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CryptPad: the best Open Source alternative to Google Docs in 2026

CryptPad is a collaborative office suite with end-to-end encryption: documents, spreadsheets, presentations and forms, without the server ever being able to read the content.

License AGPL-3.0 7.9k stars liveUpdated hace 1 díaWebsite GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: AGPL-3.0
Category: Productivity
Replaces: Google Docs
Tech stack: Node.jsJavaScript

Preview

Public image provided by CryptPad on its own website.

Key features

Collaborative documents, sheets and presentations
End-to-end encryption
Built-in forms and kanban

CryptPad vs. Google Docs

Pros

The server never sees the content in the clear

Things to consider

Somewhat lower performance than Google Docs on huge documents

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  cryptpad:
    image: cryptpad/cryptpad:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - cryptpad_data:/cryptpad/data
      - cryptpad_blob:/cryptpad/blob
volumes:
  cryptpad_data:
  cryptpad_blob: