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  • marcusquinnM marcusquinn

    Would you consider CodiMD covers the main usage and needs that you get from Notion perhaps?

    https://cloudron.io/store/io.hackmd.cloudronapp.html

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    @marcuswquinn said in Notion-like FOSS app:

    Would you consider CodiMD covers the main usage and needs that you get from Notion perhaps?
    https://cloudron.io/store/io.hackmd.cloudronapp.html

    No. It's not even remotely comparable.

    I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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    • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

      @marcuswquinn said in Notion-like FOSS app:

      Would you consider CodiMD covers the main usage and needs that you get from Notion perhaps?
      https://cloudron.io/store/io.hackmd.cloudronapp.html

      No. It's not even remotely comparable.

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      @jdaviescoates Fair enough. I'm with you on keeping data on a platform you control though.

      Outline looks cool, so 🤞 that LDAP pull request gets merged.

      Certainly interested in what else comes from this thread.

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      • marcusquinnM marcusquinn

        And for an AirTable alternative I'm a big fan of what Directus makes easier:

        https://directus.io

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        Since I can't resist a FOSS Alternative search, this looks interesting if you're into AirTable:

        LeanTime looks similar at first glance: https://leantime.io

        More info in the Docs: https://docs.leantime.io

        Not tried it and I've no idea on your usage and needs so just adding for the record really.

        Personally I like Directus for being both standardised, openness and portable data.

        If I were in the market for AirTable it would be difficult to choose it against Odoo but then if you want coddles you'd need an enterprise subscription for Odoo Studio: https://www.odoo.com/page/studio

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          A couple more that look worth watching at least:

          https://wiki.js.org (already on Cloudron)

          https://anytype.io
          https://github.com/anytypeio
          https://twitter.com/AnytypeLabs

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            Twake looks interesting: https://twake.app

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              Baserow : This under development project seems to be in the "alternative to airtable" category : https://baserow.io/ https://gitlab.com/bramw/baserow

              Notion :
              I have a friend that moved his entire wordpress.org blog (15 years of posts) to guess what ?
              notion !

              He's definitely part of the no-code approach and bootstrap lots of different journalist/media projects with no-code approaches.

              I wish I could convince him to use something else and instead have an entire cloudron powering his infrastructure, but without a serious FOSS alternative to notion I won't get him on our boat 😕

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              • rmdesR rmdes

                Baserow : This under development project seems to be in the "alternative to airtable" category : https://baserow.io/ https://gitlab.com/bramw/baserow

                Notion :
                I have a friend that moved his entire wordpress.org blog (15 years of posts) to guess what ?
                notion !

                He's definitely part of the no-code approach and bootstrap lots of different journalist/media projects with no-code approaches.

                I wish I could convince him to use something else and instead have an entire cloudron powering his infrastructure, but without a serious FOSS alternative to notion I won't get him on our boat 😕

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                @rmdes Exactly. There’s no arguing against such superior product. 😨

                If only there was a way to make sure FOSS devs got paid for their work…

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                • yusfY yusf

                  @rmdes Exactly. There’s no arguing against such superior product. 😨

                  If only there was a way to make sure FOSS devs got paid for their work…

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                  @yusf I think GitHub Sponsoring is making better inroads for that. Be good if GitLab followed that too.

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                  Development https://brandlight.org
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                  • marcusquinnM marcusquinn

                    A couple more that look worth watching at least:

                    https://wiki.js.org (already on Cloudron)

                    https://anytype.io
                    https://github.com/anytypeio
                    https://twitter.com/AnytypeLabs

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                    @marcusquinn said in Notion-like FOSS app:

                    https://anytype.io
                    https://github.com/anytypeio
                    https://twitter.com/AnytypeLabs

                    Yeah @seeker mentioned Anytype.io higher up the thread, looks like it'sthe closest thing to an open source Notion.

                    Fill in this form to help them prioritise (and likely get you up the wait list too):

                    https://anytype.typeform.com/to/bRQZWx

                    I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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                    • marcusquinnM marcusquinn

                      @yusf I think GitHub Sponsoring is making better inroads for that. Be good if GitLab followed that too.

