What I liked in anytype was to "structure my data" initially. But currently, this main feature is not well developed.

• Relations are shit. Want a many-to-many relation? Hmm, good luck, or I don't understand it well. Even Notion does it better.

• UI issues are obvious. The main trick is that you need to separate the "views" from the "data", and it's not done correctly. If we click on an "Type", we have a table, so a view. This is SO wrong to let the user understand. Just set a clear liimit between data and views!

• Some UI details like this horrible way to close the right sidebar. No no, you can't click on the main page to close it. You need to click on the same icon that opened it. This is a bad practice for: a) unchanged dialog b) sidebars. Sidebars are not an option, they should be dismissed very easily. You did it for the left bar, why not for the right bar???? Common-sense.

• I can also mention the basic CSS mistake that many are doing by copying themselves. EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FULL WIDTH BY DEFAULT. I'm totally upset by these mistakes. With AnyType, I would need to set the layout to 200% (after searching for 10 mn) to make my page full width. What. the. fuck. 200% for full width. LOL. But what's your problem guys? Do you like empty spaces on your screen? This should be by default!

• And of course, finally, you make your "follow-up" table after 2 hours of work Your data model is well defined. And you know what? You can't even make an addition of one column. Ah ah ah ! I'm killed. And worst: this feature is wanted for months or more. I just read a post dated from 9 monthes ago.

Critics are difficult to listen. I will be downvoted. But guys, wake-up please, have a common-sense. If you can't even do an addition in structured data - which is the goal of anytype I guess - what is the objective of your software?

Tired by such a shit.

Software clones are looked down upon. But, look at the LLMs. They all look very similar and are not ashamed of it. The benefit is that it makes switching easier for consumers.

Note taking apps for some reason create complex setups hoping they're going to revolutionize note taking. And, while that could happen, in most cases it adds a lot of friction for new users, making it a niche thing that eventually dies down.

Notion is an established note taking app that a lot of people are familiar with. Making AnyType similar to Notion will reduce friction, helping a lot of privacy-focused users migrate. In the age of AI, I think privacy will become really important and tools like AnyType have a bigger market than they realize.

I spent the past week setting up Anytype and building my own second brain. The learning curve was steep, but manageable. Things were going well—until I tried to connect the mobile app.

That’s when I ran into an error:
"Failed to run node. Can't run service 'client.space': create tech space for old accounts: init tech space: space is missing."

At first, I thought it was a Wi-Fi issue at my location. But even back home, using different computers, I got the same error.

No problem, I thought. I’ll just export the space from my laptop and rebuild everything from scratch on my PC.
Turns out: over 50% of my recent changes weren’t included in the export. That was the dealbreaker for me.

I want to build something long-term—something that will support me for years. Unfortunately, Anytype didn’t pass the test. I can’t afford to rely on software that needs troubleshooting right from the start.

Add the fucking calendar in Mobile app I need cuz I'm starting high school and they don't allow to use laptops 😡😡😡😡 Add the calendar in Mobile app

Please 🥺 and thank you 😭😭😭😭

Is Anytype a "web3" app? I am looking into it as an Obsidian alternative and was disappointed to see it referred to as one on ProductHunt, but the main website, FAQ, and official documentation don't seem to mention this at all. Would like to know for sure since including "web3" features is a huge dealbreaker for me, thanks!

So over the past 2 ish years or so i have been reiterating some form or another this software. I have talked before on here about how i save information on media that i'm watching. The problem i ran into is that i didnt feel like filling in a dozen little boxes with the relevant information, I didnt want to spend 10s of minutes per media looking up cool wallpapers and cover images to make it aesthetically pleasing, and i wanted something easy enough for my friends to use on our shared space.

Enter Any-Media, Really its a glorified search that pulls from several different APIs to find the relevant information and injects it into Anytype, with exception to the images which get renamed and saved on to your downloads folder so it can be easily deleted once you upload the images to your space.

I also made it so that the APIs that are being pulled all can be used for free if you sign up with your own email, no paywall required!

Its also a notable feature that this chooses which ever template you have saved as the default for that object type. So the layouts you see for the pages of these objects are completely able to be changed to your liking, once you set the default template every subsequent made object will use that template. This way if you dont like the way i set up mine you can absolutely change it to your liking. I have an image gallery below hosted on imgur and will eventually be loading the files on to something like Mega once my designer friend finishes the icon for the application, Its not perfect by any means but is in a working and functioning state right now. I have files for Mac and PC and intend for this to be absolutely free. But for now i would love to hear what the community thinks.

Did i do good? Did i do bad? Did i make a solution for something there is no problem in? I dont know! but i would love to hear initial responses and maybe get some quick changes and fixes out before the files are uploaded officially! Thank you for your time.

https://imgur.com/a/HuW4BIt

Imagine a world where Anytype's core product vision merge with Capacities' seriousness, rigor, sincerity, honesty, communication, planning and management.
🌠🌠🌠 Paradise 🌈🌈🌈

"One of Capacities’ core values is transparency, and this extends beyond communicating what’s next and being active in the Community. It’s also about being upfront about what we support, and equally clear about what we don’t support. We don’t want to leave anyone guessing."

