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This is a developer tool that implements a hybrid approach combining Operational Transformation and CRDT (Conflict-free Replicated Data Type) technologies. It was launched in 2017 and provides working code for teams… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Working code for Operational Transformation/CRDT hybrid launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Hi HN! Matrix-CRDT connects the worlds of Yjs [1] (a proven, high performance CRDT) with that of Matrix.org [2]. It started as an experiment, asking myself; can we store "state updates of a datastore" in Matrix instead of chat messages? Now, I'm convinced it's actually a really powerful combination to develop real-time, collaborative software. I'm using it for a new project and so far didn't have to write a backend yet. Matrix takes care of a lot of stuff: Authentication, E2EE, federation, hosting, etc. - so I can focus on the client. I love the ideas of Local First [3] software. Personally,…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, Like many of you here, this is not my first time applying to YC. Each time, my co-founder and I would copy the YC application to google docs to collaborate on it, then we copy it back to submit. This got us thinking - why can't we just collaborate on the YC application in the YC application? At one point I went down the CRDT rabbit hole and realized collaborative forms would be a great use of CRDTs, so I decided to build this out to an MVP. If you're curious about CRDTs (Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types) and how they differ from OT (Operational transformation, which is what powers…

    2024 · togetherform.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source workflow automation for development teams

    2024 · patched.codes · its alternatives →

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    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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    This is an experimental extension for CRDTs, pg_crdt: GitHub repo[0]. It supports Yjs/Yrs and Automerge. The linked blog post [1] describes how we're thinking about this extension in a Supabase context. I want to emphasise this part: "pg_crdt has not been released onto the Supabase platform (and it may never be). We’re considering many options for offline-sync/support and, while CRDTs will undoubtedly factor in, we’re not sure if this is the right approach." [0] GitHub repo: https://github.com/supabase/pg_crdt [1] Blog post:…

    2022 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    Parallel agents, diff reviewer, and multi-model comparisons

    May 2026 · kilo.ai · its alternatives →

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    Abstract▲837

    Design collaboration without the chaos

    2017 · abstract.com · its alternatives →

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    SyncedStore is a library for building distributed, real-time collaborative web applications that sync automatically. This used to be quite complex, but with SyncedStore it's as easy as sharing a pie!

    2021 · syncedstore.org · its alternatives →

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    I started building this 10 months ago, largely using agentic coding tools. I've stayed very involved in the code base and architecture, and have never moved faster in my life as a dev. The word processor engine and rendering layer are all built from scratch - the only 3rd party library I used was the excellent Y.js for the CRDT stack. Would love some feedback!

    Mar 2026 · revise.io · its alternatives →

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    A collaborative, Google Docs-like text editor

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

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    CRDT support in Postgres (experimental). Contribute to supabase/pg_crdt development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Croct▲387

    We just launched Croct Templates, a way to drop CMS-powered components into your app with a single command. It's like Shadcn, but for CMS, AB testing and personalization: * Built-in support for A/B testing, content editing, and dynamic logic * Works with existing projects (Next.js, React, etc.) * Supports community libraries via `npm://`, `shadcn-ui://`, etc. Example: ```bash npx croct@latest use shadcn-ui://block/pricing-page ``` Happy to answer any questions!

    2025 · croct.com · its alternatives →

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    Zed 1.0▲365

    High-performance, open source, multiplayer code editor

    May 2026 · zed.dev · its alternatives →

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    Typed▲526

    Next-generation document editor and collaboration tool

    2022 · typed.do · its alternatives →

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    Terminal-based, hyper-fast, CRDT-backed, collaborative note-taking tool - Sambigeara/fuzzynote

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Fusion▲297

    One codebase for engineers, designers, PMs, and marketers. Everyone works from one source of truth, on brand and in code, with no handoffs to clean up.

    2025 · builder.io · its alternatives →

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    Devsync▲319

    Visually edit CSS. Live-sync the result with your editor.

    2020 · devsync.co · its alternatives →

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    node-based editor for exploring, analyzing and transforming data without code

    2021 · datablocks.pro · its alternatives →

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    Hi! I’m one of the founders of s2.dev, and recently have been hacking on opbox, which is an open-source daemon that turns directories of text files (code, markdown, etc) into collaborative, multi-player workspaces. This started as a bit of an intellectual curiosity, to see if it was possible to do real-time sync at the filesystem level (i.e., in an editor-agnostic way). The idea is pretty simple: - Opbox workspaces are roughly analogous to git repositories (and can be used alongside existing git repos, to share live changes between commits) - When the opbox daemon is running in a workspace…

    Jul 2026 · opbox.dev · its alternatives →

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    This is a demo of a family of libraries intended to make it easy to build local-first, real-time applications for mobile, desktop and the web using CRDTs. It currently has support for using Sqlite, PostgreSQL or a plain old record store (Hive) as data storage backend. https://github.com/cachapa/crdt There's also a websocket sync layer that transparently handles the connection and delta changesets between participants. https://github.com/cachapa/crdt_sync

    2023 · draw.cachapa.net · its alternatives →

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    Fake VS Code editor to browse live cricket scores at work

    2021 · cric-code.pankajtanwar.in · its alternatives →

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