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Anytype vs Obsidian: catalog facts
Anytype	Obsidian
Freemium Free to use with local storage and peer-to-peer sync. A paid plan adds hosted backup sync…	Free Free for everyone, including commercial use, in the vendor’s own words. Obsidian Sync and…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Browser extension
Data stays on your device, with end-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer sync Custom object types and relations rather than fixed note formats	Notes are plain Markdown files in a folder you control, readable without the app Linking, backlinks, tags, graph view and fast search across the vault
Source-available licence, not an approved open source one Still labelled beta, and releases change behaviour	The application is not open source, only the plugin ecosystem and the releases repository Syncing between devices means paying for Obsidian Sync or wiring up your own sync tool
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Browser extension
Not stated if open source	Closed source
License: Any Source Available License 1.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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