Docmost
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Open-source collaborative documentation and wiki software similar to Confluence & Notion
About
- Designed for real-time collaboration, so multiple users can work on the same page at the same time
- An open-source alternative to tools like Notion and Confluence (AGPL license)
- Whether managing a wiki, a knowledge base, or extensive project documentation, Docmost provides tools to easily create, collaborate on, and share knowledge
Key features
- Real-time collaborative editor: collaborate on pages in real time
- Spaces: organize pages by team, project, or department for better collaboration. Each Space has its own permissions
- Permission management: control access to content with easy-to-understand permissions
- Groups: grant unified permissions to users through groups
- Comments: add comments to pages for better communication and feedback
- Page history: track changes with comprehensive version history
- Nested navigation: nest and reorder pages via the sidebar
- Search: quickly find the information you need with powerful search
- File attachments: attach files to pages for easy reference and sharing
Authentication
- Docmost currently supports only local email and password authentication
- Other authentication strategies are planned for the near future
GN⁺'s opinion
- Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation management tool, worth considering as an alternative to commercial products like Notion or Confluence
- The real-time collaboration feature in particular looks useful when multiple users edit a document at the same time
- Despite being open source, it has most of the key features companies need, such as Spaces, permission management, comments, and version control
- However, it still seems to need functional improvements, e.g. there is no cloud version yet and only email/password authentication is supported
- Similar open-source products include Wiki.js, BookStack, and XWiki, so comparing them would be worthwhile
See also
- Confluence
- Notion