# Docs

> Docs is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the note-taking & editors category. Collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. It has 16,895 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license. It is a self-hosted alternative to Google Docs and Dropbox Paper.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/suitenumerique/docs |
| Website | https://docs.numerique.gouv.fr/ |
| GitHub stars | 16,895 |
| Forks | 660 |
| Open issues | 270 |
| License | MIT |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Python |
| Docker image | No |
| Platforms | K8S |
| Categories | Note-taking & Editors, Wikis & Knowledge Bases |
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,059 |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Latest release | v5.7.0 (Sep 16, 2026) |
| Created | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: knowledge, wiki, blocknotejs, collaborative, yjs, django, reactjs, g2g, government, documentation

## Install

Docs installs natively; follow the README at https://github.com/suitenumerique/docs.

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## Docs replaces

- [Google Docs alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/google-docs): Google's browser-based word processor with real-time collaboration.
- [Dropbox Paper alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/dropbox-paper): A lightweight collaborative document editor from Dropbox.

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