Who is behind Anytype?
Anton Pronkin and Zhanna Sharipova, co-founders and co-CEOs, based in Berlin.
Watch them speaking:
Local-first and social software: Anton Pronkin (Local-First Conf) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iQaj3fHLmg đœïž
Zhanna Sharipova - Reimagining Digital Freedoms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hyr881Xi8A
December 2024 recap - live video with founders about roadmap and answering questions from the community
https://vimeo.com/1038892310/c71c4229c6 đœïž
Would you like a #opensource alternative to Notion, made in Europe đȘđș and offline-first?
We present you #Anytype, "the everything app" made in #Germany đ©đȘ (Swiss đšđ org).
Anytype is an open-source application designed to be a solution for note-taking, task management, and personal information organisation.
It emphasises #privacy, security, and user autonomy, making it a popular choice for those who value data sovereignty and local-first storage.
Main points:
- Offline-first: your files live in your device đ»
- End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) đ
- Decentralized and Open-Source
- Interoperable Spaces: You can create public, private, or shared spaces đ
- Fast synchronization: your data is up-to-date across all devices đ
- Data portability
You can use it for:
Note Taking - Curated and Recommendations Lists - Calendar - Habit Tracker - Study Hub - Travel Wiki - Recipe Book - Meal Planner - Movie Database - Language Flashcards - Daily journal - Community Page & Wiki - Blog Homepage - Family Planner - To-do lists - Kanban - Knowledge Organisation - Friendship Manager etc.
There are templates and widgets to choose from. You can use graphs to see how things are connected. There's much more, so check out all the available features on their website: https://anytype.io
"We have ceded so many of the core operations of our lives and institutions to tech, we must recognise that strong encryption isnât the enemy of security â it *is* security." - Signal President
@Mer__edith for the Financial Times on the war on encryption
https://www.ft.com/content/a934150f-e0f5-4e75-a2d1-a3671ea52ca0
Sweden has its own back door proposal in addition to EUâs Chat Control 2.0 and Going Dark. Signalâs president @Mer__edith is clear as always: if you mandate back doors (i.e., vulnerabilities): no more Signal for you. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/signal-lamnar-sverige-om-regeringens-forslag-pa-datalagring-klubbas
Den krypterade meddelandeappen Signal vĂ€xer â nu anvĂ€nder till och med Försvarsmakten appen. Men regeringen vill tvinga bolaget att införa en teknisk bakdörr Ă„t polisen och SĂ€po. â Om det blir verklighet sĂ„ lĂ€mnar vi Sverige, sĂ€ger Signals chef Meredith Whittaker i en exklusiv intervju med SVT.
âMicrosoft is introducing ads into a free version of Office, which seemingly only lets users save to OneDrive.
In other news, LibreOffice is also free, doesn't have ads, and lets you save your documents wherever you want. I use it every day for my work. It is available here: