Anytype: The Best Offline Alternative to Notion

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024

Комментарии • 93

  • @Anytype
    @Anytype Год назад +75

    Wow, thank you so much for making this beautiful review! There's truly nothing that feels better than hearing people who actually use and get value from the product, sharing their experiences. So happy to have you as part of our alpha testing community; looking forward to bringing more improvements to upgrade your workflows :)

    • @inertia6747
      @inertia6747 Год назад +1

      Sir can i ask something?
      I know that in the future of anytype will soon go in online why?

    • @lia.csm22
      @lia.csm22 Год назад +1

      Aguardando ansiosamente a versão beta, pois não falo inglês e para baixar a versão atual é necessário participar de uma reunião em inglês, o que no momento é inviável para mim. Obrigada pelo excelente trabalho.

    • @beamartins5243
      @beamartins5243 Год назад

      @@lia.csm22 Não precisa participar na reunião. Eu enviei email uns dias antes da reunião e mandaram-me logo o código de acesso!

    • @youtube.user.1234
      @youtube.user.1234 Год назад

      @Anytype please bring back the dashboard-like page which is shown in the video!! I really love it, I don’t understand why you guys removed it :(

    • @Anytype
      @Anytype Год назад

      ​@@youtube.user.1234 Thanks for your comment! We will bring back a custom homepage option in a few months as we know many people miss it!

  • @jonasdj95
    @jonasdj95 Год назад +7

    I actually just gave up on anytype but watching your video has given me an interest at giving it another shot. From watching this I realize that maybe I’ve overlooked some features

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      There's definitely a lot there! I plan on investigating it further, probably with some higher-quality content, so I'm glad you enjoyed the first step!

  • @yomaldiaholson4577
    @yomaldiaholson4577 Год назад +1

    Because of you, I think I've found the new tool for my notes, bookmarks, reading list, and watchlist. Thank you so much! I didn't see Anytype anywhere else but on RUclips when I was looking for Notion alternatives

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      Glad to be of service! That's how I came across it as well, actually, and thought it would be worthwhile to contribute my two cents.

  • @FlamencoDeniz
    @FlamencoDeniz Год назад +1

    thx for making this video. it's important that people get to know that there are alternatives and possibly better ones for their use cases. i am in the anytype beta and will start playing around with it.

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      Glad to here it! Feel free to share any thoughts you have on its use.

  • @cmdaltctr
    @cmdaltctr Год назад +13

    I really like Anytype UI and UX, its beautiful. Although I wished it was kept simple and be the exact Notion alternative. It has some cool features and concept as you mentioned, but it was quite hard to grasp the concept and for me to recommend this to someone else who wants to migrate from Notion would confuses them alot.

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад +1

      Right... I'm hoping that gets smoothed out in the Beta release. Overall, it looks very nice to me, but struggles to feel smooth... but it gets updates and patches quickly, so it shouldn't be that way for too long.

    • @devarni
      @devarni Год назад

      Exactly. I don't understand the concept either... Pages, sets, collections, objects... the widgets in the panel. Relations seem to be more the properties?... I've been playing around with it for half an hour and still don't understand the concept. For people coming from Notion it will be too complicated.

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      @@devarni The system isn't super streamlined. I wouldn't let the widgets get super confusing; they're more helpful once you've made a vault fully your own and now want to navigate it easier. Relations are like if you linked an Obsidian page to everything it relates to: a book would have a link to a page called "author" that every other book links back to as well.

  • @krazeemonkee
    @krazeemonkee Год назад +1

    way to shine the light on a hidden gem 💎 i recently dove deep into the obsidian world and despite loving so many aspects of notion, i decided not to use it due to it's cloud~only, interface.. this here, however, looks like a stellar program with the same precious principles as obsidian ~ very happy to have stumbled on this video + very much looking forward to utilizing this awesome looking tool 👏🏽 🌹

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      Obsidian is a solid notes app, and honestly one that I use in tandem with Anytype. Notion I'd guess will fade out a bit, if they refuse to make offline mode a reality and other apps incorporate it. Anytype isn't going to be perfect; I'll warn you, but it is much better than most of the other stuff I've seen on this sort of thing. And, with any luck, the Beta will make it even better.

  • @Mr.clemclem
    @Mr.clemclem Год назад +3

    Thanks for talking about this amazing software !

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      No problem! Glad you enjoyed! There's more on the way.

  • @nerdycode
    @nerdycode Год назад +1

    Great review, thank you! I'm loving Anytype so far

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад +1

      Glad to hear it! There'll be more on the way.

