Etherpad
etherpad.orgThe editor for documents that matter.
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About
Etherpad is an open-source, real-time collaborative text editor that runs entirely on self-hosted infrastructure, giving organizations full data sovereignty. It attributes every keystroke to its author, preserves full revision history, and supports over 290 plugins for extended functionality. It is widely used by Wikimedia, governments, universities, and newsrooms that require privacy and auditability.
Problem
Most collaborative editors store documents on third-party servers with opaque AI integrations, making them unsuitable for regulated industries, public institutions, or anyone requiring data sovereignty.
For
Organizations, institutions, and teams that require self-hosted, privacy-respecting collaborative document editing
How it works
Users deploy Etherpad on their own server, where all documents are stored locally with full authorship tracking and revision history, and functionality is extended via a plugin ecosystem.
Business model
open-source
Status
launched
Launched
2009
Founders
- John McLeargithub