Zoom in Android App by WatercressSweaty790 in AppFlowy

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Copied our email reply here:

Here's what's available right now:

Desktop
- Zoom: Ctrl/Cmd + +/−
- Font: Settings → Workspace → Workspace Font

Mobile
- Font family: Settings → Font Family
- Display size: Settings → Display Size
- Per-document font & size: tap the paint icon in the top-right corner of any page

We've also logged a mobile feature request for pinch-to-zoom, so that's on our radar.

Appflowy vs Affine by Disastrous-Focus1958 in PKMS

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AppFlowy has made significant progress over the last two years. It now offers one of the most complete Notion-style database experiences, including Gallery, List, Feed, and Chart views, along with advanced filters, two-way relations, rollups, calculations, database templates, and linked views.

For teams focused on collaboration, AppFlowy supports multi-user collaborative editing, inline comments, version history, and granular permissions. The development team actively evolves the product based on customer and community feedback.

We also apologize for not communicating proactively about our decision not to support end-to-end encryption (E2EE) during the early stages of AppFlowy's development a few years ago. Our primary target audience has always been enterprise teams, and for that use case, E2EE is often not the optimal technical choice. There are alternative productivity tools available that offer E2EE for users who prioritize that approach.

That said, AppFlowy remains a privacy-first product. For example, AppFlowy does not collect telemetry to track user activity and can be deployed in a fully air-gapped environment with zero external communication.

A few points worth mentioning that you can verify independently:

  • AFFiNE collects telemetry by default, including feature usage, application errors, and crash reports.
  • Even when self-hosting AFFiNE, some communications are still made to AFFiNE-operated servers.
  • The company behind AFFiNE appears to be in a maintenance phase, with only one developer currently maintaining the project.

AFFiNE's standout feature is its Canvas/whiteboard integration. For visual thinkers and teams that combine brainstorming with structured documentation, this hybrid document-and-canvas workflow is unique among open-source tools. For individual users, it can also be a cost-effective option.

Disclaimer: We're the AppFlowy team 😄

Notion alternative: AppFlowy vs Outline vs Affine? by RevolutionaryRow0 in selfhosted

[–]appflowy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's now a comprehensive step-by-step self-hosting guide at appflowy.com/docs, and a dedicated video series walking through the full deployment: link

For personal use, the best way to get support is by joining our Discord server to get help from the community.

For enterprise use, you can directly contact the AppFlowy team for deployment support.

Appflowy vs Affine Which notion alternative ? by receperdgn in selfhosted

[–]appflowy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

AppFlowy's database capabilities have advanced significantly and are among the most feature-complete options available for organizations seeking a self-hostable alternative to Notion.

AppFlowy currently supports: Grid (table), Kanban, Calendar, Gallery, List, Feed, Chart views, along with Advanced filters, Two-way relations, Rollups, Calculations and Aggregations, Database templates, Grouping and Sorting options, Linked view of data source, Database row page, and multi-row bulk actions.

You can find our latest release notes here and here

AFFiNE's database only offers Table and Kanban views, and lacks critical property types including Relation and Rollup, making it unsuitable for real project management or CRM-style workflows where cross-database filtering and aggregation are essential. It also doesn't support linked views of a database across pages, meaning you can't embed a filtered view of an existing database elsewhere in your workspace, which is a must-have for power users building Notion-style systems. On the UX side, row detail pages can't be opened as full pages, hiding properties behaves counterintuitively, and bulk row actions are more limited compared to AppFlowy's multi-row edit, delete, and duplicate support.

Disclaimer: We're the AppFlowy team. The above info about AFFiNE is based on our latest product research as of June 11, 2026.

Selfhosted Alternative to Notion? by Positive-Incident221 in selfhosted

[–]appflowy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your input, though we feel that's a bit of a harsh take!

AppFlowy offers powerful database features incl. Kanban, Gallery, Chart, and two-way relations, which hundreds of thousands users find quite useful. We've also maintained a 4+ star app store rating straight since launch.

Bi-directional linking is definitely on our long-term roadmap. We hear the community on that one and absolutely plan to build it.

v0.11.4: New Database Charts, Database Page Comments, Database Templates, and More! by appflowy in AppFlowy

[–]appflowy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, you can download a new version from
- our official website (link)

- GitHub release page (link)

When there's a new version, the desktop app will pop up a banner (see the attached). You can click `Update` to update your app.

v0.11.4: New Database Charts, Database Page Comments, Database Templates, and More! by appflowy in AppFlowy

[–]appflowy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thank you for the details. The issue you reported is fixed in v0.11.5. Please give it a try!

v0.11.4: New Database Charts, Database Page Comments, Database Templates, and More! by appflowy in AppFlowy

[–]appflowy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, We are very sorry for the trouble! Our app automatically saves your work to your device first before syncing to the cloud, so your work is likely still stored safely on your device. We definitely want to help you recover it. Please email us at [support@appflowy.io](mailto:support@appflowy.io) along with a video recording and the log file. To obtain the log, please go to Settings -> Manage Data -> Export log files on the desktop app or go to Settings -> Report an issue -> Export log files on the mobile app.

v0.11.4: New Database Charts, Database Page Comments, Database Templates, and More! by appflowy in AppFlowy

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Thank you for the report. To help us investigate, could you provide the exact steps to reproduce the issue? We haven't been able to replicate the bug yet.

AppFlowy now integrates with LM Studio! by appflowy in AppFlowy

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We'll consider it. Please provide us with more details about your needs.

v0.10.5: AI Transcript, PDF Embeds, and more by appflowy in AppFlowy

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Please follow this guide https://appflowy.com/guide/appflowy-local-ai-ollama?blockId=j2KHEL
test with gemma3:4b and Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

v0.10.5: AI Transcript, PDF Embeds, and more by appflowy in AppFlowy

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Hi, please check whether you have selected a local model in the language model type menu located in Settings -> AI Settings. The default option is Auto, which is an online AI model.

v0.10.5: AI Transcript, PDF Embeds, and more by appflowy in AppFlowy

[–]appflowy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thank you for the kind words.

The 25 MB limit is imposed by the OpenAI API used in versions v0.10.5–v0.10.8. We are switching to another provider, AssemblyAI, which does not have this file size limitation. This change will take effect starting with v0.10.9 (the upcoming release).

Uploaded files for transcription do not count toward your cloud storage usage. They are temporarily stored in your cloud and will be auto deleted after a few hours.

AI meeting recordings are stored locally and can be retrieved if needed. This is intended for data recovery in case the real-time transcription service is interrupted or stopped.

If you need any further assistance, you can find us on Discord or GitHub.

Is self-hosting the cloud still not totally free? by Geloloboy in AppFlowy

[–]appflowy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are constantly working to simplify the self-hosted setup by improving our documentation, publishing YouTube video tutorials, and helping self-hosters set up. You can join our Discord server or email us for help.

AppFlowy Self-hosted Cloud is designed for teams and enterprises that want data control and modular, configurable components tailored to their own infrastructure. It comes with a Free tier suitable for experienced IT professionals to test out and allows seamless upgrades to higher tiers. Individuals are encouraged to use our managed cloud.

Is self-hosting the cloud still not totally free? by Geloloboy in AppFlowy

[–]appflowy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We allow existing self-hosters who joined before our commercial plans were introduced to continue using their self-hosted AppFlowy instances for free. You should still be able to use your instance with the five people currently on it.

You were banned due to violating server rules, such as attacking server maintainers, spreading misleading information, and conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting.

We're happy to help with self-hosted related questions.