Just throwing this out there as a random content idea: Been keeping an eye on both Anytype and Capacities for a while now, two really interesting (and somewhat similar) new options for when I eventually leave Notion behind. Would love to see a comparison between the two!
These apps make me realize just how game changing Notion was. So many other notes app post-Notion follow a similar (but of course still unique per app) look, feel, and usability.
Great review, Shu! Loved your honest opinion at the end about doing more work and less of setup. Aligns completely with our opinion at Twos. That sponsor was awesome as well. Congrats on your recent engagement! 🎉
Great vid Shu. I use Notion a lot, especially at work. It's been invaluable. Practical, but bulky. Now I see there are competitors so I headed down the rabbit hole. I love the simplicity and speed of Bear but it leaves me wanting for just a few more features. I struggled to learn AnyType for a while, and gave up. I need to get on with work. Obsidian is just way too over the top for my liking. Capacities was looking like a clear winner until I realised - no mobile app?!! Craft is looking like the winner. So far.
I totally agree with the ending statements of this video. I’ve had anytype for awhile but I feel like I would have to invest too much time to fully learn the app to make the most use out of it. All in all great video and thanks for sharing!
Anytype is in its early stages, a little bit like a toddler, but already it’s so powerful and very useful. I really like it. I can’t wait to see what they have in store for the future.
I don't mind that there is too much going on as it seems like it's only there if you need it, but not in the way if you don't. As for me, I've been slowly trying to wean myself off Apple Notes to develop a more advanced PKM system, and I've tried Notion, Obsidian, LogSeq, Craft, and perhaps a few more. I wanted to like Notion but I found the UX a bit clunky and distracting, spending too much time trying to make it look good. Obsidian is a cool idea but my mind doesn't work that way, and I found dealing with markdown to create too much friction for me. I'm more of a creative type so Craft was my favorite out of the box, it's definitely close to Apple Notes in ease of use and making really nice looking notes, plus backlinks etc., however I get kind of frustrated with the limitations (no real database feature). Plus Apple Notes is going to add a backlinks feature in the next MacOS update. That said I keep thinking I wish Craft, Notion, and Apple Notes had a baby haha - and it seems like Anytype might be the answer to that, with a bit of Obsidian thrown in (not mad at the idea of local storage!). Definitely going to give this a try, thanks for the review.
@@willedgerly6025 I tried AnyType for a couple weeks but I couldn't get into it. I actually found it a bit frustrating. In spite of what I had said above I ended up taking some great free tutorials in Notion from Thomas Frank, and after a couple weeks I grew to understand and really appreciate it, so yeah, I guess now I'm a Notion User. After a year I'm still using it, but it has a few things I get frustrated by too - grass is greener kind of thing. All in all I found it's the most versatile and it can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it - I pretty much use it like I would Apple Notes but with database connections. Still wish Apple Notes had backlinks though. Nothing beats it for simplicity and ease, but not being able to connect pages easily was kind of a deal breaker for me.
I agree - this app is challenging to learn. Your video does a good job simplifying some concepts that aren't very well explained in their documentation and videos.
This is a fancy UI for relational database. You build up your database as you add objects. Anything advance with lots of features will likely be complicated. For the smart consumers who like to plan ahead of how information can be accessed, this looks like a great tool (I have only used it for 2 min so far). This is not for people who does not want to learn an advance system.
The killer for me is that Anytype (along with Joplin and others) wants to take over my system structure. I store all data on my 'data' volume, while the software stays in the software volume. That's how I manage backups of the system and software drive images (if I was really pedantic I'd have system and software on different drives, for the same reason). But I can't see how Anytype will allow me to nominate the data location. If software won't let me do this, I don't use it.
All I've been looking for is a simple side-by-side (PDF and notes) notetaking app that would also benefit from AI capabilities to summarize, bullet point etc. (maybe using API from OpenAI and such to make it future-proof). That's all I'd need !
I am trying Anytype quite extensively, my only complaint is that is NOT peer to peer or local first. You can not control where your data is held yet, and it all filters through Anytype to sync. I had to contact them directly to find this out as I was struggling to understand the peer to peer aspect (which is why I started testing initially). They do say that the goal is to be local and peer to peer as soon as they can be though. Other than that, its a really really nice, polished app, and the phone app is way better than obsidians
Hi! Anytype is local first because you can do everything in the app in offline mode, except sharing your spaces to others. Also your data is synced peer to peer in local network (but p2p now works only in LAN). Otherwise Anytype uses the same sync protocol with nodes.
