Show HN: AppFlowy – An Open-Source Notion Alternative Built with Flutter

Hey

I recently stumbled upon AppFlowy (https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy), an open-source project that caught my attention. It's essentially a Notion-like workspace, but with a twist:

Built with Flutter (front-end) and Rust (back-end) Fully open-source and self-hostable Focuses on data privacy and ownership What I find interesting:

The tech stack choice - combining Flutter's UI capabilities with Rust's performance It's positioning as a privacy-focused alternative to Notion The potential for customization and extension due to its open-source nature

wanderingmind · a year ago

Please remove ShowHN from title. ShowHN is only for showing your work, not that of others. For more details look https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

IG_Semmelweiss · a year ago

Not OP, but good clarification. I wasn't aware (yet it makes intuitive sense, like most HN policies).

Brajeshwar · a year ago

This was popular a few years ago on Hacker News. A quick search shows;

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29384341

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29234805

I did downloaded the macOS App and tried it. I remember it being slow and kinda buggy (I’m still on the last of the Intel Macs). That’s how I left it. How is the experience now?

itohihiyt · a year ago

I understand rust is faster than dart but wonder why rust was used over dart. As I understand it dart can be used for the backend and there would be no need for interop between flutter and rust if dart was used. Just interested in the choices.

IG_Semmelweiss · a year ago

What is the likelyhood of a nonprogrammer to figure out how to self host this ?

And, same type of question, but in relation to email integration ?

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freeplay · a year ago

Looks solid.

Side note: why do these open source alternatives always have such terrible names?

pokstad · a year ago

With a name like this, I would expect it to be more like a Workflowy clone.

Aiden242 · a year ago

Interesting find! Will definitely check it out. Thanks for sharing!

palashkulsh · a year ago

I have been using it , it's great