docmost Community Edition
Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 59% of tracked projects; popularity more than 88%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 22k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.96.0 · 8 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 20 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker, Nodejs |
Is docmost Community Edition actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 416 commits, of which 93 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 31 commits a month.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 50% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v0.96.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 24 projects we track in Wikis, docmost Community Edition ranks #6 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What docmost Community Edition actually does
Docmost Community Edition is a self-hosted platform designed for collaborative knowledge management, team wikis, and documentation creation. It functions as an open-source alternative to proprietary workspace tools like Notion and Confluence. The software allows teams to structure documents, share notes, and collaborate on text-based content in a central repository.
Best fit: It is well-suited for teams and organisations looking for an open-source, self-hosted workspace to replace commercial documentation tools.
Worth knowing: The project is licensed under the AGPL-3.0, which places specific compliance obligations on network services, and it competes in a crowded market with much older alternatives.
Deployment notes
As it relies on Node.js and containerisation, you will typically need to configure persistent storage volumes for your data and place the container behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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