Content & Publishing
52 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category
52 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category
52 services found

Self-hosted photo and video backup with AI search
A self-hosted photos and videos platform for automatic mobile backup, fast browsing, and AI-powered search, with sharing and albums similar to Google Photos.

An open workspace for notes, wikis, and projects
Notion-style workspace for docs, wikis, and task databases with rich blocks, templates, and optional AI—available across desktop and mobile.


Local-first workspace for docs, notes, and whiteboards
Local-first, open-source workspace combining docs, wikis, and whiteboards with real-time collaboration and optional self-hosted cloud sync.


A lightweight, self-hosted Git service
Self-hosted Git server with a web UI, issues, pull requests, Actions CI/CD, packages, and fine-grained access controls.


Publishing platform for blogs, newsletters, and memberships
Modern publishing platform for creators and teams, with a powerful editor, themes, memberships, and email newsletters via Ghost Admin and a headless API.


Privacy-first personal knowledge base with block references
Self-hostable note app with Markdown, block references, backlinks, and local-first sync for building a personal knowledge base and wiki-like docs.


TypeScript headless CMS and app framework for Next.js
Open-source TypeScript headless CMS with a React admin UI, powerful access control, media handling, and first-class Next.js integration for modern content-driven apps.


AI-powered photo management for the decentralized web
Self-hosted photo management and gallery app with AI search, automatic organization, and multi-user support for large photo and video libraries.

Hierarchical note-taking with backlinks, search, and automation
Self-hostable personal knowledge base with a tree-structured notebook, rich-text and code notes, backlinks, full-text search, and scripting/automation.


Modern, extensible wiki and documentation platform
A Node.js-based wiki for team documentation and knowledge bases with Markdown, rich editor, permissions, Git sync, and multiple authentication options.

Open-source content management system for websites and blogs
WordPress is a PHP/MySQL CMS for building and managing websites, blogs, and content-rich applications with themes, plugins, and a built-in editor.


Collaborative wiki for team documentation and knowledge bases
Self-hosted collaborative wiki and knowledge base with pages, spaces, permissions, and full-text search for internal documentation.

A simple, structured platform for documentation and wikis
BookStack is a self-hosted wiki and documentation platform with a book/chapter/page structure, full-text search, WYSIWYG and Markdown editing, and role-based access control.

Collaborative web-based LaTeX editor with real-time preview
Self-hosted Overleaf Community Edition for collaborative LaTeX editing, real-time PDF preview, version history, and project sharing for teams and classrooms.


Record and share terminal sessions as lightweight asciicasts
CLI tool and web app to record, replay, and share terminal sessions in a compact, text-based format with copyable output and embeddable players.


Open source project management for classic and agile teams
Self-hosted project management platform with work packages, Agile boards, Gantt charts, roadmaps, wikis, time tracking, and team collaboration.

Personal adult media library manager with tagging and scraping
Self-hosted adult media organizer with metadata scraping, tagging, search, and a web UI for managing scenes, performers, studios, and galleries.


Open-source eCommerce for WordPress
A WordPress eCommerce plugin for selling products, managing orders, payments, shipping, taxes, and store operations with a large extension ecosystem.


A self-hosted personal knowledge base for quick notes
Self-hosted notes and personal knowledge base for capturing, tagging, and organizing thoughts with markdown support and fast search.


Virtual classroom web conferencing for online learning
Open-source virtual classroom for web conferencing with whiteboard, screen sharing, breakout rooms, recordings, and LMS integrations.

Open-source eCommerce platform for online stores
PrestaShop is a PHP-based eCommerce platform for building and managing online stores with product, order, payment, shipping, tax, and multilingual features plus themes and modules.


A non-linear personal wiki in a single file
A highly customizable personal wiki/knowledge base that runs in the browser, supports plugins and transclusion, and can be saved as a single HTML file or hosted via Node.js.


Self-hosted photo management with AI-powered search
A Google Photos alternative for organizing, searching, and sharing your photo library with face recognition, object search, timeline views, and multi-user support.

A self-hosted ROM and game library manager
RomM is a self-hosted ROM and game library manager that scans your ROMs, enriches them with metadata and artwork, and provides a web UI to browse and play supported systems.


Real-time collaborative Markdown notes with publishing options
Self-hosted, real-time collaborative Markdown editor for teams, with note sharing, history, and flexible publishing via links and permissions.

Open-source learning management system (LMS) for online education
Moodle is a learning management system for creating and delivering online courses, assignments, quizzes, grading, and learning analytics with extensive plugins and integrations.

Modular social network and intranet platform for teams
Self-hosted social networking and intranet software with spaces, activity streams, user profiles, and a module marketplace for collaboration.

Self-hosted photo gallery for browsing your photo library
A self-hosted photo gallery that indexes folders on disk, extracts metadata, and provides a fast web UI for browsing, searching, and sharing albums.

Web-based translation management with Git integration
Self-hosted translation management platform with Git-based workflows, web UI, team collaboration, and machine-translation support for software localization.


A minimalist, federated blogging platform
Self-hosted, privacy-focused publishing platform for blogs and multi-user instances, with a distraction-free editor, optional federation, and theming.