Colanode
Colanode is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Groupware & Calendars category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Notion and ships a Docker image. It has 5,173 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Apr 3, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- Groupware & Calendars
- TypeScript
- Apache-2.0
- Docker
- Maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 5,173
- Forks
- 331
- Open issues
- 40
- Commits, last 12 months
- 55
- Last commit
- Apr 3, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.4.7Apr 3, 2026
- Created
- Jul 29, 2024
- License
- Apache-2.0Open source
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Project health
MaintainedMaintained: last commit Apr 3, 2026.
- Regular releases8 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Apr 3, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 55 |
| Latest release | v0.4.7 (Apr 3, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 8 |
| Releases, all time | 43 |
| Open issues | 40 |
| Open pull requests | 7 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jul 29, 2024 |
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About Colanode
Collaboration suite with real-time messaging, rich text pages, file management, and dynamic databases - built for offline work (alternative to Slack, Notion).
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/colanode/colanode.
Topics
- chat
- chat-application
- crdt
- editor
- electron
- knowledge-base
- local-first
- notion-alternative
- realtime-collaboration
- self-hosted
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Is Colanode free and open source?
Yes. Colanode is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Colanode with Docker?
Yes. Colanode provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Colanode?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Colanode include Nextcloud, Seafile and Radicale. Colanode itself is a self-hosted alternative to Notion.
Is Colanode actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Colanode was on Apr 3, 2026 with 55 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v0.4.7, published Apr 3, 2026. It had 40 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Maintained" as of Oct 26, 2026.