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Etherpad

Highly customizable online editor providing collaborative editing in real-time.

Self-hosted alternative to

Dropbox Paper, Google Sheets, Quip

Website
https://etherpad.org/
Source code
https://github.com/ether/etherpad
Demo
https://demo.sandstorm.io/appdemo/h37dm17aa89yrd8zuqpdn36p6zntumtv08fjpu8a8zrte7q1cn60
GitHub stars
18,616
Repository activity
30 October 2026
Latest release
v3.3.12, 28 October 2026
Health
Active From the repository record in this build
License
Apache-2.0
Platforms
Nodejs, Docker
Categories
Office Suites

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