Anytype
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
1warn against
Nov 24, 2025first mention
Jun 22, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Read manifestos from Anytype”
“is the open-source CC of Notion AFAIK”
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“take a look at the move function in the mobile app for https://anytype.io”
“something I swear by for personal writing & note-taking on Anytype”
Caveats and dissent
“its data format is somewhat opaque”
“Tried AnyType, found it confusing.”
Often compared with
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“Disclosure: I work at Anytype. This is the architectural bet we took”
Threads where it came up
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- Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month 1 mention
Also written as AnyType. Data: anytype.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 11
“You're in luck regarding anytype:”
“Read manifestos from Anytype”
“Half the reason I switched to it from Anytype was that it was rather spartan in its offerings.”
“its data format is somewhat opaque”
“it's source-available, not open source”
“is the open-source CC of Notion AFAIK”
“Tried AnyType, found it confusing.”
“How do you see Zulip comparing to anytype”
“take a look at the move function in the mobile app for https://anytype.io”
“something I swear by for personal writing & note-taking on Anytype”
“Have you seen https://anytype.io/?”