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I’m developing Plume[1] which has a similar advanced block editor but since it’s built with Qt C++ and QML, is very performant (more so than comparable native apps!).
EDIT: Some work in progress: https://imgur.com/a/LwitrHe
I found Anytype a few months ago and thought "wow maybe I can ditch Turtl (I am the creator) and just use this." A few things bugged me about it: - It's a source-available license. - You can't share with others (yet) even though they promote this as a feature. - They call it e2e encrypted, but all your data lives unencrypted on-disk. In other words, it's encrypted in transit but not at rest. Anyone/anything that can…
On the p2p topic: Our protocol is p2p and it's already working well in local networks. You can experience the magic yourself: install Anytype in local mode, create a space, and fill it with some data. Open the mobile app and log in with the same phrase, and your data will be synced without any central server, immediately! Isn’t it magical? The network is needed for backups and to solve the closed laptop problem. You can always self-host a network. We believe it's important to give people the ability to be free from a service provider
On the topic of e2e encryption: All your data in Anytype is encrypted at rest; only the indexes of this data (which are created and used locally) are not encrypted. We have plans to also encrypt the indexes. Currently, we assume that the majority of users employ full disk encryption, and if your machine is compromised, it is likely that malicious software can read memory and, therefore, access the keys. Could you please elaborate on the significant vector of attack, so we can consider this case?
Regarding the license, we have covered our logic here: https://blog.anytype.io/our-open-philosophy/. We are passionate about open source, and for some projects, it’s the only viable option. That's why our AnySync protocol and data format are MIT licensed. The clients are currently under a source-available license, as we are still exploring ways to make the ANY association and contributor ecosystem sustainable. Still researching…
Thanks for your kind words towards us and congrats on your progress!
Does it have the ability to do any sort of spaced repetition? I need my knowledge stores to help me retain the things I want to retain.
I would say at this point it's not made for this. The closest thing I saw in anytype atm is this: https://gallery.any.coop/?experience=language_flashcards
I'm looking into this now[1], though i'm having trouble understanding how. Maybe those are official plugins?
[1]: https://doc.anytype.io/anytype-docs/community/join-the-open-...
This space (Notion & co) is extremely crowded. If a player invests heavily into UX, from the start, that signals they are in the long run. Confident, at least.
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I think the fact that local-first P2P apps cannot be built directly on the web is a shame, some of the building blocks, like WebRTC are there, but browsers still lack some APIs to allow for more bottom-up innovation and experimentation with new protocols in the browser.
I found Anytype a few months ago and thought "wow maybe I can ditch Turtl (I am the creator) and just use this." A few things bugged me about it: - It's a source-available license. - You can't share with others (yet) even though they promote this as a feature. - They call it e2e encrypted, but all your data lives unencrypted on-disk. In other words, it's encrypted in transit but not at rest. Anyone/anything that can…
Thanks for your input. On the p2p topic: Our protocol is p2p and it's already working well in local networks. You can experience the magic yourself: install Anytype in local mode, create a space, and fill it with some data. Open the mobile app and log in with the same phrase, and your data will be synced without any central server, immediately! Isn’t it magical? The network is needed for backups and to solve the clos…
1. Off-the-shelf malware exfiltrates data, as seen in ransom attacks. I'd feel better if the index was encrypted. It's unlikely an attacker would manually spend time trying to find the keys in RAM unless your app became very famous :)
2. Syncing files on a work laptop where IT might snoop.
Obsidian does not encrypt files at all locally, and for that reason I would feel quite self-conscious about loading a vault with potentially private notes.
Ironically, Obsidian is much better if you only have ONE big vault, but because of this, I have to live with 3 vaults (different threat models for each).
This looks like a beautiful product, but why are there so many note taking apps? It seems like way too much energy is being put into this space.
Anytype is extremely slow and a resource hog, similar to its other Electron counterparts, as can be seen on a benchmark I did.[1] I’m developing Plume[1] which has a similar advanced block editor but since it’s built with Qt C++ and QML, is very performant (more so than comparable native apps!). EDIT: Some work in progress: https://imgur.com/a/LwitrHe [1] https://www.get-plume.com/
If the outlining experience is good enough (drag/drop, collapse...), I will definitely try Plume for "light/fast" note-taking.
Apart from that I am so excited to try it this holiday