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Radicale is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Groupware & Calendars category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in Python. It is a self-hosted alternative to Google Calendar. It has 5,145 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/Kozea/Radicale

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
5,145
Forks
539
Open issues
8
Commits, last 12 months
1,653
Last commit
Oct 25, 2026
Latest release
v3.9.0Oct 25, 2026
Created
Aug 11, 2011
License
GPL-3.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 1,653 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 25, 2026
Commits, last 12 months1,653
Latest releasev3.9.0 (Oct 25, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months10 or more
Releases, all time85
Open issues8
Open pull requests4
Good first issues0
Contributing guideYes
Security policyYes
CreatedAug 11, 2011

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About Radicale

Simple calendar and contact server with extremely low administrative overhead.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/Kozea/Radicale.

Topics

  • python
  • caldav
  • icalendar
  • carddav

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FAQ

Radicale FAQ

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Is Radicale free and open source?

Yes. Radicale is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 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 Radicale with Docker?

Radicale does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Python and deb), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.

What are the best alternatives to Radicale?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to Radicale include Nextcloud, Seafile and Colanode. Radicale itself is a self-hosted alternative to Google Calendar.

Is Radicale actively maintained?

The most recent commit to Radicale was on Oct 25, 2026 with 1,653 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v3.9.0, published Oct 25, 2026. It had 8 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.