I spent more than five years inside Notion’s orbit, but quitting it for AFFiNE has been the single most practical change to how I capture, plan, and organize work—and the experience is instructive for anyone considering a self-hosted, open-source Notion alternative. rview
AFFiNE bills itself as a local‑first, open‑source workspace that blends documents, whiteboards, and databases into a single canvas. The project’s repository and public documentation emphasize an edgeless canvas model where...