Self-Hosted Alternatives to Google Docs

Google Docs is the browser-based word processor with real-time co-editing, tied to a Google account. Self-hosted editors let teams co-author documents without sending drafts to Google, and some add end-to-end encryption so even the server cannot read them.

6 open-source alternatives to Google Docs you can host yourself, ranked by GitHub stars and updated daily.

# App Category Stars Language Updated
1 nextcloud/server File Sync & Sharing 37,483 PHP today
2 ether/etherpad Office Suites 18,627 TypeScript today
3 cryptpad/cryptpad Office Suites 8,071 JavaScript 1d
4 hedgedoc/hedgedoc Notes & Editors 7,509 TypeScript today
5 sandstorm-io/sandstorm Self-hosting Platforms & PaaS 7,082 JavaScript 10d
6 jdleesmiller/jotgit Notes & Editors 210 CoffeeScript 12y