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Etherpad (self-hosted)
Collaboration
Etherpad is a real-time collaborative editor that you can host yourself. It’s not encrypted out-of-the-box, but gives total control when paired with secure hosting and HTTPS. Perfect for privacy-aware teams that want to manage their own infrastructure.
Use Etherpad (self-hosted) instead of
Google Docs
Microsoft Word Online
Why We Recommend Etherpad (self-hosted)
Collaborative editing on your own terms
Pricing
Free (self-hosted)
Platforms
Web (self-hosted)
Open Source
Yes
Replaces
Google Docs, Microsoft Word Online
Privacy Overview
No data is sent to third parties. You control everything. Add SSL and self-host to lock it down.
- Self-hostable
- Real-time editing
- Custom plugins
- Open source