Anytype - The Everything App 4+

Where no one is in between

Any Association

    • 4.6 • 183 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Anytype brings your conversations, docs, notes, files and databases together in one private app – offering powerful, local-first collaboration.

Everything you create is end-to-end encrypted, accessible offline, synced securely across devices – and always yours.

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One app, different ways to collaborate:

• Chats – For collaboration in motion. Create notes, docs or tasks right from your chat window. Start group conversations with teammates or family, and plan ideas without leaving the chat. It’s the fastest way to move from talking to creating.

• Spaces – For structure and focus. Organize projects, teams, family or personal areas into docs, lists and databases. Keep secure notes and essential documents separate from shared work, with clear boundaries for each space.

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What’s possible with Anytype:

• Create pages & notes – From quick memos to long-form documents with media.

• Edit with blocks – Combine text, tasks or embeds on one page.

• Define content types – Go beyond pages and create custom entities like CV or Research.

• Publish to web – Share your writing, ideas or a new CV beyond Anytype.

• Manage lists & tasks – From simple todos to complex projects.

• Add properties – Use fields like Tag, Status, Assignee or create your own.

• Sort & filter – Create custom views to organize content your way.

• Use templates – Reuse text blocks or bullet lists to speed up writing.

• Save bookmarks – Keep articles to read later or catalog important links.

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Why Anytype?

• Private by design – Only you hold the key to your data.

• Yours forever – Everything is stored on-device and always accessible.

• Seamless sync – Pick up where you left off across devices.

• Offline first – Use anytype anywhere, no internet required.

• Open code – Explore and contribute: https://github.com/anyproto

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Learn more and try it on desktop at anytype.io
Anytype – where knowledge meets communication, on your terms.

What’s New

Version 0.40.1

This update introduces a new way to collaborate in Anytype, with real-time conversations, file sharing, and improved space management – all wrapped in a faster, smoother mobile experience.

Welcome to Chat
Chat in Anytype works just like you’d expect – fast messages, replies, reactions – but goes further: you can create and edit objects together in real time. Everything you share lives in your widgets and stays organized, even when you don’t.

• Conversations + Objects: You can create new Objects directly from a chat screen, turning your thoughts into Pages, Tasks, or any other Type. Drop existing Objects into a chat, and start discussing or editing them right away.

• Files and Media: Share photos, videos and docs – everything you upload is automatically placed in its relevant Type (Images, Files) and always accessible through your widgets.

• Notifications: A big milestone unlocked: you can now receive notifications! Choose what you want to be alerted about: all activity or mentions only. Mute specific Spaces or Chats with a long-tap in your Vault, and adjust preferences anytime in settings.

• Invitations: Inviting new members is now effortless. Share a link or QR code, and people can join your chat instantly without waiting for approval.

• Chat vs Space Format: Chats keep your conversations front and center – quick, flowing, easy to follow. Spaces keep the focus on your widget screen, giving you instant access to your data. You can switch between the two formats in your settings – choose what is better for your use.


Widgets Restructure
We’ve reworked the widget navigation to make it clearer to use. The idea was to separate quick shortcuts from content containers, which are now split into two collapsible sections:
• Pinned – all the widgets you had before, kept at hand.
• Object Types – previously accessible only from Settings, these containers list all objects of a given Type and work just like widgets.

Everything you pinned before is preserved in the Pinned widget. You can re-pin in the new way and remove the old widget if you prefer. If you've been using Recently Edited or Recently Opened, those widgets remain, but once removed they can't be added back. Instead, you can always create Queries to show objects by their creation or modification date. At the same time, we've removed duplicate flows like the Edit Widgets and All Objects, so there's now a single, unified way to pin and organize.


The Vault Update
Your Vault now brings together Spaces and Chats with live previews and updates in a single view. Chats appear with round icons while Spaces keep their square ones. You can pin your most important chats or spaces to the top and reorder them as you like, while everything else automatically sorts by recent activity.

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Improvements
Sharing Extension
The extension has been redesigned and adapted for Chats. Share photos, links, or docs from any iOS app – Safari, Photos, Files – straight into a conversation. Use the system share button, pick a chat, and your content lands in the right place.

Slash Menu in Editor
• Take photo or video and Add link moved up for quicker access.
• Style renamed to Text Style.
• Objects renamed to New Object.
• Submenus now show visual indicators.

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Fixes
• Improved space loading experience and opening performance.
• Approval controls appear only for Space or Chat Owners.
• Bin Widget is consistently placed at the end of Object Types.
• Reliability improvements across Sharing and Vault navigation.
• General sync and stability polish throughout the app.

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5
183 Ratings

183 Ratings

GodGardensGuns ,

Brings a tear to me eye

I’ve seen this app grow from nothing to an almost perfect note taking solution (there’s always room for improvement). The fact that the team has stuck with it for 4 (or more?) years really shows their dedication. I’m hoping this continues to grow and really takes off because it is just like Notion or Craft but actually private (which is actually what matters - just look at the Internet censorship being pushed across the world)

MalloryKnoxxxx ,

Let us hide inline collection titles

I love Anytype, much more than Notion. However, this small issue is quite annoying. I know many have been asking to be able to hide inline collection / sets titles, I was hoping that with the new iOS & macOS update we would finally get it, is such a simple thing to do, yet instead we got a new spaces sidebar.
Another thing I find annoying is that I can’t choose which space I want the app to open to, it defaults to my entry space, which is not my main space. I don’t have this issue on Mac, the app will open to which ever space I was using the last time before I quit the app. Again, I still love the app, and really appreciate that is free :)

paramedic192 ,

This app as so much potential, but…

I absolutely love the way Anytype functions in the user interface. It is super easy to organize spaces, create notes and lists. This app has so much potential, however the backend is so buggy it makes nearly unusable. The sync feature between iPhone, MacBook, and iMac constantly creates “untitled” files that have nothing in them and which don’t correspond to any file I created.
The files I create in a collection don’t sync to that same collection on my other devices. I have to spend time hunting them down in the all objects folder and move them to where they belong.
For now, I’m leaving AnyType, but I’ll keep my eye on it in hopes these sync issues are able to be fixed.

Developer Response ,

If you are experiencing sync issues, please submit a bug report on our forum or contact us at support@anytype.io so that we can troubleshoot the problem.

App Privacy

The developer, Any Association, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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