Open-source Scrintal alternatives

AFFiNE is an open-source workspace that combines writing, drawing and planning in a single app. Documents, an edgeless whiteboard and table views share the same blocks, so you can place rich text, sticky notes, embedded web pages, database views, linked pages, shapes and even slides anywhere on one canvas. It is presented as an alternative to Notion and Miro.

The project stresses local-first storage, meaning your data lives on your own device first, together with real-time collaboration. A multimodal AI assistant helps write reports, turn outlines into slides, summarize articles into mind maps and organize tasks. Under the hood it uses CRDTs for syncing and is built mostly in TypeScript and Rust, with Electron for the desktop app. It also supports Markdown, wiki and knowledge-base use, and presentations.

AFFiNE's license is listed as 'Other' on GitHub, so review it before commercial use. There is a live demo and documentation on the project site, a hosted version is available, and the app can also be self-hosted.

Ideon is a self-hosted visual workspace for projects. Instead of abstract folders and tabs, it uses spatial organization: you place blocks on a shared infinite canvas, and what sits close together is related, so a project's repositories, design notes and tasks can be seen on a single map.

Blocks can hold Markdown notes, images, links, files and to-dos, and live integrations embed repositories and issues from GitHub, GitLab, Gitea and Forgejo directly on the canvas. Teams can collaborate in real time, and a time travel feature shows historical snapshots of the workspace to trace past decisions. A hosted demo is available to try without setup.

Ideon runs with Docker and Docker Compose, using a PostgreSQL database and a persistent storage volume, and there is a one-click template for the Easypanel deployment platform. You set a secret key in an environment file before starting the stack and open the dashboard on port 3000. It is written in TypeScript and licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Revezone is a lightweight, graphic-centric productivity tool aimed at people building a personal knowledge base, often described as a second brain. It is local-first, meaning notes and boards are stored in the browser or on the local machine rather than requiring a cloud account, and it is currently in public beta.

It combines whiteboard functions based on both Excalidraw and Tldraw with a WYSIWYG, Notion-like note editor that supports slash commands and Markdown syntax. Notes and boards can be organized into folders in a left sidebar, with flexible layout allowing users to sort directories and split the screen by dragging and dropping. The Excalidraw-based board also supports custom fonts and double-link connections to notes within the desktop app.

Revezone can be used online, with data stored in the browser, or as a downloadable desktop app with data stored locally. It is written in TypeScript and released under the AGPL-3.0 license. This repository contains only the basic functionality of the project, according to its README.