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                      @marcusquinn said in Notion-like FOSS app:

                      Be good if GitLab followed that too.

                      Yeah, although nothing stopping anyone setting up OpenCollective and Liberapay accounts and adding the info to their README in GitLab 🙂

                      Both are open source too. Open Collective isn't really designed/ ready to self-host yet but you can support those efforts here https://opencollective.com/community and upvote here:

                      https://forum.cloudron.io/post/5408

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                      • marcusquinnM marcusquinn

                        Twake looks interesting: https://twake.app

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                        @marcusquinn said in Notion-like FOSS app:

                        Twake looks interesting: https://twake.app

                        It's nothing like Notion imho, but does indeed look pretty nice!

                        Upvote here:
                        https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10591

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                        • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

                          @marcusquinn said in Notion-like FOSS app:

                          https://anytype.io
                          https://github.com/anytypeio
                          https://twitter.com/AnytypeLabs

                          Yeah @seeker mentioned Anytype.io higher up the thread, looks like it'sthe closest thing to an open source Notion.

                          Fill in this form to help them prioritise (and likely get you up the wait list too):

                          https://anytype.typeform.com/to/bRQZWx

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                          @jdaviescoates said in Notion-like FOSS app:

                          Yeah @seeker mentioned Anytype.io higher up the thread, looks like it'sthe closest thing to an open source Notion.

                          I attended an intro webinar thing about anytype.io the other day.

                          It's pretty cool, but they have no plans for a web app.

                          It's all based on IPFS

                          I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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                          • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

                            @jdaviescoates said in Notion-like FOSS app:

                            Yeah @seeker mentioned Anytype.io higher up the thread, looks like it'sthe closest thing to an open source Notion.

                            I attended an intro webinar thing about anytype.io the other day.

                            It's pretty cool, but they have no plans for a web app.

                            It's all based on IPFS

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                            @jdaviescoates Interesting. What's the front-end stack like?

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                            • yusfY yusf

                              @jdaviescoates Interesting. What's the front-end stack like?

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                              @yusf as in what is it coded in? I'm not sure actually. If they covered that it was during the part I missed!

                              I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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                              • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

                                @yusf as in what is it coded in? I'm not sure actually. If they covered that it was during the part I missed!

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                                @jdaviescoates If they have no plans for a web app I really wonder what stack they're using and possible subsequent lockins.

                                But regardless I'm also interested in what they did have to say about their project.

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                                • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

                                  @jdaviescoates said in Notion-like FOSS app:

                                  Yeah @seeker mentioned Anytype.io higher up the thread, looks like it'sthe closest thing to an open source Notion.

                                  I attended an intro webinar thing about anytype.io the other day.

                                  It's pretty cool, but they have no plans for a web app.

                                  It's all based on IPFS

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                                  @jdaviescoates Thanks! I am curious how did you find out about the information session?

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                                    @jdaviescoates Thanks! I am curious how did you find out about the information session?

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                                    @seeker I filled in this form:
                                    anytype.typeform.com/to/bRQZWx

                                    You can also join their Telegram group if that's your thing:
                                    t.me/anytype

                                    I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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                                      If there's still interest around this question, the most promising option right now is Athens, which aims to be an alternative to Roam and Notion (and is getting close to feature-parity).

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                                        If there's still interest around this question, the most promising option right now is Athens, which aims to be an alternative to Roam and Notion (and is getting close to feature-parity).

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                                        @soup Nice spot! Trial by downloaded Electron version is handy too. Looks like it deserves it's own App Wishlist post if you'd like the finder's honours?

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                                        • marcusquinnM marcusquinn

                                          @soup Nice spot! Trial by downloaded Electron version is handy too. Looks like it deserves it's own App Wishlist post if you'd like the finder's honours?

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                                          @marcusquinn said in Notion-like FOSS app:

                                          Looks like it deserves it's own App Wishlist post if you'd like the finder's honours?

                                          I only had a very quick look but it looks like Athens is like Anytype in that it's not actually a server thing at all, no? i.e. I think it's just a desktop app, not a web app, no?

                                          I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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