Loved this review Shu, thank you! Anytype looks to be a strong contender in the PKM / Productivity space, but I was wondering if you’ve used Heptabase yet? The guys over at Paperless Movement just did a review of the Beta and it looks fantastic-like a cross between Scrintal, Craft and Obsidian. Would love to know what you think. 👍
LOL i just learned how to use Notion and finally getting in the groove of it and fully transitioned into it as my second brain and now i see this BEAST. LOL maybe one day ill use this, or ill use it as a notes app for something else
It is worth mentioning that anytype has done the best job of synchronization among all local-first note-taking apps. The data can be synchronized not only through the official online nodes or self-host nodes, but also through automatic synchronization over a LAN, and all of this does not require additional configuration.
Thanks for the review! I just started trying out Anytype to prepare for notetaking in the coming semester. Just wondering if this app has a formula function like Notion? So far I like the app and the relations, but the ability to use formula functions is crucial to integrating these notes into scheduling study review
In a 'smart app' like this, I expect the interface to prompt me with the top 3 options rather than the user having to click the interface and then select. I expect it to be smarter and less tedious.
I played around a bit with AnyType. It is nice and it definitely has a really polished UI on mobile. However, I personally prefer the simplicity and flexibility of Obsidian. I do wish there was a way to use a like AnyType interchangeably with Obsidian though. That would be cool.
You just need to use the recovery phase that can be found in the settings and put them on your other devices. It should be synced after you do that process.
Why choose Anytype in 2023 vs Obsidian or Heptabase for example? I dont understand the point to dont have whiteboard/canva in 2023. Bit sad, because i like the background of anytype.
I gave this a chance, but it's too convoluted and not intuitive at all. Maybe I was expecting a Notion-like app with databases etc, but it's clearly not. Maybe in the future ...
The whole app just seems so over the top complicated for like 98% of users Sure i guess if you really really need to organize a shitton if data? But its not even a notes app at that point.. I dont even know how i even got into the rabbithole of overly complicated note apps 💀💀
I belive you got a mistaken in understanding about what 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 are. Semantics work by an easy structure: Concept A + Linking verb/preposition + Concept B … or Subject + Verb/preposition + Predicate(Object). The relation "is not like" an property of something. Relation is what the name says: a relation between two concepts or, if you wanna, a relation between Concept A with Concept B or between Subject and Predicate (Objects of Grammatics). In logic sense the relations predicated the objects but relations do it in the sense of changing. This is the diference between a predication done by an adjective, for example. An adjective declares an static characteristic of something. "John"+ "drive" + "an yellow car" : Subject (Concept A)= "John"; linking/relation/verb = "drive"; Direct Object/ConceptB/Predicate = "an yellow car" ("yellow car" = "The car is yellow"; the "to be(is)" verb is not really a verb but a pure copola; so "yellow"(adjective) declares something present in that specific "car", yellow predicates the car in relation to its color. The semantical construction can only be valid by the declaration of the kind of relation between Concept A and Concept B. Linking A and B do not means much without this linking power of the relation. Knowing the sense of this feature you will construct another understanding of the logic behind the development of such tool in such a way. So Tags and Relations have complet distinct applications. Tags are more suitable for predicating static categories of one concept, what, in an ontology structure/map, is an upward relation described by "is a" relation, example: "a cow is a bovine"; "a bovine is a mamal"; "a mamal is an animal". The concepts are upward related from the most specific to the most generic. Tags are suitable to declare this kind of relation. Objects and tags are "about the same" thing with the diference that an object is set apart from the universe of tags and gains an special convenience and status easying the filtering. The correct use, though, would be setting objects just to fisical categories and tags to logical categories (classifications). Example: Book is a physical category; History is a logic category; So for straight use book can be an object and hIstory only can be a tag. This rule is not mandatory but it would be an good measure to take full advantage of future AI implementation on this software. So, it is not a question of taste, there are strong reasons to justify the choices of the developers and this kind of nomenclatures. The Cathegories of Aristoteles, Trivium, and ontology structure can be a good begining to fully understand and reveals the full potential of this software structure and the logic behind developers choices.
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Just throwing this out there as a random content idea: Been keeping an eye on both Anytype and Capacities for a while now, two really interesting (and somewhat similar) new options for when I eventually leave Notion behind. Would love to see a comparison between the two!
@@fabiank3203 great idea! I'll add that to my list 🙂
Is there canva or whitebard on Anytype?@@ShuOmi_Official
How to share my pc vaults of anytype with android app?
