Fabrice presented the new features of CryptPad at Journées du Logiciel Libre 2026.

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Depuis ses débuts, CryptPad s’est donné comme objectif de démocratiser l’accès à des outils collaboratifs sécurisés, notamment via le chiffrement de bout en bout, mais aussi en incluant des vérifications de signatures numériques pour authentifier les éditions. Pour cela, le logiciel est distribué comme une application web, et permet le partage d’un document en deux clics, une fois le document ouvert par vos collaborateur·ices, il suffit de l’éditer. Tout ce qui va transiter sur internet sera à partir de là chiffré avec une clé commune aux éditeur·ices à laquelle les administrateur·ices de service n’ont pas accès (et par conséquent, les documents ne peuvent être lu par celleux-ci).

Ici, je vais tout d’abord présenter l’outil CryptPad et l’importance de proposer des alternatives libres aux géants du numérique. Ensuite, je présenterai les changements récents de CryptPad comme une nouvelle version de nos applications offices ou nouvelle architecture serveur passant à l’échelle. Finalement un dernier point sera fait pour vous présenter la gestion d’un tel projet par une entreprise.

Fabrice Mouhartem presented CryptPad at April’s Lightning Talks before their assembly on March 28th 2026.

This video quickly and broadly presents CryptPad (in French).

The slide deck is available here.

This video was extracted from the full event stream and is available under CC-by-SA.

Ludovic presented CryptPad at FOSDEM 2026. CryptPad is a collaborative office-suite that is end-to-end encrypted and fully open-source. The project has been operating for over 10 years and is used to collaborate on millions of documents each month on the flagship instance cryptpad.fr. In this talk we will introduce the product and its suite of applications. We will highlight some recent achievements from the last year including

We will also recap the financial situation of the project, and our plans looking ahead towards sustainability.

Video originally published on https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/3VB7H8-cryptpad_updates_latest_in_private_real-time_collaboration/ under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

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CryptPad is a full collaborative office suite designed around end-to-end encryption to guarantee user privacy and data confidentiality.

In this talk, Fabrice Mouhartem (R&D Engineer, XWiki SAS) explains how CryptPad was built from the ground up with security by design, while keeping real-time collaboration and a familiar user experience.

You will discover:

The session also includes a live demonstration of CryptPad integrations with tools such as Nextcloud, Parsec, and desktop applications, showing how secure and interoperable collaboration can work in practice.

This talk is intended for security-conscious organizations, IT leaders, developers, and anyone interested in privacy-preserving collaboration tools.

Kanban boards are a simple way to organise work.

In this video, we introduce the Kanban app in CryptPad: a collaborative board designed with end-to-end encryption from the start.

You’ll see how teams can:

create and organise tasks in columns

collaborate in real time

keep work data encrypted on the user’s device

use a Kanban tool without tracking or profiling

CryptPad Kanban is open source, privacy by design, and works alongside other CryptPad apps like Documents, Sheets, and Chat.

If you’re looking for a Kanban tool that respects confidentiality by default, this video is a good place to start.

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Presentations are often built step by step.

Slides are drafted, reviewed, commented on, and adjusted right up until the last minute. They’re usually created with others and shared before they’re final.

In this tutorial, we walk through the Presentation app in CryptPad and show how to create, edit, and present slides collaboratively while keeping everything private.

You’ll learn how to:

There’s no tracking and no analysis of your content.

If you’re new to CryptPad or want a simple way to build private presentations with others, this tutorial is a good place to start.

Some documents need more structure.

Reports, proposals, shared texts, things that go through several rounds of edits and comments. They’re often written by more than one person, and they usually contain information that shouldn’t travel too far.

In this video, we show how the Document app in CryptPad supports real collaborative writing while keeping documents end-to-end encrypted.

You’ll see how people use CryptPad Documents to:

There’s no background analysis of your documents and no access for administrators.

Spreadsheets are where a lot of real work happens.

Budgets and planning.

They’re also often full of information that shouldn’t be shared more widely than necessary.

In this video, we look at the Spreadsheet app in CryptPad and how it supports real-time collaboration while keeping data private.

You’ll see how people use CryptPad Spreadsheets to:

work on shared tables and calculations together

coordinate planning and tracking

collaborate without exporting files back and forth

keep spreadsheet data end-to-end encrypted, even from the server

There’s no tracking, no analysis of your data, and no reuse of content.

If you rely on spreadsheets but don’t want your data to become someone else’s dataset, this video is a good place to start.

Forms are often used for sensitive things.

Event registrations.

They’re also one of the easiest ways to collect more data than you meant to.

In this video, we show how CryptPad Forms lets you create and share forms while keeping responses private by default.

You’ll see how people use CryptPad Forms to:

collect feedback or responses from groups

run surveys without tracking respondents

collaborate on form creation

keep answers end-to-end encrypted, even from the server

There’s no profiling, no analytics layer, and no hidden reuse of responses.

If you need forms that respect privacy as much as participation, this video is a good place to start.

In this video, we show how CryptPad Rich Text gives people a familiar place to write together, while keeping documents end-to-end encrypted.

You’ll see how it’s used to:

co-write documents in real time

share notes and drafts across teams or groups

collaborate without exposing content to providers or admins

keep writing simple, readable, and private

There’s no tracking and no hidden reuse of your content.