affine

Alternative to Notion

A collaborative workspace for notes, whiteboards, and structured content

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last commit 2026-03-06

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About

There can be more than Notion and Miro. AFFiNE(pronounced [ə‘fain]) is a next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together. Privacy first, open-source, customizable and ready to use.

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Free alternative to Notion

affine is a free, open-source alternative to Notion. Here's why:

✍️ Collaborative real-time editing
🧠 Centralized knowledge base
📊 Customizable tables & databases
💡 Infinite interactive whiteboards
🚀 All-in-one workspace

See all open-source alternatives to Notion

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Platforms

Hosting

self_hosted

Interface

web_ui

api

Install

docker_compose

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