Anytype alternative
Anytype says its current app keeps working, but moving to its next version, Anytwo, means a one-way migration. If you are moving anyway, Koru is a free, open-source, local-first notes app for Windows and Mac. Export your Anytype spaces as Markdown and import them into Koru. There is no Anytype importer yet.
In September 2026 Anytype announced Anytwo, a rebuild with a new database, editor and sync. Anytype says it gave up backwards compatibility to get there: to use the new build you commit to a "hard migration", and Anytype says it will build a bridge to make that as smooth as it can.
Anytype plans a first public release by the end of 2026 and says it "will not have feature parity to Anytype in its first releases". Pricing for Anytwo hasn't been decided. Anytype says it will have self-hosting.
Anytype says you can keep using the current app "forever", that it will move to the MIT open-source license, and that development will slow while the team focuses on Anytwo. If Anytype works for you, staying is a real option. This page is for people who would rather migrate once, to something else.
| Feature | Koru | Anytype |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. No account and no trial. | Free plan with 100 MB of remote storage. Plus $4/month (1 GB), Pro $8/month (10 GB), Ultra $16/month (100 GB); 20% off yearly. Self-hosting needs no membership. |
| Platforms | Windows and macOS. No phone app yet. | macOS, Windows and Linux desktop apps, plus native iOS and Android apps. |
| Account | None required, including for sync. | A local account created in the app, protected by your recovery key. No email needed. |
| Where your notes live | In a local database on your device. Works fully offline, with no account required. | On your devices, encrypted locally. Synced through Anytype's network or a self-hosted node, and peer-to-peer on local networks. |
| Sync | Directly between your own devices, peer to peer and end-to-end encrypted, built on iroh. No Koru server required. Free. | Anytype's sync network (remote storage by plan), self-hosting, or local peer-to-peer. |
| Encryption | Device-to-device sync is end-to-end encrypted. | Local, on-device encryption; Anytype says only you have the encryption keys. |
| Open source | Open source under MPL-2.0, on GitHub. | Source-available today (Any Source Available License 1.0). Anytype has announced a move to the MIT license. |
| Structure | Documents with headings, tables, checklists and code, nested pages and #tags. | Objects with types and relations (properties), sets and collections with views, templates and widgets. |
| AI and developer tools | Built-in MCP server for AI tools. Terminals as tabs, and on a Mac, coding agents as tabs. | A local API for integrations. Anytwo plans optional AI agents with a model of your choice. |
| Import and export | Imports Evernote (.enex), Notion, OneNote, Google Docs, Markdown and TextBundle. Exports Markdown and TextBundle. | Exports Markdown, Any-Block (JSON or Protobuf), PDF and HTML on desktop. Imports Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, Markdown, HTML, TXT and CSV. |
Koru is a document-first notes app: pages with headings, tables, checklists and code, nested pages and #tags. It doesn't try to copy Anytype's types, relations and sets. If your notes are mostly writing, that's less to manage.
Koru is a native desktop app written in Rust for Windows and macOS. Next to your notes you can open terminal sessions as tabs, and on a Mac, coding agents such as Claude Code or Codex as tabs too. Koru's built-in MCP server lets AI tools work with your notes.
Your notes live in a local database on your computer. Koru opens and saves with no connection and nothing to sign in to. Koru syncs directly between devices you link with a QR code or a short code, peer to peer and end-to-end encrypted, built on iroh.
Koru's app is open source under MPL-2.0. Anytype is source-available today, under the Any Source Available License 1.0, and has announced a move to MIT.
Anytype has a mature object model: types, relations (properties), sets and collections, with views over them. It also has native iOS and Android apps, sharing and chat in spaces, peer-to-peer sync on local networks, self-hosting, and an import path from Notion, Obsidian and Evernote.
Koru has none of the types/relations/sets model and no phone app yet. If those are what you use every day, Anytype or Anytwo may suit you better.
Missing something you rely on? Tell us at hello@koru.do. What people ask for shapes the roadmap.
Koru has no Anytype importer today. Anytype exports your space as Markdown on desktop, and Koru imports Markdown, offline.
No. Anytype says you can keep using the current app "forever", that it will move to the MIT open-source license, and that its development will slow while the team builds Anytwo.
Anytwo is the codename for Anytype's next-generation app, announced in September 2026. It has a new database, editor and sync. Moving to it is a one-way migration from Anytype, and Anytype plans the first public release by the end of 2026.
Yes. Koru is open source under MPL-2.0, local-first and free, for Windows and Mac. Anytype is source-available today and has announced a move to the MIT license.
Not directly yet. Koru has no Anytype importer. Export your space from Anytype desktop as Markdown, with files included, and import the Markdown files into Koru. Types, relations and sets don't carry over.
In Anytype desktop, open Channel Settings, choose Export, and pick Markdown (for other apps) or Any-Block (for another Anytype space). You can include files and linked objects and save it as a zip. Export isn't available on mobile.
Not yet. Koru is a desktop app for Windows and macOS, and there's no phone app yet. Anytype has native iOS and Android apps today.
Yes. Koru is free and open source under MPL-2.0, with no account.