These apps make me realize just how game changing Notion was. So many other notes app post-Notion follow a similar (but of course still unique per app) look, feel, and usability.
is anytype real offline and we can simply share vaults like in obsidian?
I think notion is good but its too slow
@@zo5562 share to other people or using a different device?
@@Habert-Kungu😊
@@Habert-Kungu you're right. Opening it up is really really annoying. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't
Great review, Shu! Loved your honest opinion at the end about doing more work and less of setup. Aligns completely with our opinion at Twos. That sponsor was awesome as well. Congrats on your recent engagement! 🎉
Great vid Shu.
I use Notion a lot, especially at work. It's been invaluable. Practical, but bulky. Now I see there are competitors so I headed down the rabbit hole.
I love the simplicity and speed of Bear but it leaves me wanting for just a few more features.
I struggled to learn AnyType for a while, and gave up. I need to get on with work.
Obsidian is just way too over the top for my liking.
Capacities was looking like a clear winner until I realised - no mobile app?!!
Craft is looking like the winner. So far.
I totally agree with the ending statements of this video. I’ve had anytype for awhile but I feel like I would have to invest too much time to fully learn the app to make the most use out of it. All in all great video and thanks for sharing!
Glad you agree! And thanks for your kind words :)
Anytype is in its early stages, a little bit like a toddler, but already it’s so powerful and very useful. I really like it. I can’t wait to see what they have in store for the future.
I don't mind that there is too much going on as it seems like it's only there if you need it, but not in the way if you don't. As for me, I've been slowly trying to wean myself off Apple Notes to develop a more advanced PKM system, and I've tried Notion, Obsidian, LogSeq, Craft, and perhaps a few more. I wanted to like Notion but I found the UX a bit clunky and distracting, spending too much time trying to make it look good. Obsidian is a cool idea but my mind doesn't work that way, and I found dealing with markdown to create too much friction for me. I'm more of a creative type so Craft was my favorite out of the box, it's definitely close to Apple Notes in ease of use and making really nice looking notes, plus backlinks etc., however I get kind of frustrated with the limitations (no real database feature). Plus Apple Notes is going to add a backlinks feature in the next MacOS update. That said I keep thinking I wish Craft, Notion, and Apple Notes had a baby haha - and it seems like Anytype might be the answer to that, with a bit of Obsidian thrown in (not mad at the idea of local storage!). Definitely going to give this a try, thanks for the review.
Update on your experience? I'm also an apple notes user.
@@willedgerly6025 I tried AnyType for a couple weeks but I couldn't get into it. I actually found it a bit frustrating. In spite of what I had said above I ended up taking some great free tutorials in Notion from Thomas Frank, and after a couple weeks I grew to understand and really appreciate it, so yeah, I guess now I'm a Notion User. After a year I'm still using it, but it has a few things I get frustrated by too - grass is greener kind of thing. All in all I found it's the most versatile and it can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it - I pretty much use it like I would Apple Notes but with database connections.
Still wish Apple Notes had backlinks though. Nothing beats it for simplicity and ease, but not being able to connect pages easily was kind of a deal breaker for me.
I agree - this app is challenging to learn. Your video does a good job simplifying some concepts that aren't very well explained in their documentation and videos.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you :)
Check my commentary, it will help you to understand what isn't explained.
Looks like the graph view of Obsidian. Thanks for the video!
This is a fancy UI for relational database. You build up your database as you add objects. Anything advance with lots of features will likely be complicated. For the smart consumers who like to plan ahead of how information can be accessed, this looks like a great tool (I have only used it for 2 min so far). This is not for people who does not want to learn an advance system.
