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AFFiNE brings documents, databases and an open canvas into one workspace. Its Community edition offers a self-hosted approach for connecting written notes with visual thinking and structured project information.
People combining written notes and visual planning.
Cloud plans and AI services are separate; Community self-hosting needs infrastructure.
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AFFiNE offers MIT-licensed Community edition at no license charge. Cloud plans and AI services are separate; Community self-hosting needs infrastructure.
Cloud plans and AI services are separate; Community self-hosting needs infrastructure.
Cloud plans and AI services are separate; Community self-hosting needs infrastructure.
Written and visual thinking share the workspace
Community source is available for self-hosting
Canvas flexibility can require organizing discipline
Hosted sync and AI have separate terms
AFFiNE’s document and canvas modes can serve different stages of thinking. Capture the main explanation in a document, then use the canvas to explore relationships that are awkward to express as a linear outline.
Write the essential project context in a document, then move to the canvas when relationships are easier to express visually. Use structured records for information that repeats. Keep exports and backups, and confirm which cloud or AI services are outside the Community deployment.
AFFiNE offers MIT-licensed Community edition at no license charge. Cloud plans and AI services are separate; Community self-hosting needs infrastructure.
It offers free-form visual organization alongside documents and structured workspace content.
The official repository states that Community Edition is free to self-host under the MIT license.
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Bring your notes, projects, and ideas together in one flexible workspace.
Build a personal knowledge workspace with notes stored locally on your device.
Organize notes and attachments with an open-source app and optional synchronization services.
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