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Conclave is a peer-to-peer, real-time collaborative text editor built in JavaScript that allows multiple users to edit documents simultaneously. It functions as a private alternative to Google Docs, enabling secure… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Conclave, a decentralized, real-time, collaborative text editor launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Conclave Cloud▲57

   Always encrypted functions as a service

   2022 · r3.com · its alternatives →

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   PeerPad▲76

   Realtime P2P collaborative editing tool

   2017 · peerpad.net · its alternatives →

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   Rustpad, a self-hosted online collaborative text editor▲143

   Efficient and minimal collaborative code editor, self-hosted, no database required - ekzhang/rustpad

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   We've open-sourced our bootstrapped startup, ShareLaTeX▲276

   A web-based collaborative LaTeX editor. Contribute to overleaf/overleaf development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I am building an open-source Confluence and Notion alternative▲551

   Hello HN, I am building Docmost, an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion. I have been working on it for the past 12 months. This is the first public release (beta). The rich-text editor has support for real-time collaboration, LaTex, inline comments, tables, and callouts to name a few. Features - Collaborative real-time editor - Spaces (Teamspace) - User permissions - Groups - Comments - Page history - Nested pages - Search - File attachments You can find screenshots of the product on the website. Website:…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Almanac▲393

   Doc Editor & Platform for Async Collaboration

   2019 · get.almanac.io · its alternatives →

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   Firepad, an open source collaborative text editor▲168

   2013 · firepad.io · its alternatives →

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   Tandem 2.0▲537

   Unlock serendipity with the most powerful virtual office

   2021 · tandem.chat · its alternatives →

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   Multi User Text Editor▲12

   A collaborative, Google Docs-like text editor

   2024 · multi-user-editor.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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    Collaborative Markdown Editor▲83

    Collaborative editor with end-to-end encryption.

    2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →

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    Domain-tailored CRDTs for collaboration without server involvement▲158

    2018 · archagon.net · its alternatives →

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    Paste by FiftyThree for iOS▲336

    Collaborative decks for creative teams

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Graphite – A decentralized and encrypted Google Docs alternative▲330

    A secure, private productivity suite.

    2018 · graphitedocs.com · its alternatives →

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    Operational transform for realtime collaborative editing in JS/Flow▲56

    2016 · cricklet.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Reactivepad▲243

    Docs made smart with textually narrated calculations 📝📊

    2018 · reactivepad.com · its alternatives →

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    Real-time Wiki▲76

    2013 · document.ly · its alternatives →

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    Hackpad▲114

    The simplest way to organize and share knowledge

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Medium Editor▲266

    The dead simple inline editor toolbar

    2016 · yabwe.github.io · its alternatives →

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    CotEditor▲102

    The free plain-text editor for OS X

    2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

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    Real-Time Web Collaborative Code Editing▲15

    2012 · cocode.io · its alternatives →

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    CKEditor 5▲74

    Real-time collaborative WYSIWYG rich text editor.

    2018 · ckeditor.com · its alternatives →

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    Serverless collaborative notion-level note editor using CRDT in GO▲98

    File manager + CRDT Note Editor. Contribute to notebox/nbfm development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Codr.cc - Etherpad meets Pastebin Meets Notepad.cc: live code sharing▲135

    2011 · codr.cc · its alternatives →

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    Tome, aka Tom's Editor – a new command-line text editor▲131

    A command line text editor written in Node.js, focused on JavaScript. - tome/README.md at main · boutell/tome

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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