How Anytype became a single home for notes and to-dos
The author consolidated separate productivity tools into Anytype, an open-source app that uses an object-based system for notes and tasks. Previously, Notion served as a database, Obsidian for research and thinking, and Todoist for task management. Anytype aims to bring those workflows into one place.
Dhruv Bhutani, writing for Android Police on October 20, 2026, described consolidating three productivity services into Anytype. He had used Notion as a database, Obsidian for research and thinking, and Todoist for task tracking. The arrangement gave each job a dedicated tool, but moving among them created friction.
Anytype, an open-source app organized around objects rather than separate page, note, or task silos, was presented as a more unified setup. Bhutani notes it is not an exact substitute for all three products and has rough edges, yet it supports a coherent workflow in one interface.
Tools like Anytype could matter most to knowledge workers, students, and independent professionals who divide notes, research, and tasks across several apps. A single object-based workspace may reduce the mental cost of switching contexts and make personal workflows easier to maintain. Its open-source model may also encourage users to compare how much control and flexibility they have over their information. Still, quirks and imperfect feature parity suggest adoption will depend on whether convenience outweighs the loss of specialized tools.