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AFFiNE — Docs, whiteboards, and databases together in one workspace
AFFiNE is the all-in-one workspace where you can write, draw and plan just about anything - Blend the power of Notion and Miro to enable dynamic note-taking, tasks, visualized mindmaps and presentations. All you need for productivity and creativity is here!
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@jiachen_he Simply awesome!
I vote for you guys - you have created a very handy tool! Congratulations!
Wow! Really impressed how you've thought about merging blocks and boards. I love your new user sign up experience as well. A lot of times I'm using my iPad Pro drawing with Notes on one half of the screen and using some typing tool on the other half, usually Notion. This "shaping" process is so important before I get to drafting. Excited to use this for some blog posts I have coming up :)
@harrisonjohnson Thank you so much for your encouraging feedback! We're really glad to hear that our focus on creating a seamless user experience is resonating with you. We're excited for you to use it for your upcoming blog posts. Feel free to share your experience and any suggestions you might have. Happy writing! :)
I use this one. It's nice that you can use the web version at work if your work doesn't allow installing, or the desktop version at home. There are a couple features (like cross referencing/bidirectional linking of nocode database table columns, and a mobile app) that the developers have said are in development that I'm waiting for before it becomes my daily driver. I do really like that they're using open source platforms like github to allow for user feedback and to track development. I think this improves transparency about what features they are working on and their roadmap. It feels like more of a community than some of the closed source competitors in this space.
@solardesalination Thank you very much for being so supportive for our product and community! Hope we can shape AFFiNE better and faster together!
This is the best idea for a productivity app in a decade and it just keeps getting better and better. Discovering this wonderful free open source app a while ago made me really happy. I had a similar idea of an app that's a whiteboard where you can place things openly and creatively, but there is still structure to it if you want to. And Affine solves this perfectly. I cannot state enough how great this app is and I will include it in my stack for sure!
@michacassola Thank you for your fantastic feedback! We're thrilled AFFiNE matches your vision for a creative yet structured productivity app. Your support inspires us to keep improving and innovating. Excited to be a part of your productivity stack and to continue enhancing AFFiNE for users like you. Thanks for being with us on this journey!
@michacassola Thank you very much for your support! We are going to release 0.13 version really soon, in which synced blocks/frames and page query will be available!
Love this! I've been using Canva Whiteboard and Miro Board too..but this seems like the best of both worlds. Thanks for building this useful product team Affine!
@sachin_ramje Thank you very much! We believe a better merged platform can bring you more chemistry and magic when using it!
Heheh loved the connection between Notion and Miro! It looks amazing Jc. Really congrats on this impressive launch
@german_merlo1 We glad to have you! We aim to reinvent the conventional document setup by integrating documents and drawing boards. This approach breaks free from the restrictions of standard document formats, allowing users more flexibility in organizing their content. Furthermore, with collaborative features, colleagues or friends can contribute, expanding the scope and enhancing the completeness of documents.
I'm an R&D engineer at AFFiNE. What draws me to AFFiNE is its commitment to being open-source and local-first, meaning you can truly own your data without worrying about losing it or the service provider shutting down. It blends whiteboards and documents, freeing your work from being confined to a single format. Our goal is for you to manage and edit various types of documents—like mind maps, text documents, presentations, etc.—all within one software, eliminating the need to juggle content across multiple platforms. Moreover, we leverage generative AI to help you create whatever content you desire. All in all, AFFiNE is definitely worth a try.
@doouding Thank you for being a part of the AFFiNE team and sharing your passion for the project! It's truly inspiring to hear your perspective as an R&D engineer.
The combination of open-source, local-first principles, and the ability to seamlessly blend whiteboards with documents truly sets AFFiNE apart. It's fantastic to see how you're utilizing generative AI to enhance the content creation process and empower users to manage diverse information formats within a single platform.
Your message beautifully summarizes the core values and potential of AFFiNE. We appreciate you sharing your insights with the community and helping potential users understand what makes AFFiNE unique and valuable.
Keep up the amazing work!
To be really honest, it sounds already great to me. I'm using Notion and Miro every day. I've been looking for such a product for a long time. So, I'm definitely going to try it. Best of luck on the launch, team ❤️🦄
Looking forward to checking this out.
You might want to re-think the tagline @jiachen_he to avoid trademark infringement or cease and desist letters from Miro/Notion.
It can be costly to remove/edit all the places a tagine is used, especially in videos and so forth
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Maybe consider something like:
"Where Wiki Meets Whiteboards"
@tyler_kemp Hi Tyler, good suggestion, we will look into more details about trademark infringement. Are notion/Miro considered trademarks even as commonly used words?
As a product designer at AFFiNE, I've observed that note-taking apps are a hot topic in the SaaS product arena. AFFiNE is built on the foundation laid by industry leaders, and our mission is to streamline workflow consistency in work environments. Our aim is to eliminate the need for switching between multiple tools, thereby boosting productivity.
Furthermore, we're focused on transforming mundane documents by blending them with a whiteboard interface. This approach liberates users from the constraints of traditional document formats, enabling them to restructure their content more freely. In addition, our collaborative features allow friends or colleagues to contribute, pushing the boundaries of what a document can be and enhancing its completeness.
@zanweiguo It's fantastic to hear your perspective as a product designer at AFFiNE. You've succinctly captured the essence of what we strive to achieve: streamlining workflows, eliminating the need for multiple tools, and empowering users with a flexible and collaborative platform.
@francescod_ales Thank you so much for your review and expectations! I've always been a fan of Toolfinder.co and keep productive. Your reviews are always objective, informative and straight to the point. The database and Ai AI-assisted whiteboard feature will be released soon!
Congratulations on the launch guys, I've been playing with affine for a couple of weeks now and it's amazing, one thing I think lacks in the app is the ability to create prints/reports/pdf, this can be very helpful for many people. And also thanks for making in open source.
@khaldoun_sektaoui Thanks for your support and glad you've been both enjoying and using AFFiNE.
An interesting suggestion when it comes to prints/reports - we do have a PDF export feature, maybe you are looking for some more advanced features? Is it something you've tried?
@shortcipher5 Thanks for taking some time to reply to me, yes I tried the pdf export function, but it basically just print a raster image of what we see in the screen, no selectable text, no formatting, I think of something like coda.io have managed to do would be cool.
@milkers Thanks for the kind words and for your interest, do give it a try and let us know how you find it. We look forward to hearing your feedback about how AFFiNE works for you.
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