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Colanode — local-first collaboration combining chat, pages, databases, and files

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Stars
5,142
Primary language
TypeScript
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Apr 3, 2026

Overview

Colanode combines Slack-like chat with Notion-like pages and databases in one workspace. Changes are written to local SQLite first and synchronized to the server in the background, allowing work to continue offline. Yjs-based CRDTs support concurrent page and database editing, and the server can be self-hosted. The latest release checked is v0.4.7.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Keep chat, pages, databases, and files in one workspace

Teams can use real-time messaging, rich-text pages and wikis, structured databases with table/kanban/calendar views, and file management from the same environment. Clients can connect to multiple servers and multiple workspaces.

Sources: [2]

Write to local SQLite first and synchronize in the background

Reads and writes are local so users can continue during network or server outages. Page and database concurrency uses Yjs CRDTs to merge edits from multiple collaborators.

Sources: [2]

For teams that want chat and knowledge work together with offline resilience

It fits teams that want conversations, notes, wikis, structured work records, and files in one place while keeping a useful local copy on the device. The project is Apache-2.0 and publishes its self-hosting configuration.

Sources: [2][4]

Treat the web client as early preview and plan for pre-1.0 and server persistence

The README labels the web app as early preview and warns about browser bugs or compatibility issues. At v0.4.7, upgrades should be validated against synchronization, authorization, and database views. Self-hosting still requires reliable PostgreSQL, Redis, and file storage backups even though clients are local-first.

Sources: [2][3]

Official sources

  1. [1]colanode/colanode repository(2026-09-18)
  2. [2]Colanode README(2026-09-18)
  3. [3]Colanode v0.4.7 release(2026-09-18)
  4. [4]Colanode LICENSE(2026-09-18)
Supplemental curator note

Colanode's distinguishing design is to write locally to SQLite first and synchronize to a server afterward. Offline resilience does not remove the need to design server database, file storage, permissions, and backup operations.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/colanode/colanode.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd colanode
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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GitHub Topics

  • chat
  • chat-application
  • crdt
  • editor
  • electron
  • knowledge-base
  • local-first
  • notion-alternative
  • realtime-collaboration
  • self-hosted
  • sqlite
  • team-collaboration
Stars
5,142
Forks
321
Watchers
28
Open issues
40
Primary language
TypeScript
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Apr 3, 2026
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