colanode/colanode
Open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative that puts you in control of your data observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
72/100
- Activity 75
- Release rhythm 77
- Longevity 54
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 4.5
- age_days: 765
- days_rel: 152
- days_push: 152
- n_releases_24m: 43
Adoption not part of the score
5029 stars · 314 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Colanode is an open-source, local-first collaboration workspace combining real-time chat, rich-text pages/wikis, customizable databases, and file sharing as a self-hostable Slack and Notion alternative. Clients (Electron desktop and web) store data in local SQLite and sync via CRDTs (Yjs) to a self-hosted Node.js/Fastify server backed by Postgres, Redis, and S3-compatible storage.
Use cases
- self-host a Slack alternative for my team
- replace Notion with an open-source wiki and docs tool
- collaborate on documents offline with real-time sync
- run a team knowledge base on my own server
- chat and share files while keeping data under my control
- manage projects with kanban, table, and calendar views
When to choose
- you need offline-capable team chat and docs with local-first data ownership
- you want to self-host a combined Slack + Notion workspace with Docker or Kubernetes
- you need real-time collaborative editing powered by CRDTs
When to avoid
- you want a fully managed SaaS without running Postgres, Redis, and object storage
- you need deep integrations or the exact feature set of mature Slack/Notion ecosystems
- you need mobile apps
Facets
application · maturity active
chat-interface editor file-upload search-engine self-hosted developer-tools self-hosted developer-tools real-time web-development databases cross-platform self-hosted local-first crdt yjs notion-alternative slack-alternative team-collaboration knowledge-base wiki sqlite offline-first realtime-collaboration electron web-server docker kubernetes nodejs typescript
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/colanode/colanode · fetched 2026-08-28 · b1ba56a4d298
- homepage: https://colanode.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4f23f58c3cc5
- site_page: https://colanode.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · c5f48dbe7369
- site_page: https://colanode.com/docs/self-hosting/overview · fetched 2026-08-29 · 906602935789
- site_page: https://colanode.com/docs/overview/architecture · fetched 2026-08-29 · 58230130ab0b
- site_page: https://colanode.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · f61c4c866b14
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| colanode/colanode | main | 72 |
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