- 00:00 视频赞助商介绍
- 介绍视频的赞助商Dex
- 00:02 Anytype应用介绍
- 讲述Anytype应用的期待和初体验
- 00:32 Anytype的核心特点
- 描述Anytype的本地优先存储特性
- 00:51 设计与使用体验
- 讨论Anytype的设计与使用体验
- 01:29 Anytype的术语和对象
- 解释Anytype中“对象”的概念及其多样性
- 01:55 自定义对象类型
- 展示如何在Anytype中添加自定义对象类型
- 02:20 关系（Relations）的添加和使用
- 演示如何在Anytype中添加新的字段（关系）
- 02:39 组织信息
- 讨论如何使用关系来组织信息
- 03:01 创建集合（Set）
- 展示如何在Anytype中创建集合来组织人员
- 03:33 Dex应用介绍
- 引入Dex应用并讨论其用于管理人际关系的功能
- 04:59 返回Anytype
- 回到Anytype话题，预告将要展示的功能
- 05:10 侧边栏和小部件
- 展示Anytype的侧边栏和可自定义小部件
- 05:52 块类型和命令菜单
- 演示如何在Anytype中创建不同类型的块
- 06:09 表格和集合
- 讨论Anytype中的表格、内联集合和集合
- 06:21 文件上传功能
- 展示Anytype的文件上传功能
- 06:32 图形视图
- 介绍Anytype的图形视图及其作用
- 06:58 Flow视图
- 展示Anytype的Flow视图及其可视化链接的功能
- 07:03 应用特点总结
- 总结Anytype的特点，包括其速度、免费性、跨平台可用性
- 07:30 个人偏好和选择
- 表达个人对于Anytype的复杂性和定制化的看法
- 08:04 简化的应用程序偏好
- 讨论对于简化应用程序如Amplenote和Napkin的偏好
- 08:10 结语和推荐
- 鼓励观众尝试Anytype并提供观看其他相关视频的选项
- 08:16 结束语
- 感谢观众观看并告别
The killer for me is that Anytype (along with Joplin and others) wants to take over my system structure. I store all data on my 'data' volume, while the software stays in the software volume. That's how I manage backups of the system and software drive images (if I was really pedantic I'd have system and software on different drives, for the same reason). But I can't see how Anytype will allow me to nominate the data location. If software won't let me do this, I don't use it.
All I've been looking for is a simple side-by-side (PDF and notes) notetaking app that would also benefit from AI capabilities to summarize, bullet point etc. (maybe using API from OpenAI and such to make it future-proof). That's all I'd need !
Have you tried Genie (www.genei.io/)? It might do exactly what you
re looking for.
Maybe Readwise and their new Reader platform?
I am trying Anytype quite extensively, my only complaint is that is NOT peer to peer or local first. You can not control where your data is held yet, and it all filters through Anytype to sync. I had to contact them directly to find this out as I was struggling to understand the peer to peer aspect (which is why I started testing initially). They do say that the goal is to be local and peer to peer as soon as they can be though. Other than that, its a really really nice, polished app, and the phone app is way better than obsidians
Hi! Anytype is local first because you can do everything in the app in offline mode, except sharing your spaces to others. Also your data is synced peer to peer in local network (but p2p now works only in LAN). Otherwise Anytype uses the same sync protocol with nodes.
For example you can even fully restore your account from your other local device without connecting to nodes.
Loved this review Shu, thank you! Anytype looks to be a strong contender in the PKM / Productivity space, but I was wondering if you’ve used Heptabase yet? The guys over at Paperless Movement just did a review of the Beta and it looks fantastic-like a cross between Scrintal, Craft and Obsidian. Would love to know what you think. 👍
Not yet! But, I've been a supporter of Heptabase for a while now. It looks great and might do a review soon.
is it possible to have the Mac OS Finder visualized in the map feature?
does it work with PostgreSQL (e.g. CRUD)?
LOL i just learned how to use Notion and finally getting in the groove of it and fully transitioned into it as my second brain and now i see this BEAST. LOL maybe one day ill use this, or ill use it as a notes app for something else
Hey, where is the url to Anytype? Seems missing from the description.
It is unclear for me if this app can sync between devices. I would like to use it in my laptop as well in my phone and work computer.
It is worth mentioning that anytype has done the best job of synchronization among all local-first note-taking apps. The data can be synchronized not only through the official online nodes or self-host nodes, but also through automatic synchronization over a LAN, and all of this does not require additional configuration.
Thanks for the video! Can you say which app you used to record the screen with mouse tracking? Looks great 🔥
It’s ScreenStudio :)
Thanks for the review! I just started trying out Anytype to prepare for notetaking in the coming semester. Just wondering if this app has a formula function like Notion? So far I like the app and the relations, but the ability to use formula functions is crucial to integrating these notes into scheduling study review
It doesn't seem to have a formula function yet. Overall Notion is much more polished and feature rich.
Can you do a video on Dex There's features that you mentioned that didn't even know it had. Really good video and it's a very good tool to use.
This is fire. Thanks
Is there any way to import my obsidian notes to anytype?
In a 'smart app' like this, I expect the interface to prompt me with the top 3 options rather than the user having to click the interface and then select. I expect it to be smarter and less tedious.
Looks great--but make a quick error and there's no "undo" functionality. C'mon now!
It’s very similar to capacities
Very helpful video. Thank you
I played around a bit with AnyType. It is nice and it definitely has a really polished UI on mobile. However, I personally prefer the simplicity and flexibility of Obsidian. I do wish there was a way to use a like AnyType interchangeably with Obsidian though. That would be cool.
