abode vs mymind
mymind and abode share a belief: save everything, organise nothing, let search do the work. mymind is the more mature, polished app and deliberately private. abode is open source, runs on your own server if you want, and lets you share what you've collected.
the short answer
choose mymind if you want the most polished private vault, with native apps and nothing public.
choose abode if you want the same no-folders idea, open source and self-hostable, with public rooms to share.
side by side
- pricing
abode · hosted: invite-only early access. self-hosted: free
mymind · free guest plan up to 100 cards. paid from $4.99/mo (no AI) to $12.99/mo; AI features start at $7.99/mo
- open source
abode · yes — AGPL-3.0, every line on github
mymind · no
- self-hostable
abode · yes — Postgres + Supabase is all it needs
mymind · no — hosted on AWS
- how you organise
abode · no folders or filing — search, plus rooms (hand-picked or auto-filled by filters)
mymind · no folders — auto-tags plus spaces, including smart spaces
- AI & search
abode · AI titles, descriptions, tags and OCR; full-text + semantic search; similar images
mymind · AI image tagging, text recognition in images, visual and semantic search; summaries on the top plan
- what you can save
abode · links, images, articles, tweets, instagram posts, videos, products, books, notes
mymind · notes, bookmarks, images, articles, products, books, highlights, PDFs; video uploads on the top plan
- sharing
abode · public profile and public rooms, share links for single items
mymind · single-card private links that expire after 24 hours; no public pages
- ads & feeds
abode · no ads, no feed, no algorithm
mymind · no ads, no social features, no feed
- apps
abode · web (installable); browser extension coming soon
mymind · web, iOS, android, macOS; chrome, edge and safari extensions
- getting your data out
abode · one-click export of everything — coming soon. self-hosted, the database is yours; API + personal access tokens
mymind · “export my mind” downloads your files plus a cards.csv (chrome or edge only)
| feature | abode | mymind |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | hosted: invite-only early access. self-hosted: free | free guest plan up to 100 cards. paid from $4.99/mo (no AI) to $12.99/mo; AI features start at $7.99/mo |
| open source | yes — AGPL-3.0, every line on github | no |
| self-hostable | yes — Postgres + Supabase is all it needs | no — hosted on AWS |
| how you organise | no folders or filing — search, plus rooms (hand-picked or auto-filled by filters) | no folders — auto-tags plus spaces, including smart spaces |
| AI & search | AI titles, descriptions, tags and OCR; full-text + semantic search; similar images | AI image tagging, text recognition in images, visual and semantic search; summaries on the top plan |
| what you can save | links, images, articles, tweets, instagram posts, videos, products, books, notes | notes, bookmarks, images, articles, products, books, highlights, PDFs; video uploads on the top plan |
| sharing | public profile and public rooms, share links for single items | single-card private links that expire after 24 hours; no public pages |
| ads & feeds | no ads, no feed, no algorithm | no ads, no social features, no feed |
| apps | web (installable); browser extension coming soon | web, iOS, android, macOS; chrome, edge and safari extensions |
| getting your data out | one-click export of everything — coming soon. self-hosted, the database is yours; API + personal access tokens | “export my mind” downloads your files plus a cards.csv (chrome or edge only) |
where mymind shines
- the most polished “save anything, organise nothing” experience, with strong image AI — search by object, colour or text in an image, and find similar vibes
- native apps on iOS, android and macOS
- a strict privacy stance in writing: no ads, no training on your data, no social layer
where abode fits better
- you want the code to be open, and the option to run it on your own server
- you want to share some of what you save — a public profile and public rooms, not links that expire in a day
- you want a free option with no card limit — self-hosted abode has none
questions
- does abode have mac or mobile apps?
- not native ones yet. abode runs in the browser and installs as an app on your phone or desktop.
- can I bring my mymind library to abode?
- not yet — a mymind importer is next on the roadmap. for now, you save things one by one.
- is abode free?
- self-hosting is free, forever — the code is AGPL-3.0 on github. the hosted version is in invite-only early access: join the waitlist to get in.
- can I run abode myself?
- yes. it needs Postgres and Supabase; everything else, like AI descriptions and image search, lights up when you add its key. the self-hosting docs are still evolving.
- is what I save private?
- yes, unless you choose otherwise: things are private until you put them in a public room or share them, and public pages stay out of search engines unless you opt in.