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Obsidian vs Anytype: catalog facts
Obsidian	Anytype
Free Free for everyone, including commercial use, in the vendor’s own words. Obsidian Sync and…	Freemium Free to use with local storage and peer-to-peer sync. A paid plan adds hosted backup sync…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Browser extension	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
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	Data stays on your device, with end-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer sync Custom object types and relations rather than fixed note formats
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	Source-available licence, not an approved open source one Still labelled beta, and releases change behaviour
Downloadable app, Browser extension	Downloadable app
Closed source	Not stated if open source
License not stated	License: Any Source Available License 1.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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