Local‑first, peer‑to‑peer & end‑to‑end‑encrypted knowledge OS for macOS, Windows & Linux.
Anytype is a personal knowledge base—your digital brain—that lets you gather, connect and remix all kinds of information. Create pages, tasks, wikis, journals—even entire apps—and define your own data model while your data stays offline‑first, private and encrypted across devices.
- Offline‑first, local storage with optional peer‑to‑peer sync.
- Zero‑knowledge encryption powered by any‑sync.
- Composable blocks: text, databases, kanban, calendar & custom Types.
- Cross‑platform desktop client built with Electron + TypeScript.
- Extensible through a gRPC API and AI "Agents" (see
AGENTS.md). - Open code under the Any Source Available License 1.0.
- Quick Start
- Prerequisites
- Building from Source
- Development Workflow
- Localisation
- Contributing
- Community & Support
- License
Just want to try it? Grab the latest installer from the releases page or head to download.anytype.io and log in with your Any‑ID.
| Platform | System packages |
|---|---|
| Debian/Ubuntu | sudo apt install libsecret-1-dev jq |
| Fedora | sudo dnf install libsecret jq |
| Arch Linux | sudo pacman -S libsecret jq |
| Alpine | apk add libsecret jq |
Also install:
- Node.js ≥ 20 & npm ≥ 10 (or pnpm ≥ 9)
- Go ≥ 1.22 (to build anytype‑heart)
# 1 – Clone & install JS deps
git clone https://github.com/anyproto/anytype-ts.git
cd anytype-ts
npm ci # or: pnpm i --frozen-lockfile
# 2 – Fetch / build middleware & protobuf bindings
./update.sh <macos-latest|ubuntu-latest|windows-latest> <arm|amd>
# 3 – Build the core engine (outside this repo)
git clone https://github.com/anyproto/anytype-heart.git && cd anytype-heart
make build && cd ..
# 4 – Build the Electron desktop app
npm run update:locale
npm run dist:mac # or dist:win / dist:linux| Variable | Effect |
|---|---|
ELECTRON_SKIP_NOTARIZE |
Skip macOS / Windows signing & notarizing |
ELECTRON_SKIP_SENTRY |
Don’t upload sourcemaps to Sentry |
Run the helper (from anytype‑heart) and launch the client with hot‑reload:
anytypeHelper & # or ./bin/anytypeHelper
npm run start:dev # Windows: npm run start:dev-winOptional env vars:
| Name | Purpose |
|---|---|
SERVER_PORT |
Local gRPC port of anytype‑heart |
ANYPROF |
Expose Go pprof on localhost:<port> |
Translations live on Crowdin. Pull the latest locale files with:
npm run update:localeWe ♥ contributors! Please read our Contributing Guide and follow the Code of Conduct.
Security issues? Don’t open public issues—email security@anytype.io and see our Security Guide.
- Forum – https://community.anytype.io
- Docs – https://doc.anytype.io
- Blog – https://blog.anytype.io
Made by Any — a Swiss association 🇨🇭
Licensed under the Any Source Available License 1.0.