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AppFlowy

Open Source Notion Alternative.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS
  • Open source

Overview

Features described on its official website: self-hosting on your own server.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “AppFlowy is a self-hosted AI workspace for enterprise teams to manage projects, wikis, and data with private AI, flexible databases, and full data control.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Faster, more stable with support for offline mode” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of AppFlowy is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (AGPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Plans and conditions

  • The publisher also offers paid plans (hosting, support or services); they are described on its website.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

AppFlowy is a privacy-first open source workspace for your notes, tasks, databases, and more. Built for individuals who care about data security and mobile experience 100% control of your data Download and install AppFlowy on your local machine You own and control your personal data Built for teams that need more control and flexibility (Coming Soon): 100% data control You can host AppFlowy wherever you want No vendor lock-in Extensively extensible For those with no coding experience, AppFlowy enables you to create apps that suit your needs It's built on a community-driven toolbox, including templates, plugins, themes, and more Truly native experience Faster, more stable with support for offline mode It's also better integrated with different devices Moreover, AppFlowy enables users to access features and possibilities not available on the web

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits, commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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