Etherpad
Highly customizable online editor providing collaborative editing in real-time.
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Still maintained? Yes: 305 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.3.12 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Google Docs.
At a glance
Etherpad quick facts
- Health score
- 97/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 18,608
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v3.3.12, Oct 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
Top alternatives to Etherpad
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Etherpad is a real-time collaborative editor for documents that matter."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Etherpad scores 97/100, #1 of 6 in Office Suites: 305 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.3.12, 2 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 18,608 stars add 17.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 2.9 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
305 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v3.3.12 released 2 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 17.1 / 20
19k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 305
- Last 90 days
- 1,038
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #1 of 6 tools in Office Suites by health , just above CryptPad (#2) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Nodejs, Docker |
| Latest release | v3.3.12 · 2 days ago |
| Stars | 18,608 |
| Open issues | 6 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | ether/etherpad ↗ |
Etherpad vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Etherpad (Office Suites), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etherpad (this tool) | 97 | 19k | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
| CryptPad | 96 | 8k | AGPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
| Grist | 96 | 12k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| HedgeDoc | 96 | 7.5k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Docs | 87 | 17k | MIT | today |
| ONLYOFFICE | 69 | 7.1k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
Etherpad: common questions
What does Etherpad replace?
Repoly lists Etherpad as an open-source alternative to Google Docs. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Etherpad stands against the others.
Is Etherpad still maintained?
Etherpad had 305 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v3.3.12, is from 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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