  • @Mark4Jesus
    @Mark4Jesus Год назад +2

    Some things about anytype are a bit slow getting used to coming from notion-land. Like the term "relations" seems to just mean attributes... not necessarily anything to do with relational databases (shared attributes). Sometimes I think there's no way to do something then find a backdoor way. Not a lot of editing in place. Maybe it's all there and just a steep learning curve, or maybe it's a bit kludgey and missing a few features. I need to next figure out the difference between a type and a relation, then see if I can get it to do views in a template, and roll-ups I need 2-3 levels deep).

  • @Turtlpwr
    @Turtlpwr Год назад +4

    I’ve been using notion for several months and find it so cumbersome and slow at times and hate that it’s entirely cloud based and keep looking for alternatives while I’m still struggling to get it all set up. Something about this feels like the answer and I’m excited to try it out

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      Glad you think so! Notion lacking an offline mode keeps me far away from it, so hopefully Anytype works out! Sounds like the beta version is looking to polish out a lot of the details of the current Alpha.

    • @kostasmira2933
      @kostasmira2933 Год назад

      The only problem is that none of these alternative apps cannot import properly all my notion notes. Non of the can do that.

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      @@kostasmira2933 This is true. There is a notion import, but I believe it just puts everything into a set of imported notes. if you do try, let me know how it goes!

  • @roderictaylor
    @roderictaylor Год назад +1

    I have some extra time starting in July, and I want to use it to learn some information organizing tool. I'm currently considering using Capacities and Anytype. They sound very similar from what I've heard. Anytype's ability to work offline is a big plus. Capacities sounds like it's a bit further along in development, and has a number of enthusiasts. Do you have any other thoughts on how they compare?
    Edit: I just went to the Anytype website you listed and made an appointment for an onboarding introduction in July. That was easy.

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      I haven't compared them personally... I guess I probably should. The fact that Capacities has varying levels of paid versions makes me a little nervous that they're locking good features behind a paywall, but perhaps when they put out a full release it'll be solid. If you do try both, do let me know!

    • @roderictaylor
      @roderictaylor Год назад +1

      @@pianomacpower Presumably when Anytype puts out a full release, they'll put some features behind a paywall too. There's no telling how they'll compare until then. In the mean time, in Capacities you need to pay $12/month for the "Believer" sub for block-based linking, Custom object layouts and colors, Curated icon set, Beta access to new features (including to do's), and Early access to the mobile app (iOS and Android) (or $120/year). There's a pro sub that's not available yet. I don't mind paying for a subscription, if I end up using the app regularly.

    • @roderictaylor
      @roderictaylor Год назад

      @@pianomacpower Regardless, I very much appreciate you putting up these videos. It can be a real challenge to learn a new tool. I expect to look into AnyType in late July, after the spring quarter is over.

  • @visvires193
    @visvires193 Год назад

    Nice - definitely will try!

  • @munin81
    @munin81 Год назад +1

    My biggest complaint is that it's very mouse-centric. It's difficult to perform certain actions with just the keyboard. There also doesn't seem to be any way to integrate it. I wish that I could access content programmatically so that I could incorporate it with my automation.

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад +1

      This is true... I'm not a huge shortcuts person, so I haven't looked for many, but it is very point and click focused...

    • @munin81
      @munin81 Год назад

      @@pianomacpower It is a great tool. I love that you can embed sets right into a page. I just get frustrated when I am typing in a code block and there's no way to get out of it without grabbing my mouse.

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      @@munin81 Oh... yeah, I haven't tested code blocks much at all yet. But that does seem likely.
      Might I direct you towards the community page's bug report? They're quite fast at responding to new bugs with updates.

  • @sairampv1
    @sairampv1 11 месяцев назад

    what if anytype becomes a subscription or a one time payment in the future do you think we can use older version of their app and have it completely offline ? but how can you sync with your other apps, is it possible(in the previously mentioned hypothesis)

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  8 месяцев назад

      Anytype is working on how they'll get funds, but they have been pretty clear that they don't want to take currently free features and make them subscription. As far as I understand, you will always be able to use what is in the app currently. The only thing I could see becoming subscription would be more storage, but right now you can get more just by giving feedback to the team.
      TLDR, I'm not too worried given all I know. Expect a full release, and thus some pricing model for new content, this year sometime.

  • @RaffiTheQuokka
    @RaffiTheQuokka Год назад

    Hey, thanks for the video! Question: Is Anytype truly offline? I was looking for a way to deactivate Sync and couldn't find it...

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      Hmm... fair point. So Anytype will always work offline, no matter what. The Sync feature utilizes cloud storage, where (as far as I can tell) your data is securely stored and encrypted. If you ever go over your sync amount, you'd have to buy/request more storage. However, that space is used to sync between devices. It's stored locally on each device.
      That could be mistaken, but that's how I understand it. It's worked offline whenever I've gone on the plane, or just turned wifi off. The sync feature is simply used to sync between devices.

