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Anytype
Free, local-first, and better positioned every time a cloud tool adds AI training clauses.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep it — Anthropic has not replaced it
Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the notes & knowledge job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Local-first and encrypted, which AI anxiety made more attractive. Anthropic, June 25, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Obsidian and Logseq.
- What the call is worth nothing to cancel
- No paid entry tier tracked, so there is no subscription to cancel.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Anthropic
- Since
- June 25, 2024
- List price
- free
- Per year
- —
The backstory
Anytype is an encrypted, local-first Notion alternative. As people grew wary of what cloud note apps do with their content, "your notes never leave your device" became a stronger pitch than it was. Nothing to undercut on price and nothing to worry about on privacy.
Escape hatches
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Obsidian Free, local, mature ecosystem.
obsidian.md open_in_new L 
Logseq Open-source outliner.
logseq.com open_in_new2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.