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La Suite Docs — A self-hostable web-native editor for structured documents and real-time collaboration

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Stars
16,825
Primary language
Python
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 16, 2026

Overview

La Suite Docs is a web-native editor with real-time collaboration, hierarchical documents and subpages, comments, access control, presentations, and document import/export. It is built around Django and React, can be self-hosted, and supports optional AI helpers. The latest stable release is v5.6.1 and the repository core is MIT.

Features and best fit

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Combine collaborative editing, hierarchical knowledge, presentations, and document interchange

The README lists live cursors and presence, comments, granular access control, subpage hierarchy, search, presentation mode, DOCX/Markdown import, and DOCX/ODT/PDF export. Release v5.6.1 also adds PDF export for presenter slides.

Sources: [2][3]

Use a Django, React, BlockNote, and Yjs collaboration stack with self-hosting and APIs

Repository topics and the README identify Python/Django, React, BlockNote.js, and Yjs in the collaborative stack. The project supports Kubernetes, Docker Compose, and other self-hosting methods plus resource-server and server-to-server APIs.

Sources: [2]

For organizations that want Google Docs or Notion-style collaboration while retaining data ownership

It fits public organizations, companies, and open communities that want structured documents and knowledge hierarchy under infrastructure they control. Optional AI is provider- and gateway-agnostic.

Sources: [2]

Separate the MIT core from GPL BlockNote XL dependencies and review AI/provider and production boundaries

The README warns that advanced features such as PDF export may rely on GPL-licensed BlockNote XL packages that are not MIT-compatible, and PUBLISH_AS_MIT=true builds without them. AI features can send selected or document context to the configured provider. The local impress/impress credentials are explicitly for development and must not be used in production.

Sources: [2]

Official sources

  1. [1]suitenumerique/docs — GitHub repository metadata(2026-09-16)
  2. [2]La Suite Docs — README(2026-09-16)
  3. [3]La Suite Docs v5.6.1 release(2026-09-16)
Supplemental curator note

It is a strong collaborative editor for public organizations and teams. The MIT core and GPL-licensed BlockNote XL packages used by some advanced features need separate licensing review.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    This path is explicitly for development and testing. Use the separate installation guide for production self-hosting.

    git clone https://github.com/suitenumerique/docs.git && cd docs
  2. 2

    Bootstrap the development environment

    Build development containers, install dependencies, run database migrations, and compile translations.

    make bootstrap FLUSH_ARGS='--no-input'
  3. 3

    Start the services

    Open https://localhost:3000. The README impress/impress credentials are development-only and must not be used in production.

    make run
Check the official README

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Open PRs
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GitHub Topics

  • knowledge
  • wiki
  • blocknotejs
  • collaborative
  • yjs
  • django
  • reactjs
  • g2g
  • government
  • documentation
  • knowledge-base
  • opensource
Stars
16,825
Forks
633
Watchers
64
Open issues
321
Primary language
Python
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 16, 2026
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