CryptPad
Hacker ApprovedRanked 11 of 18 office suites by recommenders
Open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite that people pick for privacy and as part of openDesk. Most common caveat: end-to-end encryption brings strong limitations.
Open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite that people pick for privacy and as part of openDesk. Most common caveat: end-to-end encryption brings strong limitations.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
End-to-end encrypted documents and collaboration
“CryptPad is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite.”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 on Hacker News “Crucially, it's end to end encrypted.”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “Mattermost restricted access to old messages after 10000 limit is reached” “End-to-end encrypted google docs.”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “France Aiming to Replace Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc.” Part of the openDesk office solution
“I'm thrilled to learn that CryptPad is part of the openDesk solution.”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “ICC ditches Microsoft 365 for openDesk” “which is what openDesk uses for it's office component”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “ICC ditches Microsoft 365 for openDesk” Recommended as an office suite alternative
“Office > CryptPad / LibreOffice”
Comment from 28 Sep 2026 in “When did Google get so weird?” “ideally something like Cryptpad”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Strong limitations from end-to-end encryption
“it has strong limitations inherent to a fully E2EE system”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native”
Other office suites people recommend
The four most recommended other office suites, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LibreOffice | 345 | 188 | 65% | 13 | 20 yrs11 owners | — |
| Microsoft Office | 256 | 407 | 39% | 12 | 12 yrs11 owners | — |
| Microsoft 365 | 151 | 340 | 31% | 12 | 2 yrs11 owners | — |
| Google Workspace | 107 | 214 | 33% | 12 | 10 yrs14 owners | — |
| CryptPadThis page | 12 | 2 | 86% | 8 | — | Approved |
What people said
12 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“nextcloud, cryptpad, linux, lineageos”
“ideally something like Cryptpad”
“Office > CryptPad / LibreOffice”
“I haven't used it extensively, but I've heard cryptpad is good.”
“the UI is so fucking clunky”
“CryptPad is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite.”
“There does seem to be some binary blobs involved in their software according to the cryptpad dicussion link I posted above. That I do not like”
“it has strong limitations inherent to a fully E2EE system”
“End-to-end encrypted google docs.”
“Crucially, it's end to end encrypted.”
“which is what openDesk uses for it's office component”
“I'm thrilled to learn that CryptPad is part of the openDesk solution.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.