Open source collaborative-editing projects
Every project in the registry tagged collaborative-editing, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
Etherpad: A modern really-real-time collaborative document editor.
Secure collaboration with end-to-end encryption
Peer-to-peer, editor-agnostic collaborative editing of local text files.
Open-source file storage with complete data sovereignty
General purpose plain text editor for macOS. Widely known for its live collaboration feature.
Textbus 是一个组件化的、数据驱动的富文本框架，支持在线协同编辑，拥有非常好的扩展性和可定制性，可使用 Viewfly、Vue 或 React 直接渲染富文本，是构建复杂富文本的不二之选！
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source collaborative-editing projects are there?
This registry tracks 6 projects tagged collaborative-editing, with 33,380 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is etherpad at 18,616 stars.
Are these collaborative-editing projects free to use?
Yes — 6 of the 6 carry an explicit open-source licence across 3 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which collaborative-editing project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these collaborative-editing projects still maintained?
4 of the 6 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.