AnyType is open sourced, so I can almost guarantee someone will create this feature or plugin.
How do I sync files across iOS, android, windows and Mac ?
You just need to use the recovery phase that can be found in the settings and put them on your other devices. It should be synced after you do that process.
is it better than Obsidian ?
Garrery?
cool app but confusing, i come from obsidian and this app seems to not even have folders after importing my whole obsidian library...
How do I connect using obsidian on my iPhone to my laptop
@@BubblesTF put your vault into icloud files
Yes. It is a little much. The focus seems the app rather than the work.
I agree with you, nice app but there is too much going on. This isn’t a bad thing, just too much for me.
Як же все швидко працює!! чи це він пришвидшив, як мені здається))
Ah too complicated for me. I’m using obsidian.. don’t need to switch haha
AND YOU KEPT THIS A SECRET???
Oh my the cursor being in wrong place is driving it insane 😅
Thanks👍
networkers networking at each other with AI-generated nonsense is going to be a game-changer
Why choose Anytype in 2023 vs Obsidian or Heptabase for example? I dont understand the point to dont have whiteboard/canva in 2023. Bit sad, because i like the background of anytype.
I like your video but the large pointer is distracting. Maybe just higgling the pointer with a circle next time
Ok... But he showed 5 platforms on the screen. Listed 4 and ignored Linux. Like wtf
I gave this a chance, but it's too convoluted and not intuitive at all. Maybe I was expecting a Notion-like app with databases etc, but it's clearly not. Maybe in the future ...
Exactly what I thought! I think it's kind of too complicated for beginners and still lacks of necessary features.
why don't you try apple notes? or make a review how it works on your life
Isnt it kinda weird and creepy to write down other peoples info like this xD
Also it feels kinda unnecessary ngl
Could be useful if you’re making fictional characters for stories/novels
The whole app just seems so over the top complicated for like 98% of users
Sure i guess if you really really need to organize a shitton if data? But its not even a notes app at that point..
I dont even know how i even got into the rabbithole of overly complicated note apps 💀💀
Hmmm....do you finish every review with....hey this is great, but I prefer X....jump over to that review??
Dex? Another company using yet another company's brand to get people to check out their product. Hope Samsung's lawyers are watching.
Capacities is better
OBSIDIAN SUCKS
I belive you got a mistaken in understanding about what 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 are.
Semantics work by an easy structure: Concept A + Linking verb/preposition + Concept B … or Subject + Verb/preposition + Predicate(Object).
The relation "is not like" an property of something. Relation is what the name says: a relation between two concepts or, if you wanna, a relation between Concept A with Concept B or between Subject and Predicate (Objects of Grammatics). In logic sense the relations predicated the objects but relations do it in the sense of changing. This is the diference between a predication done by an adjective, for example. An adjective declares an static characteristic of something.
"John"+ "drive" + "an yellow car" : Subject (Concept A)= "John"; linking/relation/verb = "drive"; Direct Object/ConceptB/Predicate = "an yellow car" ("yellow car" = "The car is yellow"; the "to be(is)" verb is not really a verb but a pure copola; so "yellow"(adjective) declares something present in that specific "car", yellow predicates the car in relation to its color.
The semantical construction can only be valid by the declaration of the kind of relation between Concept A and Concept B. Linking A and B do not means much without this linking power of the relation.
Knowing the sense of this feature you will construct another understanding of the logic behind the development of such tool in such a way.
So Tags and Relations have complet distinct applications. Tags are more suitable for predicating static categories of one concept, what, in an ontology structure/map, is an upward relation described by "is a" relation, example: "a cow is a bovine"; "a bovine is a mamal"; "a mamal is an animal". The concepts are upward related from the most specific to the most generic. Tags are suitable to declare this kind of relation.
Objects and tags are "about the same" thing with the diference that an object is set apart from the universe of tags and gains an special convenience and status easying the filtering.
The correct use, though, would be setting objects just to fisical categories and tags to logical categories (classifications). Example: Book is a physical category; History is a logic category; So for straight use book can be an object and hIstory only can be a tag. This rule is not mandatory but it would be an good measure to take full advantage of future AI implementation on this software.
So, it is not a question of taste, there are strong reasons to justify the choices of the developers and this kind of nomenclatures.
The Cathegories of Aristoteles, Trivium, and ontology structure can be a good begining to fully understand and reveals the full potential of this software structure and the logic behind developers choices.