AppFlowy: a Notion alternative where you keep your data
An open-source workspace for notes, wikis and projects, with AI features and control over where your data lives.
AppFlowy is a collaborative workspace for notes, wikis and projects, with AI built in. Its pitch is control: you decide where the data is stored.
Why it matters
Notes and company knowledge pile up fast. If they live in someone else's product, they follow that product's prices, limits and outages.
The facts
- Project: AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy on GitHub
- Stars: over 78,000 (as of 7 November 2026)
- Main language: Dart
- It is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
- Website: https://appflowy.com
Before you install it
Its licence is AGPL. It is an app first and a platform second, so check that the features you need today exist before you move your notes.
I read the project page and its description to write this. I have not audited the code, so treat it as a pointer, not a recommendation to trust it with anything sensitive.