Livebook
Realtime collaborative notebook app based on Markdown that supports running Elixir code snippets, TeX and Mermaid Diagrams. Easily deployed using Docker or Elixir.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 44% of tracked projects; popularity more than 70%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 5.9k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.19.10 · 18 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 15 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Elixir, Docker |
Is Livebook actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 207 commits, of which 25 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 8 commits a month.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 70% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v0.19.10, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Livebook ranks #11 of 22 in Note-taking & Editors, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Livebook actually does
Livebook is a web-based, collaborative document application that processes Markdown, TeX, and Mermaid diagrams alongside executable Elixir code snippets. It allows teams to work together in real time within structured notebooks hosted on their own infrastructure. The platform can be set up using containerisation or directly through the underlying language runtime.
Best fit: This is a suitable tool for Elixir developers and technical teams who need collaborative, interactive documentation environments for experimentation and code sharing.
Worth knowing: The project relies on a specific ecosystem and has a slowing maintenance cadence, which might present long-term maintenance trade-offs for teams not already invested in Elixir.
Deployment notes
Deployment typically involves running a Docker container or an Elixir release, requiring persistent storage for your notebooks and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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