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Self-hosted / open sourceNotes & TasksHeadquarters: GE

Hyperfocus: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Hyperfocus is a goals-first planner for macOS. From a few long-term goals you build weekly plans, daily plans and focused work blocks in one workspace. The app is local-first: tasks, plans and goals stay on your Mac and work offline, and no account is required. An optional AI review checks your plans. In the initial period it runs through Cloudflare to Google Gemini; afterwards you can connect your own OpenRouter account, which sends requests directly to the model provider you choose. Those providers can be based in the United States. The app is not open source.

Hyperfocus has no company behind it; it is made by an independent developer in Georgia, and its terms are governed by Georgian law. There is no parent company. Downloads are hosted on AWS, and the app uses PostHog for product analytics that exclude the content of tasks and plans. The privacy policy lists rights such as access, deletion and export, but does not refer to the GDPR. Data you do not send to the AI stays on your device.

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Sovereignty score
63 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (GE)
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    No hosting in Europe (OTHER)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-380
    Closed source, but self-hostable: encryption keys and runtime under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-645
    Closed source, but self-hostable on your own infrastructure

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 13, 2026
Headquarters
GE (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
No — no adequacy decisionVerified by hand
Data hosting
Self-hosted, e.g. in OTHER (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
Notes & Tasks
Type
Product
Website
hyperfocus.in ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Hyperfocus

The European alternatives to Hyperfocus come from our knowledge base of over 8,000 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with Hyperfocus

Hyperfocus is headquartered in GE, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.

Hyperfocus runs on infrastructure you choose and control yourself. You decide where the data lives, including fully within the EU if you want — this is not a fixed hosting choice made by the vendor.

Hyperfocus is closed source, but you run the software yourself on your own infrastructure. The encryption keys and the runtime therefore stay under your own control, though you cannot audit or modify the source code. Ask about export options and open standards to limit software-level lock-in.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Hyperfocus together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Hyperfocus?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Hyperfocus include Amie, Anytype and Bear. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Hyperfocus?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Hyperfocus include Carnet, CryptPad and HedgeDoc. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Hyperfocus GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Hyperfocus is headquartered in GE (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Notes & Tasks

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