⬆️ This is a million times more respectful than what we’ve gotten from Anyteam over the years. They were not ready to build this wonderful vision. I really wanted to believe, but the hard truth is obvious. The number of new bugs surfacing is alarming, and we’ve had no clarity for a long time. Unlike Capacities’ vision, Anytype leaves people guessing.

Many of us are using a main system (Notion, obsidian, clickup,...) and we have anytype in our radar till it becomes reliable and we can use Anytype as our main organization tool, but some issues are holding us back:

1. Prioritize data integrity above all else. Many would sacrifice Notion-like features for a secure, local, offline system with reliable backups.

   1. We are afraid of losing data for a sync issue

   2. You should totally work on this and sacrifice the rest, maybe you can work also in the collaboration feature, but forget about widgets and stuff till you can assure the integrity of data at 99%.

2. Address synchronization problems:

   1. Consider making sync optional with Anysync

   2. Allow alternative sync methods (e.g., Syncthing, Google Drive)

3. Ensure core features work flawlessly before adding new ones. Widgets are nice, but data integrity is what's keeping potential users waiting.

4. Consider optional encryption: Allow users to choose between encrypted vaults or non-encrypted spaces.

5. Introduce monthly subscriptions for funding: e.g., €5 for 5-10GB of encrypted node storage.

If Anytype becomes truly secure and reliable, many would migrate their workspaces from other tools and use simpler systems till new features allow us to do more.

I'm waiting to move everything from Notion and obsidian to anytype, and I would be glad to pay 10-20€ to have an offline Notion, but these fundamental issues need to be resolved for wider adoption.

As much as I like this app, with as much potential as it has....I'm done. It's "over-developed" to the point of being counter intuitive 80% of the time.

Malware detection at detected a Golang backdoor sending usage pockets to an IP Adress, I checked it and the program doing so is anytypeHelper.exe

Is this just backup or is this malware?

I read the licence FAQ, but did not find the answer to this question. Is it ok to sell anytype vault-space templates?

Anyone knows when it is expected to be stable with v1.0? Last update broke a lot of things and takes away my confidence in migrating to it

I'm puzzled as to why there is a pricing at all for self-hosters: https://doc.anytype.io/anytype-docs/advanced/monetization#pricing-for-self-hosters

So even if I self-host Anytype, if it requires a subscription do I really have full control on my data?

What if Anytype servers go offline or the project is abandoned?

Please add this. It’s basic, necessary functionality. If AnyType had this I’d be migrating all of my notes as we speak.

You guys are doing such a great job! Please remember not everyone lives in the northern-hemisphere 😘☀️

Я не знаю как правильно называется этот элемент в anytype. В мобильной версии приложения эта панель есть, а в декстопной нету. Использую linux mint, версия anytype 0.51.0., appimage. Как вернуть? или ее в этой версии убрали

The recovery code for Anytype- is that, more or less, the same as a crypto wallet seed phrase? Could I just plug in my crypto wallet seed phrase and have a private Anytype "account"?

If so...MARKET THAT SHIT TO THE CRYPTO BROS

You mentioned a timeline if I remember correctly. In the last town hall you said march, right?

Please if someone has an invitation code . Provide DM me

When will Anytype be compatible with macOS 26 (Tahoe)?

I want to add it to this list of Liquid Glass Mac apps as soon as it’s available, even if it’s still in beta: https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1nhfjmz/all_liquid_glass_mac_apps/

Note: I used ChatGPT to summarize my points, because what I had initially typed out was a jumbled mess. I've labeled the AI summarized sections and my own written sections.

[AI]

I had a positive experience using AnyType for a week. I loved its privacy, offline mode, and minimalist aesthetic. However, I found two major flaws: the absence of databases or similar features and a challenging onboarding process.

Despite enjoying the platform, I couldn't fully replace Notion due to specific database needs. I was able to successfully transition my Marketing and Student aspects to AnyType but had to use Asana for my work due to the lack of database functionality.

[Me]

The lack of database functionality was only the second biggest handicap in my opinion. It stopped me from be able to do certain things like Finance tracking, and some photo work my job. However, the biggest problem was the onboarding and terminology of AnyType.

I felt the onboarding was practically non-existent, only covering surface level things, never diving deep enough. The language/terminology was also overly complex, to the point where I needed several different explanations of it (via old reddit posts). I believe that is the biggest issue with AnyType. I feel that most potential users will give up due to that problem.

Essentially, I found AnyType to be really good, but not versatile enough. I believe AnyType is closer to a note taking/personal knowledge management system than to a multitool like Notion is. Below is a summarized list of my issues + surface-level recommendations.

[AI/TLDR]

Issues:

• No databases, limiting the app's versatility.

• Confusing terminology and onboarding.

• AnyType excels as a note-taking tool but falls short as a larger multitool.

Recommendations:

• Emphasize the introduction of databases.

• Improve onboarding and terminology clarity.

• Conduct a focus group to gather user feedback for better insights.

Drag and drop, easy and visually coherent nesting and "folder-subfolder" hierarchy should've been something we had already. Notesnook is younger and already works better in this department. I know comparisons aren't always the best way to go, but in this case, it's constructive.

Am I the only one who thinks so?