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AFFiNE: the best Open Source alternative to Notion in 2026
AFFiNE combines documents, databases and a visual whiteboard on one canvas, offering an alternative to Notion with a strong focus on local-first editing.
Technical profile
- License
- MIT
- Category
- Productivity
- Replaces
- Notion
- Tech stack
- RustTypeScriptPostgreSQL
Preview
Public image provided by AFFiNE on its own website.
Key features
- Notion-style docs and databases
- Integrated infinite whiteboard
- Local-first mode
AFFiNE vs. Notion
Pros
- Combines notes and a whiteboard, something Notion doesn't offer natively
Things to consider
- The official self-host setup still evolves quickly between versions
Quick Docker installation guide
Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
affine:
image: ghcr.io/toeverything/affine-graphql:stable
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "3010:3010"
environment:
- DATABASE_URL=postgresql://affine:affine@affine-db:5432/affine
- REDIS_SERVER_HOST=affine-redis
depends_on:
- affine-db
- affine-redis
affine-db:
image: postgres:15-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=affine
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=affine
- POSTGRES_DB=affine
volumes:
- affine_pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
affine-redis:
image: redis:7-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
affine_pg_data: