Anytype
Productivity
note taking
SHOW HN2023
184points
82comments
#312of 3,109 in 2023
Top 11%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
5 positive, 30 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 10 critical, out of 51 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Polished, well-designed UI and product site
From 3 comments
Finally, a well designed product site !!! This space (Notion & co) is extremely crowded. If a player invests heavily into UX, from the start, that signals they are in the long…
csbartus on HNLove the design on this site and very much welcome the return of serif fonts.
als0 on HNTried it. It's polished so well done and the p2p / e2e aspects are novel but it's too heavy and complex for what I need a bit like Obsidian. I personally find a lot of these note…
monkeydust on HN
Fast local-first sync between devices
From 2 comments
Longtime user too and overall it is great. The local first speed is hard to beat. The open core model is interesting too. But yes the writing experience is sometimes a bit messy,…
jweissman on HNI found Anytype a few months ago and thought "wow maybe I can ditch Turtl (I am the creator) and just use this." A few things bugged me about it: - It's a source-available…
orthecreedence on HN
Notion-style databases unique among local apps
From 1 comment
What sets Anytype apart as a local player is its notion-style databases, and I believe it is unique in that respect. If the outlining experience is good enough (drag/drop,…
CrypticShift on HN
Objections
Client license is source-available, not true open source
From 4 comments
I found Anytype a few months ago and thought "wow maybe I can ditch Turtl (I am the creator) and just use this." A few things bugged me about it: - It's a source-available…
orthecreedence on HNits not real opensource
v3ss0n on HNThe screenshots seem to disable zooming on mobile. Please don’t do that. Unfortunately the usage restrictions of the non-open-source licence make it a no-go for me. Can't use it…
mkl on HN> What does vim support inside a block editor means? Users who care deeply about note taking want don't want to learn a new set of keyboard shortcuts and movements. Apps like…
alwillis on HN
Heavy and slow, Electron-based
From 1 comment
Anytype is extremely slow and a resource hog, similar to its other Electron counterparts, as can be seen on a benchmark I did.[1] I’m developing Plume[1] which has a similar…
rubymamis on HN
Editing experience has rough edges
From 2 comments
I use Anytype and like it. I do hope they’ll invest more time into the editing experience — there are a few sharp edges that will probably alienate people coming from more…
epoch_100 on HNLongtime user too and overall it is great. The local first speed is hard to beat. The open core model is interesting too. But yes the writing experience is sometimes a bit messy,…
jweissman on HN
Indexes and data encryption at rest concerns
From 2 comments
I found Anytype a few months ago and thought "wow maybe I can ditch Turtl (I am the creator) and just use this." A few things bugged me about it: - It's a source-available…
orthecreedence on HNI completely agree with the threat model of "an attacker on your machine can get to the keys" but I'd like to add two security use cases that makes encrypting indexes valuable:…
gepeto42 on HN
Requests
Multiplayer collaboration (promised H1 2024)
From 2 comments
I found Anytype a few months ago and thought "wow maybe I can ditch Turtl (I am the creator) and just use this." A few things bugged me about it: - It's a source-available…
orthecreedence on HNThanks for your input. On the p2p topic: Our protocol is p2p and it's already working well in local networks. You can experience the magic yourself: install Anytype in local…
pronkin on HN
Easier self-hosting of servers
From 1 comment
I've been using Any type for a while now, the last time I checked it was not easy to self host the servers, also you're locked in to the ecosystem and format the exported…
hawk01 on HN
Vim-style keybindings
From 2 comments
do you also have vim support? This is crucial for me
hruzgar on HN> What does vim support inside a block editor means? Users who care deeply about note taking want don't want to learn a new set of keyboard shortcuts and movements. Apps like…
alwillis on HN
Tag support in notes
From 1 comment
I don't like how notes look, which are how I'd use this primarily. I also wish I could put tags in my notes and Anytype would use them.
NetOpWibby on HN
Questions
Why AnySync instead of Automerge or Yjs
From 1 comment
Why did you decide to build AnySync, rather than using Automerge or Yjs?
uhoh-itsmaciek on HN
Is there a browser version
From 1 comment
1) is it accessible via a browser. Your screenshots and download section indicates 3 os installers. 2) I did find docs, wiki on the website. Was that created by the same tool?
bosky101 on HN
Does it support spaced repetition
From 1 comment
Does it have the ability to do any sort of spaced repetition? I need my knowledge stores to help me retain the things I want to retain.
unshavedyak on HN
Alternatives named
Obsidian
From 2 comments
I completely agree with the threat model of "an attacker on your machine can get to the keys" but I'd like to add two security use cases that makes encrypting indexes valuable:…
gepeto42 on HNTried it. It's polished so well done and the p2p / e2e aspects are novel but it's too heavy and complex for what I need a bit like Obsidian. I personally find a lot of these note…
monkeydust on HN
Notion
From 2 comments
I found Anytype a few months ago and thought "wow maybe I can ditch Turtl (I am the creator) and just use this." A few things bugged me about it: - It's a source-available…
orthecreedence on HNFinally, a well designed product site !!! This space (Notion & co) is extremely crowded. If a player invests heavily into UX, from the start, that signals they are in the long…
csbartus on HN
Turtl
From 2 comments
I found Anytype a few months ago and thought "wow maybe I can ditch Turtl (I am the creator) and just use this." A few things bugged me about it: - It's a source-available…
orthecreedence on HN> No note application does this Yes, the app Turtl (https://turtlapp.com) does do this and it's not slow at all really. It only decrypts data upon viewing, and immediately…
orthecreedence on HN
Plume
From 1 comment
Anytype is extremely slow and a resource hog, similar to its other Electron counterparts, as can be seen on a benchmark I did.[1] I’m developing Plume[1] which has a similar…
rubymamis on HN
Heynote
From 1 comment
Tried it. It's polished so well done and the p2p / e2e aspects are novel but it's too heavy and complex for what I need a bit like Obsidian. I personally find a lot of these note…
monkeydust on HN