{"slug": "cryptpad", "name": "CryptPad", "category": "selfhosted", "category_name": "Self-hosted and home server", "description": "", "recommenders": 5, "commenters": 7, "warners": 0, "score": 4.67, "rising": -1.64, "first": "2025-11-06", "latest": "2026-08-26", "why": "I'm thrilled to learn that CryptPad is part of the openDesk solution.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 6, "neutral": 2, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [3, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "I'm thrilled to learn that CryptPad is part of the openDesk solution.", "kind": "", "icon": true, "domain": "cryptpad.fr", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://cryptpad.org", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["CryptPad", "Cryptpad"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 758251506, "item_id": 47390719, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47390719", "by": "p4bl0", "date": "2026-03-15", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "or CryptPad [2] developed by XWiki", "excerpt": "It's always a good thing to have multiple players and I hope we can have actual EU-based alternatives, but I feel like this project, simply being a rebranded NextCloud as far as I can tell, is less interesting than La Suite num\u00e9rique [1] developed by the French government or CryptPad [2] developed by XWiki, a French company based in Paris. [1] https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/ [2] https://cryptpad.org/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Office.eu launches as Europe's sovereign office platform"}, {"id": 750787456, "item_id": 46924216, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46924216", "by": "dv_dt", "date": "2026-02-07", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Hmm, and what of https://cryptpad.fr/", "excerpt": "Hmm, and what of https://cryptpad.fr/ Though they also seem to be on github https://github.com/cryptpad/cryptpad", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "France's homegrown open source online office suite"}, {"id": 742146144, "item_id": 46384134, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46384134", "by": "ekjhgkejhgk", "date": "2025-12-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "On Kanban, I would instead suggest cryptpad.fr", "excerpt": "On Kanban, I would instead suggest cryptpad.fr. Crucially, it's end to end encrypted. You can self-host it, or pay for having it hosted (or use the hosted free tier). Has other things in addition to kanban. I got a 1 yr account. https://cryptpad.fr/", "context": "", "use_case": "Kanban boards, E2E encrypted", "switched_from": "", "story": "Mattermost restricted access to old messages after 10000 limit is reached"}, {"id": 734081088, "item_id": 45880068, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45880068", "by": "ekjhgkejhgk", "date": "2025-11-10", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use the Kanban app, it's so snappy.", "excerpt": "On topic, collaborative docs with end to end encryption https://cryptpad.fr/ I use the Kanban app, it's so snappy. In comparison Trello is a bloated PoS. Also on topic, the XMPP protocl is federated and supports E2E encryption via OMEMO aka \"the signal protocol\". Go create an account and get your friends into it. I use Dino on Debian and Conversations on Android. These two clients support all the \"modern\" features th", "context": "", "use_case": "encrypted collaborative docs and Kanban", "switched_from": "", "story": "How cops can get your private online data"}, {"id": 733498112, "item_id": 45843632, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45843632", "by": "flexagoon", "date": "2025-11-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "check out Cryptpad", "excerpt": "It seems to be just a collection of various open source components in an enterprise package with a bunch of features and integrations for companies. If you just want someone for personal use, check out Cryptpad, which is what openDesk uses for it's office component.", "context": "", "use_case": "Personal documents", "switched_from": "", "story": "ICC ditches Microsoft 365 for openDesk"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["e2e encrypted docs", "kanban boards, e2e encrypted", "encrypted collaborative docs and kanban", "personal documents"], "compared": [{"slug": "nextcloud", "name": "Nextcloud", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}, {"slug": "opendesk", "name": "openDesk", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [{"id": 749537872, "item_id": 46846117, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46846117", "by": "jraph", "date": "2026-02-01", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "CryptPad [1] does this but it has strong limitations inherent to a fully E2EE system.", "excerpt": "This wouldn't address building an actual E2EE service. This is a hard issue. CryptPad [1] does this but it has strong limitations inherent to a fully E2EE system. (disclaimer: I work for the company which develop CryptPad, but I don't myself work on it) [1] https://cryptpad.org", "context": "works for the company that develops CryptPad", "use_case": "End-to-end encrypted collaboration", "switched_from": "", "story": "Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native"}, {"id": 733420097, "item_id": 45838756, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45838756", "by": "caubin", "date": "2025-11-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I'm working for the XWiki and CryptPad projects, which are integrated in openDesk.", "excerpt": "Hei hei, I'm working for the XWiki and CryptPad projects, which are integrated in openDesk. Here are a couple links / infos that can be interesting to understand the context of openDesk. The openDesk project comes initially from an initiative of the Ministry of Interior of Germany in 2021, to build the alternative to Office 365. The project was progressively transferred in 2025 to a state-owned organization, the ZenD", "context": "works for XWiki and CryptPad", "use_case": "collaborative editing in openDesk", "switched_from": "", "story": "ICC ditches Microsoft 365 for openDesk"}], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45837342", "title": "ICC ditches Microsoft 365 for openDesk", "mentions": 3}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49450394", "title": "AurionMail: E2EE suite (CryptPad/Stalwart) with single-password UX", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47390233", "title": "Office.eu