Option A
Local-first knowledge OS.
Anytype is an end-to-end-encrypted, peer-to-peer note-taking app with object-based architecture — a true Notion alternative for privacy nerds.
- Founded
- 2021
- Team
- 11-50
- Listing
- Free (nofollow)
- Listed
- May 2026
Option B
Roam Research
Productivity
A note-taking tool for networked thought.
Roam pioneered bi-directional linking in personal note-taking — a graph database for your brain, with a cult following among researchers and writers.
- Founder
- Conor White-Sullivan
- Founded
- 2019
- Team
- 1-10
- Listing
- Free (nofollow)
- Listed
- May 2026