    • @RaffiTheQuokka
      @RaffiTheQuokka Год назад

      @@pianomacpower Thanks for the reply! I understand, but for me this defeats the purpose. Anytype proudly claims to be "local first", but I am still not in total control of my data, the size is limited not by the size of my harddrive, I can't chose the location (it has to be on c:\), and I can't deactivate sync... how can I put sensitive or NDA-protected client info on there?
      Big shame, I'll stick to obsidian I guess.

  • @AkamaiOkole
    @AkamaiOkole Год назад

    I watched an onboarding today, but still did not get an invite key. Cannot contact company. Getting frustrated.

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      I think the email can take up to 24 hours... you can always try and join the community page.

  • @Tolepikin
    @Tolepikin 3 месяца назад

    can you hyperlink to a video or picture file in your computer?

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  3 месяца назад

      I wish... but it doesn't seem like it as of yet.

  • @devarni
    @devarni Год назад

    I don't understand the concept and while I find Notion, Coda etc. very simple, Anytype seems very complicated to me.
    It starts that you seem to be able to edit the sidebar itself with widgets and these then display e.g. sets etc. I imported something from Notion, which was then in a collection... what is a collection, why isn't it just a set?
    Pages don't seem to be the main element in Anytype, it's not a wiki concept like in Notion? Is there a structure at all and what does it look like?
    Oh... a calendar view doesn't seem to exist yet?

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      Yeah... the calendar view is pretty lacking.
      I guess it would've been wise to address the import thing. Anytype imports your Notion pages in as individual pages, and stores them in an "imported" collection... it won't recreate your Notion workspace in your Anytype one, which is a huge letdown.

  • @schniggedagges74
    @schniggedagges74 Год назад

    Do the fact that it works offline mean, that it stores all the stuff on each PC i open it with? Or can you decide each time you use a new device weather you want to store locally or not?

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      I'm unsure. I think it's all stored in one place, which is a weakness of it. You can't open separate vaults like you can in Obsidian.

  • @hstagner42
    @hstagner42 Год назад

    How did you create that home page layout? Is it custom?

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад +1

      Oh... yeah, that's not around anymore. That was the dashboard that the alpha version had, which was later scrapped in favor of a "homepage" being chosen by the user. I prefer the new way, but I do miss the fullscreen wallpaper of the first one.

  • @jessieheartart
    @jessieheartart 9 месяцев назад

    have you tried capacity? both anytype and capacities look amazing, lol help! great video!

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  9 месяцев назад

      I tried capacities for a bit, but I had the same problem with it that I have a little with Anytype; it's too structured by its own rules. I prefer more open-ended notes. Also, it doesn't work offline, and I'd rather it did... so I don't personally use it, but it does look pretty cool.

  • @proteusblack8913
    @proteusblack8913 Год назад

    This service is invitation only and upon requesting early access, is trying to sign me up for a web conference. Their download page shows that no downloads for any device are available. This is likely why nobody is considering this.

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      It's still in alpha, thus the conference. It is technically possible to download it first, but in order to log in, it requires a code sent to you after the meeting. They're looking to roll out a public Beta some time in June, so if you're not considering it now, getting involved will decrease in effort quickly once the software is further developed.

  • @ko-Daegu
    @ko-Daegu Год назад

    but how to use it ? can''t download it ? is it gonna be open sourced ?

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      A public beta is coming soon the devs have said - aside from that, you can always join an onboarding call as an Alpha tester.

  • @wefweqr3434
    @wefweqr3434 Год назад +1

    where could i find the vault on my pc?

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад +1

      I'll have to look into that. I think it's stored somewhere in the application files, not in a folder like Obsidian. I should be able to put that into the next video though.

  • @noiJadisCailleach
    @noiJadisCailleach Год назад +2

    This project is dead, isn't it?
    No real update on the app, It looks like it's stuck in alpha for a year now.
    Just a lot of words in the blog posts but nothing really delivered.
    All i want is to include tags whenever i take notes and easily search it later. At this point, i'm thinking setting up a private, one man discord server is all i need.

    • @KarenLoTucker
      @KarenLoTucker Год назад +1

      This is what I'm wondering. It also is very similar to Capacities, but the UX is not as pretty. Capacities is picking up steam and developed very very quickly. The only difference is that there's no offline option for Capacities yet.

    • @-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-...
      @-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-... Год назад

      Noi Jadis Cailleach tyvm for your comment. I'm new to these types of programs and I wouldn't want to research and pour my time into learning something only to have it die months later. so I'm crossing this app off my list. thanks!

