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Free Notion Plus alternatives

Notes, wikis and second brains without a Notion plan.

4 free alternatives

Rated by how safe they are to install. Established tools have years of use behind them; early alpha means brand-new.

Obsidian

Local-first markdown notes with a huge plugin library. Free for personal use.

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AppFlowy

Open-source Notion-style workspace you can self-host.

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Logseq

Open-source outliner for daily notes and linked thinking.

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Anytype

Local, end-to-end encrypted Notion-style app. Still maturing.

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