---
title: "5 Privacy-Focused Notion Alternatives That I Tried!"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/5-privacy-focused-notion-alternatives-that-i-tried--xzbaiiayl
source_url: https://itsfoss.com/notion-alternatives/
type: article
source: "It's Foss"
published: 2024-12-02T10:04:51.305Z
updated: 2024-12-08T21:20:12.779Z
tags: ["open-source", "productivity", "privacy"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 159
comments: 20
language: en
---

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# 5 Privacy-Focused Notion Alternatives That I Tried!

**[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 7 min read · 159 upvotes · 20 comments

## Summary

Explore five privacy-focused alternatives to Notion, offering open-source, local-first, and decentralized options. AFFiNE, AppFlowy, Anytype, Docmost, and Logseq are reviewed for their unique features and potential as Notion replacements, catering to a variety of user preferences.

## Full article

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@elwynn** · 13 upvotes

> I'm surprised not to see Obsidian in there

**@sizrox** · 9 upvotes

> how you bring up notion alternative without mentioning OBSEDIAN!

**@kalandadev** · 6 upvotes

> Try SiYuan it's an interesting app with surprisingly advanced features

**@imvignesh003** · 2 upvotes

> Obsidian is one of my fvt tool

**@reotechio** · 2 upvotes

> Anytype.io ?

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