AFFiNE

AFFiNE is an open-source, local-first workspace combining docs, whiteboards, databases, and AI for writing, planning, and knowledge management.

AFFiNE document editor in Page mode showing the 'Book Notes' document, text styling menu, collaborator markers, and an embedded table database.

About AFFiNE

AFFiNE is an open-source, local-first workspace software combining structured docs, visual whiteboards, and databases. Built with an MIT-licensed editor and a source-available backend, it enables users to write, draw, and plan in unified workspaces without switching tools. Documents support block-based editing, while edgeless whiteboard mode provides an endless canvas for sketching, mind mapping, and presentations. AFFiNE includes database views such as tables and Kanban boards for task and project management, alongside optional multimodal AI features. It operates natively across macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, web browsers, and self-hosted Docker environments.

What you can do

  • Block-based document editing for creating structured pages, notes, and documentation.

  • Edgeless whiteboard canvas for visual collaboration, sketching, mind mapping, and slide presentations.

  • Multimodal AI copilot to assist with writing, tone adjustments, mind map generation, and slide creation.

  • Cloud synchronization supporting real-time team collaboration and file version history restoration.

  • Database and planning capabilities combining docs, whiteboards, and structured tables.

Sources

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