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CryptPad vs xleak
CryptPad has 8,080 GitHub stars, 880 forks, 401 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. xleak has 1,520 stars, 69 forks, 13 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. CryptPad leads on adoption by 432% (8,080 vs 1,520 stars). CryptPad is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; xleak is written in Rust under MIT. CryptPad has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, xleak 5%. CryptPad 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 | xleak | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 8.1K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-12 | 2026-11-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 880 | ⑂ 69 |
| 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 xleak if
- You want the xleak feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and xleak 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 xleak
xleak Expose Excel files in your terminal no Microsoft Excel required! Inspired by doxx, xleak brings Excel spreadsheets to your command line with beautiful rendering, powerful export capabilities, and a feature rich interactive TUI. Features Core Functionality Beautiful terminal rendering with formatted tables Interactive TUI mode full keyboard navigation with ratatui Smart data type handling numbers right aligned, text left aligned, booleans centered Multi sheet support seamlessly navigate between sheets (Tab/Shift+Tab) Excel Table support list and extract named tables (.xlsx only) Multiple export formats CSV…
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Frequently asked questions
Is CryptPad or xleak more popular?
CryptPad has 8,080 GitHub stars and xleak has 1,520. CryptPad has the larger community by that measure.
Are CryptPad and xleak free?
Both are open source. CryptPad is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and xleak under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between CryptPad and xleak?
CryptPad is written in JavaScript and xleak in Rust. 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 xleak?
Choose CryptPad if you want the larger community (8,080 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose xleak if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.