Fedora Commons Repository
Robust and modular repository system for the management and dissemination of digital content especially suited for digital libraries and archives, both for access and preservation.
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Still maintained? Yes: 18 commits in the last 90 days, latest release fcrepo-7.0.0 (Apr 2026).
At a glance
Fedora Commons Repository quick facts
- Health score
- 65/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 253
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- fcrepo-7.0.0, Apr 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "JavaDocs | Fedora Wiki | Use cases | Technical Docs | REST API."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Fedora Commons Repository scores 65/100, #3 of 6 in Document Management - Institutional Repository and Digital Library Software: 18 commits in the last 90 days earn 21.0 of 35 points, the latest release (fcrepo-7.0.0, 7 months ago) earns 24.2 of 25, 253 stars add 9.6 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 14.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 21.0 / 35
18 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 24.2 / 25
fcrepo-7.0.0 released 7 months ago
- Stars 9.6 / 20
253 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 18
- Last 90 days
- 72
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #3 of 6 tools in Document Management - Institutional Repository and Digital Library Software by health , between Samvera Hyrax (#2) and InvenioRDM (#4) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Java |
| Latest release | fcrepo-7.0.0 · 7 months ago |
| Stars | 253 |
| Open issues | 6 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | fcrepo/fcrepo ↗ |
Fedora Commons Repository vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Fedora Commons Repository (Document Management - Institutional Repository and Digital Library Software), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSpace | 82 | 1.1k | BSD-3-Clause | today |
| Samvera Hyrax | 79 | 201 | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
| Fedora Commons Repository (this tool) | 65 | 253 | Apache-2.0 | today |
| InvenioRDM | 54 | 185 | MIT | yesterday |
| Islandora | 48 | 158 | GPL-3.0 | 2 months ago |
| EPrints | 44 | 45 | GPL-3.0 | 10 days ago |
Fedora Commons Repository: common questions
Is Fedora Commons Repository still maintained?
Fedora Commons Repository had 18 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, fcrepo-7.0.0, is from 7 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.