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AFFiNE vs Craft

AFFiNECraft

Bottom line: AFFiNE for privacy-focused individuals; Craft for knowledge workers.

AFFiNEAFFiNE

Open-source, local-first workspace combining docs, whiteboard, and an AI copilot

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CraftCraft

Beautiful docs and notes app with a built-in AI assistant and MCP connections

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PricingFreemiumFreemium
CategoryNote TakingNote Taking
Tags
open-sourcelocal-firstwhiteboardknowledge-baseprivacy
notesdocumentsai-writingknowledge-managementcollaboration
Best for
  • Privacy-focused individuals
  • Small self-hosting teams
  • Visual thinkers
  • knowledge workers
  • consultants
  • product teams
Pros
  • Fully open source
  • Local-first, privacy-focused
  • Docs and whiteboard unified
  • Free self-hosting
  • Cross-platform with offline support
  • Exceptional visual design and typography
  • Built-in AI assistant across the writing flow
  • Native MCP connections to Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor
  • Cross-platform apps for Apple, Windows, and web
  • Strong for shareable, presentation-quality documents
Cons
  • AI copilot less mature than incumbents
  • Self-hosting limited to few users on free path
  • No public API
  • Smaller integration ecosystem
  • Still maturing in polish
  • Free tier caps content blocks and storage
  • Less flexible than open databases like Obsidian or Notion
  • No public API for deep custom integrations
  • Opinionated structure can constrain complex workflows
  • AI quality depends on selected model tier

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