seems rather silly if you ask me.

@dod_ytent9984 Жыл бұрын

Do you know how to set it up on docker and maybe access it via a browser on lan?

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

No. I'm sure it can be done, but I didn't look into how to do it that way.

@lolololowbx280 Жыл бұрын

Any plans to reviewing apache superset or LinceBI?

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

None until now. I'll add them to my list.

@lolololowbx280 Жыл бұрын

@@AwesomeOpenSource thank

@maxcharacterlimitreache- 10 ай бұрын

I can't figure out the docker version, i get weird errors I can't fix

@AwesomeOpenSource 10 ай бұрын

Haven't tried the docker version. Just using it installed on my desktop from flathub.

@Linbur0065 Жыл бұрын

This sounds like a cool product but i can't see it because it's so dark on the screen so i guess I'll never know 🤷‍♀️

@EViL3666 Жыл бұрын

This instant goes to the top of my top 10 productivity tools, and for 1 simply reason, the document-area has flexible width... I've tried a dozen similar apps recently, and they were created fixed-width, which was OK in 2005... But in 2023, where people have 4k or UltraWide monitors, it's just f*cking stupid.

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Glad you found something that fits your needs.

@christian_oz Жыл бұрын

Who writes an application like this these days as a monolithic thick client, rather than a web based one. Mind boggling.

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

I like the fact that it's an installable app. Means I'm not dependent on a network connection or internet to access my information. More convenient for a web client, yes, but I think there is some work to dockerize it so you'd be able to get to it through a browser interface at some point.

@geelani 3 ай бұрын

They do have a cloud hosted platform.

@christian_oz 3 ай бұрын

@@geelani they have been working on a self hosted solution for a while but I think it’s still in early development.

@Vexxter09 10 ай бұрын

Is it available on android?

@AwesomeOpenSource 10 ай бұрын

Looks like they are getting very close to relelasing a mobile app on android soon, just looking at their info on github here. github.com/AppFlowy-IO/appflowy-editor/issues/68

@c-LAW Жыл бұрын

This app seems too boutique for me. That said, I'm stuck in Evrernote with no exit options.

@salabur Жыл бұрын

Joplin?

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

If you haven't already checked out my videos on Trilium Notes, and Joplin Notes, you might find one of them quite suitable to your needs.

@meisuci4708 Жыл бұрын

Is there any hospital management open source?

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

I've been looking around for that actually. Nothing specific to hospitals I don't think, but maybe if you tell me more specifically what you're wanting to get out of a bit of software I can finnd some solutions.

@meisuci4708 Жыл бұрын

@@AwesomeOpenSource patient monitor, medical records, etc

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm. Ok, I'll look around and see. For patient records, something like @Baserow might fit the bill, as it's pretty configurable to whatever your needs are. I'll have to look around for monitors. That might also involve some custom building against APIs, but we'll see.

@cruzergo Жыл бұрын

hospitalrun, open-hospital, bahmni. open-hospital is more mature just by reading its docs

@sparxz2145 Жыл бұрын

Kanban is basically 'post-it notes'. Not real project management that deals with time-lines, resources, dependencies, pert, and critical path, etc. Kanban was developed for car factory to control workers activities, per, hour, per day. Real project managers, also have to manage not only themselves, but manage, their managers to some extent. Kanban is too limited. Keep it for shopping lists ! I asked you many months ago to cover real project management software instead, but so far have not seen any.

@AwesomeOpenSource Жыл бұрын

So, yes, Kanban alone isn't a great project management tool, but Kanban tied to Calendared events and due dates, and lists of things to mark as completed, starts to make a really good option for a project management tool. That's what AppFlowy has. I agree, it's not quite there, but it's getting there. I've seen 100s of Project Managers working from a spreadsheet as their primary tool, so AppFlowy has a leg up on that.

@Linbur0065 Жыл бұрын

Lol at dark mode being easier to see 🤣 It literally makes it so much harder to read anything in dark mode 🤦‍♀️

@joythought 10 ай бұрын

Depends on your eyes. I need everything in dark mode or my 👀 😢