Vibecode Craft

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price $10/moyou'd save $120/yrbuild time one sittingcategory 🧠 notes & knowledgereplaced by 0 people

The core loop is buildable, but a dependable replacement becomes a real weekend or multi-day project. For Craft, write visually polished documents, link them, and export a portable personal library. The hard boundary is native apps, sync, publishing, collaboration, and strong block-editor polish, plus sync, collaboration, and capture polish.

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README.md
# Craft indie build

## Goal

Build the smallest trustworthy replacement for the core Craft workflow for one developer or a tiny team.

## Scope

Write visually polished documents as linked notes, search them instantly, surface backlinks, and export the personal library as a normal Markdown folder.

## Quick start

1. Install the documented dependencies.
2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`.
3. Run the development command chosen during implementation.
4. Complete the acceptance checks in `BUILD_PLAN.md`.

## Honest limits

This build deliberately does not replace:
- native apps, sync, publishing, collaboration, and strong block-editor polish
- frictionless mobile capture
- real-time team editing
- hosted publishing
- proprietary AI memory

If those capabilities are essential, use AppFlowy instead of pretending the gap is solved.

$ choose a build depth, inspect the files, then open the complete pack in your agent · this prompt is generated from the build plan · improve it via PR

why people still pay

People still pay for Craft because people keep paying when the note system is trusted across every device and disappears into their daily capture habits. The recurring cost buys file watching, conflict handling, indexing, mobile apps, encryption, backups, and migrations, not just the visible interface.

what you lose

xnative apps, sync, publishing, collaboration, and strong block-editor polish

xfrictionless mobile capture

xreal-time team editing

xhosted publishing

xproprietary AI memory

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the escape hatch

Don't feel like building it? These folks already made it free.

AppFlowyA portable document workspace that trades Craft's sheen for local control.75kjul 2026open sourceAFFiNEPolished documents, links and canvases, with local workspaces and usable exports.$0freeObsidianLinked documents in ordinary Markdown; beautiful publishing is your own department.$0free

all 3 free alternatives to Craft →· no votes, no pay-to-list · just what's real

the numbers

Craft pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
starter$0/user$0/user1,500 content blocks; 1 GB storage; 25 MB/file; 7-day version history; 15 AI credits
plus$10/user$8/userUnlimited documents; 5 spaces; 1 TB/space; 5 GB/file; 30-day history; 50 AI credits/month
family$18$152–6 accounts total; 5 shared family spaces; each member gets Plus and 5 personal 1 TB spaces
team$60$50Up to 10 members; 25 shared team spaces; every member gets Plus and 5 personal 1 TB spaces
education$0/user$0/userEligible students/educators: unlimited documents; 5 spaces; 250 GB total; 1 GB/file; 15 lifetime AI credits
larger teamscustomMore than 10 members; custom seat/space terms

free tierStarter: 1,500 blocks, 1 GB storage, 25 MB/file, 7-day history and 15 AI credits

billingmonthly + annual; direct subscriptions have a 14-day refund window; App Store/Setapp terms differ

hidden costsFamily and Team are flat bundles with hard member ceilings (6 and 10 total). AI is credit-limited even on paid plans. Education requires yearly re-verification; larger teams need a quote.

verified 2026-08-13 · source ↗

questions
Vibecode Craft

Kinda. The core of Craft is buildable in a weekend with the prompt on this page, but there are real gaps: native apps, sync, publishing, collaboration, and strong block-editor polish, frictionless mobile capture. Read the honest list above before committing.

How much does Craft cost?

Craft costs about $10/month (Plus, checked 2026-07-31), which is $120 per year.

What do I lose by replacing Craft?

Honestly: native apps, sync, publishing, collaboration, and strong block-editor polish; frictionless mobile capture; real-time team editing; hosted publishing; proprietary AI memory. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Craft?

Yes: AppFlowy (A portable document workspace that trades Craft's sheen for local control.) AFFiNE (Polished documents, links and canvases, with local workspaces and usable exports.) Obsidian (Linked documents in ordinary Markdown; beautiful publishing is your own department.) All 3 curated free alternatives are at vibecodeit.com/craft/alternatives. The prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.