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CryptPad vs HermesOffice
CryptPad has 8,069 GitHub stars, 878 forks, 401 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. HermesOffice has 629 stars, 83 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped yesterday. CryptPad leads on adoption by 1,183% (8,069 vs 629 stars). CryptPad is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; HermesOffice is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. CryptPad has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, HermesOffice 13%. HermesOffice was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| CryptPad | HermesOffice | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 8.1K | ★ 629 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-10 | 2026-11-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 878 | ⑂ 83 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick CryptPad if
- You weight community size — 8.1K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick HermesOffice if
- You want the HermesOffice feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and HermesOffice fits your workflow better
About CryptPad
CryptPad CryptPad is a collaboration suite that is end to end encrypted and open source. It is designed to facilitate collaboration by synchronizing changes to documents in real time. Since all the user data is encrypted, in the event of a breach, attackers have no way of accessing the stored content. Furthermore, if the administrators do not modify the code, they and the service also cannot access any information about the users' content. Installation For development Our developer guide provides instructions for setting up a local instance without HTTPS or our more advanced security features. For production…
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About HermesOffice
HermesOffice The world's first full featured open source AI Office suite. Download · Privacy · Demo HermesOffice is a free, open source alternative to Microsoft Office for macOS, Windows, and Linux, built around AI editing as a first class workflow rather than a bolted on chat box. It opens and saves the real Microsoft Office formats — Word ( .docx ), Excel ( .xlsx ), PowerPoint ( .pptx ) — and edits PDF and Markdown too: a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation editor, PDF editor, and Markdown editor as six Electron apps sharing one engine layer. Watch the demo video on YouTube Features Real PDF editing —…
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Frequently asked questions
Is CryptPad or HermesOffice more popular?
CryptPad has 8,069 GitHub stars and HermesOffice has 629. CryptPad has the larger community by that measure.
Are CryptPad and HermesOffice free?
Both are open source. CryptPad is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and HermesOffice under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between CryptPad and HermesOffice?
CryptPad is written in JavaScript and HermesOffice in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, CryptPad or HermesOffice?
Choose CryptPad if you want the larger community (8,069 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose HermesOffice if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.