{"slug": "show-hn-free-notion-alternative-because-i-think-notion-is-overpriced", "title": "Show HN: Free Notion alternative because I think Notion is overpriced", "summary": "A developer launched Dokyo, a free Notion alternative hosted in Europe, offering a lightweight workspace with rich editing, real-time collaboration, databases, and optional AI, prioritizing privacy and speed.", "body_md": "A fast, lightweight Notion alternative hosted in Europe. Rich editor, live collaboration, databases, optional AI, all in one place.\n\nA clean interface designed to stay out of your way.\n\nPowerful features, simple interface, your privacy respected.\n\nDokyo is your workspace for docs, notes, and collaboration, built to stay fast and out of your way. Write meeting notes, plan projects, and keep a team knowledge base in one calm, lightweight place. The block-based editor turns plain notes into rich docs with headings, tables, checklists, code, and embeds, while databases let you organize the same content as tables, kanban boards, or charts.\n\nReal-time collaboration means your whole team can edit the same docs together, with live cursors and instant updates, so notes never drift out of sync. Dokyo is hosted in Europe with no third-party tracking, so your workspace and documents stay private. An optional, free AI assistant is there when you want it, and disabled by default when you don't.\n\nMinimal footprint, instant page loads, and snappy interactions. No bloat, just the tools you need.\n\nA powerful block-based editor with slash commands, markdown shortcuts, tables, code blocks, and more.\n\nCollaborate in real time with your team. See cursors, edits, and changes as they happen.\n\nCreate structured databases with table, kanban, and chart views. Filter, sort, and organize your data.\n\nA powerful AI assistant built in, completely free. Disabled by default; enable it when you need it.\n\nHosted in Europe. No third-party tracking, no data selling. Your documents stay private. Always.\n\nLists, tables, embeds, videos, and linked pages, formatted exactly how you want.\n\nTable, kanban, and chart views with filters and sorts, all in one place.\n\nStart using Dokyo for free. Lightweight, fast, and privacy-first. Hosted in Europe.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-free-notion-alternative-because-i-think-notion-is-overpriced", "canonical_source": "https://dokyo.app/", "published_at": "2026-06-28 10:43:32+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-28 11:05:40.461361+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Dokyo", "Notion"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-free-notion-alternative-because-i-think-notion-is-overpriced", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-free-notion-alternative-because-i-think-notion-is-overpriced.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-free-notion-alternative-because-i-think-notion-is-overpriced.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-free-notion-alternative-because-i-think-notion-is-overpriced.jsonld"}}