launches as Europe's sovereign office platform", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184288", "title": "Leaving Google has actively improved my life", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46923736", "title": "France's homegrown open source online office suite", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835336", "title": "Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {"recommend": 3}, "2025-12": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {"recommend": 1, "neutral": 1}, "2026-03": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"neutral": 1}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "family_ref": null, "runs_on": null, "lines": [], "quotes": [{"id": 791206321, "item_id": 49450395, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49450395", "by": "polo46", "date": "2026-08-26", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "bridges CryptPad, Stalwart Mail Server (JMAP), Bulwark Webmail, and Ory Hydra", "excerpt": "Hey everyone! I\u2019ve always faced a dilemma when setting up secure tools for non-technical friends: they love the usability of Proton, but I want 100% open-source, self-hosted control and open standards. The main issue is that combining E2E encrypted docs (like CryptPad) and E2E encrypted mail usually meant managing isolated tools, browser extensions (like Mailvelope), or typing two different passwords every session. T", "context": "", "use_case": "E2E encrypted docs", "switched_from": "", "story": "AurionMail: E2EE suite (CryptPad/Stalwart) with single-password UX"}, {"id": 758251506, "item_id": 47390719, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47390719", "by": "p4bl0", "date": "2026-03-15", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "or CryptPad [2] developed by XWiki", "excerpt": "It's always a good thing to have multiple players and I hope we can have actual EU-based alternatives, but I feel like this project, simply being a rebranded NextCloud as far as I can tell, is less interesting than La Suite num\u00e9rique [1] developed by the French government or CryptPad [2] developed by XWiki, a French company based in Paris. [1] https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/ [2] https://cryptpad.org/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Office.eu launches as Europe's sovereign office platform"}, {"id": 754970644, "item_id": 47185665, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47185665", "by": "spacebear", "date": "2026-02-27", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I\u2019ve also seen a lot of people using Cryptpad recently, which I think wraps OnlyOffice.", "excerpt": "Not the OP, but I alternate between self-hosted instances of Outline (https://www.getoutline.com/) and Nextcloud (with Collabora) for this. Outline I actually like better than Google Docs for most things. Nextcloud is a little rough, but it has change tracking, which I need sometimes. I\u2019ve also seen a lot of people using Cryptpad recently, which I think wraps OnlyOffice.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Leaving Google has actively improved my life"}, {"id": 750787456, "item_id": 46924216, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46924216", "by": "dv_dt", "date": "2026-02-07", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Hmm, and what of https://cryptpad.fr/", "excerpt": "Hmm, and what of https://cryptpad.fr/ Though they also seem to be on github https://github.com/cryptpad/cryptpad", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "France's homegrown open source online office suite"}, {"id": 742146144, "item_id": 46384134, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46384134", "by": "ekjhgkejhgk", "date": "2025-12-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "On Kanban, I would instead suggest cryptpad.fr", "excerpt": "On Kanban, I would instead suggest cryptpad.fr. Crucially, it's end to end encrypted. You can self-host it, or pay for having it hosted (or use the hosted free tier). Has other things in addition to kanban. I got a 1 yr account. https://cryptpad.fr/", "context": "", "use_case": "Kanban boards, E2E encrypted", "switched_from": "", "story": "Mattermost restricted access to old messages after 10000 limit is reached"}, {"id": 734081088, "item_id": 45880068, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45880068", "by": "ekjhgkejhgk", "date": "2025-11-10", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use the Kanban app, it's so snappy.", "excerpt": "On topic, collaborative docs with end to end encryption https://cryptpad.fr/ I use the Kanban app, it's so snappy. In comparison Trello is a bloated PoS. Also on topic, the XMPP protocl is federated and supports E2E encryption via OMEMO aka \"the signal protocol\". Go create an account and get your friends into it. I use Dino on Debian and Conversations on Android. These two clients support all the \"modern\" features th", "context": "", "use_case": "encrypted collaborative docs and Kanban", "switched_from": "", "story": "How cops can get your private online data"}, {"id": 733498112, "item_id": 45843632, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45843632", "by": "flexagoon", "date": "2025-11-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "check out Cryptpad", "excerpt": "It seems to be just a collection of various open source components in an enterprise package with a bunch of features and integrations for companies. If you just want someone for personal use, check out Cryptpad, which is what openDesk uses for it's office component.", "context": "", "use_case": "Personal documents", "switched_from": "", "story": "ICC ditches Microsoft 365 for openDesk"}, {"id": 733437536, "item_id": 45839846, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45839846", "by": "evanjrowley", "date": "2025-11-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I'm thrilled to learn that CryptPad is part of the openDesk solution.", "excerpt": "I appreciate your comment. I'm thrilled to learn that CryptPad is part of the openDesk solution. >CryptPad was selected to join the German \"Sovereign Workplace\" project, now called openDesk. https://blog.cryptpad.org/2025/01/28/CryptPad-Funding-Status-January-2025/ Many more details in this blog post from XWiki: https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/XWiki-CryptPad-knowledge-management-for-openDesk/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "ICC ditches Microsoft 365 for openDesk"}]}