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад +1

      I mean... if you're reading the blog posts, there's one at the top called Anytype Public Beta 👍
      In all honesty, it may seem slow on the surface, but from my interaction on the community they're not dead. Every time I've reported a bug (before I started my highly influential, relevant, and 100-subscriber behemoth of a channel) they got back to me within a day or so, and the bugs were patched out in the next version. It is slow, I will admit, but I wouldn't say it's dead by any stretch of the imagination. Something like Bear is more dead, I would say, and Bear is still up and running technically.

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад +1

      @@KarenLoTucker Offline mode is the thing that keeps me with Anytype. It ain't perfect, but it's got the key features and a quick development cycle on bugs and features.

  • @SteGlitzer
    @SteGlitzer Год назад

    Why did you delete your 2nd video ?

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      I felt as though it was low quality. Once finals are over, I'll try to re-do it with more of a plan and probably a better mic.

  • @Mark4Jesus
    @Mark4Jesus Год назад

    Oh I see you got some tutorials...sub++. Thanks!

  • @luswyr8254
    @luswyr8254 Год назад

    is it 100% offline, like microsoft one note?

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      Yes! As far as I've used it, it's always worked offline.

    • @luswyr8254
      @luswyr8254 Год назад

      @@pianomacpower amazing, I cant wait to get on it after the invitation!

  • @kribbage
    @kribbage 10 месяцев назад

    oh god lol Rule 13: don't get addicted to benzos J. P.

  • @thedog5k
    @thedog5k Год назад

    based russian studier

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      I'm ashamed to have not made more progress, but I shall do all I can to continue being based 😆

    • @thedog5k
      @thedog5k Год назад

      @@pianomacpower Haha, and I have also been a little stagnant too
      Its grim suicidal nihilism that trips me up. No wonder I like their novelists so much.
      Всего Доброго!

  • @omaewa69
    @omaewa69 Год назад

    Can you please share your template ?

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад +1

      Ah... yeah... I didn't have a template for this one, but I presume you mean the Home Screen. That is a relic of alpha forms of the app, which got later shelved... I kind of miss how it looks, but it was an absolute pain to use. You're not missing much more than sleekness.

    • @omaewa69
      @omaewa69 Год назад

      @@pianomacpower Yes I meant the Home Screen, Is it really painful to use ? 🤔

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад +1

      @@omaewa69Yeah. It shows recents, favorites, all, or trash. Recents is bad because recent objects can be something like an image or a file. Favorites is kinda good, but only if you favorite every page you might want to find. All has the same problem as recents. Trash is ironically the thing that works the best.
      While just having a "homepage" is much more vanilla, and has it's own problems, I have to say I prefer it...

  • @nakoskyranos4080
    @nakoskyranos4080 Год назад

    You can already do this in Obsidian. This like the lazy mans Obsidian.

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад +2

      Do what, specifically?
      ...I knew the Obsidian bros would catch up with me soon enough. Someday I'll settle with them.

    • @nakoskyranos4080
      @nakoskyranos4080 Год назад

      I hate to be the Obsidian bro, cause I don't have any loyalty to them, I just try to go with the best option, and unless you need collaboration, it just kind of is....
      What I meant was the objects-types thing. Obsidian has this feature in the form of a plugin called Metadata Menu.
      Generally I get it, the Obsidian learning curve is a bit steeper, but I have yet to see something that other apps can do that it can't. Like every app has its own gimmick, but Obsidian has all the gimmics AND lets them work together.
      That'a all, no hard feeling my dude, keep hustling 😁

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад +1

      @@nakoskyranos4080 Yeah no for sure; I was just pokin' a little fun. I honestly agree on some level, and I think you can actually do similar with just the "Show Frontmatter" option - Metadata Menu might have more features I'm forgetting though.
      I've actually been kicking around a comparison video at some point, because I've been having some trouble with Anytype, and I think Obsidian has solid value. I think Anytype's claim to fame (and maybe one of only a few) is a smoother integration of templates, and databases. In any case, I actually do find the Obsidian bros to be the group I identify with more than the Notion users, so I will admit to using Obsidian when Anytype has trouble. I'm holding out that the Beta release polishes things up.

    • @ko-Daegu
      @ko-Daegu Год назад

      @@pianomacpower why are you learning russian btw

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  Год назад

      @@ko-Daegu personal interest honestly, plus I could use it in debate if my partner knew it as well. But mainly because I think it'd be good to know, and something more unique than the main languages taught in the US.

  • @DanteMishima
    @DanteMishima Год назад

    This is exactly why I stopped using Notion as well - it's too much for what I want

  • @iamatak
    @iamatak 5 месяцев назад

    So I have a question зачем ты учишь русский язык?)

    • @pianomacpower
      @pianomacpower  5 месяцев назад

      If I could respond in kind, I would make a much better case for myself. I thought it was a useful (and pretty cool) language to learn, but I've let it slide...