Collaboration

Real-time collaborative note-taking apps for seamless teamwork and shared documentation.

20 apps

About Collaboration Apps

Collaboration apps focus on making it effortless to work together on notes and documents in real-time. These tools prioritize simultaneous editing, cursor presence, and seamless sharing. Whether you're brainstorming with colleagues, co-authoring documents, or running collaborative workshops, these apps ensure everyone stays on the same page. Many include video conferencing integration, whiteboard features, and the ability to share externally with view-only links.

Who Should Use These Apps?

  • Distributed teams
  • Consultants & agencies
  • Workshop facilitators
  • Co-authors & writers
  • Anyone sharing documents

Common Features

  • Real-time editing
  • Cursor presence
  • Easy sharing
  • Comments & feedback
  • External sharing
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DokuWiki

Simple and versatile open-source wiki without a database

4.4
FreeSearchVersion History +4

DokuWiki is a long-running open-source wiki platform for knowledge bases, manuals, and private notebooks, known for simple setup and file-based maintenance.

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Microsoft Loop

Collaborative workspace built for Microsoft 365 teams

4.4
FreemiumCollaborationReal-time Sync +9

Microsoft Loop is a collaborative workspace for shared pages, components, and project notes that stay synced across Microsoft 365 apps.

WebiOSAndroid
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BlueSpice

Enterprise wiki and knowledge base built on MediaWiki

4.5
FreemiumCollaborationSearch +7

BlueSpice is an enterprise wiki and knowledge-base platform built on MediaWiki, with cloud, on-prem, free, and commercial editions for organizational documentation.

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BookStack

Simple, self-hosted wiki software for organized documentation

4.5
FreeWYSIWYGMarkdown +7

BookStack is a free, open-source, self-hosted wiki platform for storing and organizing documentation in books, chapters, and pages.

Web
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Confluence

Team workspace and source of truth for docs and knowledge

4.5
FreemiumCollaborationReal-time Sync +11

Confluence is Atlassian's collaborative workspace for team documentation, internal knowledge bases, project docs, and company-wide information sharing.

WebiOSAndroid
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Docmost

Open-source collaborative wiki for modern teams

4.5
FreemiumCollaborationReal-time Sync +9

Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation platform aimed at teams that want a self-hosted alternative to Confluence and Notion.

Web
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MediaWiki

Open-source collaboration and documentation platform behind Wikipedia

4.5
FreeSearchVersion History +6

MediaWiki is a free, open-source collaboration and documentation platform used for large-scale wikis, knowledge bases, and structured documentation systems.

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Nuclino

Fast collaborative workspace for knowledge, docs, and projects

4.5
FreemiumCollaborationReal-time Sync +8

Nuclino is a lightweight collaborative workspace for team knowledge, internal docs, and shared notes with real-time editing and multiple content views.

WebmacOSWindowsiOS +1
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Tettra

AI-powered knowledge management for teams in Slack and beyond

4.5
SubscriptionCollaborationSearch +5

Tettra is a team knowledge base designed to capture internal answers, policies, and process docs with strong Slack-centric workflows and AI-assisted discovery.

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Wiki.js

Powerful extensible open-source wiki software

4.5
FreeMarkdownWYSIWYG +8

Wiki.js is an open-source wiki platform for documentation and knowledge bases with Markdown, visual editing, version history, and broad self-hosting flexibility.

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XWiki

Open-source structured wiki for enterprise knowledge sharing

4.5
FreemiumCollaborationSearch +8

XWiki is an open-source structured wiki and knowledge platform for internal documentation, collaboration, and custom knowledge-base workflows.

Web
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Coda

Docs that work like apps

FreemiumRich TextReal-time Sync +12

Coda is a collaborative doc platform that combines documents, spreadsheets, and databases with automation and integrations — letting teams build interactive workflows without code.

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