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Decentralized Applications

Open-source, local-first all-in-one workspace combining docs, infinite-canvas whiteboards, and databases; Notion + Miro alternative

Hybrid Company Medium capture risk
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License AGPL / GPL-3.0 / MIT / MPL-2.0 / Permissive
Dev Status Released
Owner ToEverything Pte Ltd (ShaoXuan Qi)
Country Singapore
Start Year 2022
Stack TypeScript, Rust, Electron, BlockSuite editor, Jotai state management
Funding VC
Last Investigated Mar 10, 2026

Use Case Domains

Co-Creation & Knowledge

Affordances

Conflict-free editing Local-first storage Interoperable formats

Decentralized Application Attributes

Use Case Category Knowledge Management + Collaboration + Note-taking
User Interface Type Document-centric + Canvas (infinite whiteboard)
Offline Capabilities Full functionality offline (local-first via SQLite + CRDTs)
Collaboration Features Real-time editing via CRDTs, @mentions, version history
Data Portability Partial export (Markdown, JSON)
Integration Ecosystem Browser extensions (web clipper) + Plugin system (early)
Prosocial Coherence N/A
Economic Flows N/A
Governance & Decision Making Company-controlled (ToEverything Pte Ltd)
Media / Publishing Yes (limited)
Knowledge Management Yes
Sensemaking Yes (via AI + canvas)
Project Management Yes (basic)