if it's peer-to-peer, local first and open source then I'm 100% in

This has the best of Obsidian, Notion, and Capacities in one app. I'm sold.

I am observing anytype for quite a while now and the latest developments are promising. My main problem is the actual begin to use the software. I find it difficult to start with. It should be easier by giving some templates for beginners or similar. The start is the problem. If this obstacle is done and you keep working with anytype, the more difficult but useful things will come mor or less automatically. Thanks for your very good video. I will follow you now.

I did some alpha-testing of this app starting quite some time ago. But I put it aside to wait for the beta to be released. Here is my impression... I really think the emhasis on peer-to-peer, rather than central server under a megacompany's control, will be the key. Anytype could lead the web in a cooperative, privacy-enhanced direction. The Anytype model could help restore the internet to what we originally envisioned when it was just getting started. Or we could continue to allow the web to be controlled by a few large corporations that practice surveillance capitalism. The Notion-like characteristics are not what's important about it. That's just some initial building blocks for users to make stuff with. Anytiype will evolve much further. It is really and entirely new model for the web itself.

Yes please! A lot more on anytype.

I'm excited to see you exploring the app more. I like the look of Anytype but worried about the pace of updates. While Notion has some issues, they have been pushing a lot of updates in the last year.

Definitely exploring this. So much easier to use then all these other apps! A lot lighter of an interface.

I can actually see myself using this app, especially for project management. Notion was a non-starter for me, due to it's lack of E2E, so it's good to know that there's this local first alternative... something I've gotten more into thanks to Logseq and Obsidian.

Thanks for introducing me to Anytype. Peer to peer with structure; exactly what I’ve wanted to see. Now to kick the tires on a couple of projects.

To answer the ending question. Yes. And a matter of fact for a while now I've been using notion for less sensitive things because of its convenience. And using obsidian for everything including everything I use notion for because I don't want to lose it I just either copy and paste it or export it and mark down. I love obsidian but it has its issues of just being time-consuming and yeah. Another video led me to your video going down the rabbit hole of any type. I am still confused about the local first thing. So they do have a server and it's stored on your computer but what makes it more private other than them just saying that it's encrypted or we know that it's encrypted I guess. I guess I'm just a bit confused on how it really works with the cloud. I would love long and depth video of the ins and outs of the company itself. And if I do get into it then obviously tutorials and whatnot. Thanks for the video and have a great one.

Anytype will take over if only they made common operations easier (less clicks) and produce more how-to videos. As another viewer commented, it does have learning curve issues, compared to Notion.

Do anytype have canva/whiteboard in?

Tried it today, looks very promising... but for me, it's just not there yet. Main gripes so far: 1) Can't chose the folder on my drive, so I had to make a junction link to use it on my external HD... what? 2) How is it local first if I can't disable sync to the servers without blocking the app with my firewall (that's the solution given on forums...). Can also still learn a thing or two from Notion when it comes to pretty-fying the app, symbols/emojis for pages for instance.

Anytype currently lacks contextual search. It doesn't scroll and highlight the keyword among your notes or pages when searched for which is very important for a knowledge management system.

if the maximum of 1 gb to sync between my mobile and my desktop is reached, what happens? Can I set which sets etc. will sync and which not?

The only reason I’m still using notion daily is bc of the PPV setup and integrations. It took notion a VERY long time to get to where it is now but I’ve stuck w it. That and coda which has much more functionality. Anytype’s objects are really powerful and make more sense than indiv floating notion or coda blocks. Ideally I’d combine heptabase or scrintal, coda, notion and anytype

I really like the concept of the app BUT it looks like the Windows UI from the 90s with ugly icons.

Thank you, great video. I would love to mee more videos on AnyType - It looks really interesting. I need an offline Notion replacement.

I've had access to it, and want them to succeed. That being said, their documentation and videos are not very helpful and all a year old. For my use case, i wanted to build out a bunch of custom objects.....and just could not get it to work. Docs and videos were not helpful. Overall, I feel Capacities (which is similar in some ways) is much further along and it's now my daily driver.

Thanks for this introduction- very helpful and looks like a pretty interface vs something like obsidian that takes time to personalize. I definitely will explore this app due to the data security feature and offline capabilities that are missing in other apps like roam notion and tana - thanks!

HI Justin - first video of yours that I have watched... very nice overview of Anytype. I just learned about this app and want to know all about it. I use Logseq and have been looking at Notion some am weary of what they might do with info to train their AI and I want local first. Going to your library now to see if you have more Anytype videos that can help me get started.

can you make and buy templates in anytype? lets say i want to buy a template like in notion where u can buy templates people have made from etsy, can i do that ?

any updates on how you feel about this software?

Great video and much interest in anytype so my question is what are your views 8 months after the video posted here.. I’d love to hear your opinion even if just a 5-10 min quick update video … just an idea :)

Where is the data saved? I have it on both my Mac and iPhone, and want to use it offline when flying abroad on my iPhone without Mac.

While I love the look of AnyType, it's wildly unintuitive and seems to lack very basic capabilities (you can't even batch-add a tag in a database).

If Anytype wants to be complete and the best in category, right now it's lacking. Many areas dont seem intuitive at first. What impresses me is their apparent desire to improve and invite suggestions. It seems like a smaller project trying to find the most efficient paths to improve and compete with bigger goliaths.

Looks very interesting. Will have a look later again. It's too new for me. Stick to obsidian for the moment, as you can easily switch from obsidian to something else as it's mostly just md files. With anytype it would not be easy to migrate to something else. Edit: Tried it out a bit, it can export to md. What I dislike so far is that I cannot really structure the notes in folders. It's a bit too chaotic for me.

please exlpore more and compare it to notion

I can't even Undo things ive done with it. Sometimes it's very clunky why is that?

I need something that is super iPad friendly. A lot of features missing in iOS version.

so much better than notion. like compare anytypes gallery view to notions, or doesn't Even compare, esp on mobile

With P2P does that mean my files will be stored in other people PC? How they prevent people from try decrypting the data in their storage?

Any thoughts on Heptabase, mem, or lazy ai?

I much prefer anytype's model of local first. I need top read more about how this 1gb storage limit works though,.

Prettier Obsidian?

Notion was never the king to be dethroned and Anytype isnt the same

does it work offline????

Anytype all the way!

price? is it free? totally?

why has it been in development for so long? is it a sideproject? 4 years seems a lot

I love it

Can you do a Capacities vs Anytype video

"Personal knowledge management journey" lol

Obsidian exists already

0:25 I'm moving out for the very same reason. I don't want AI anywhere near my "second brain"....

Does this have vim mode?

Its developing by russians, so GOODBYE!

You should be much more careful with your words, „I guarantee you they will take (all) your data to train notion ai“ if I would be notion I would sue you if it isn’t true and I think it probably isn’t