Rustpad
Collaborate on code in the browser with Rustpad, a self-hosted editor that does not require a database.
About Rustpad
Rustpad is an efficient and minimal open-source collaborative text editor based on operational transformation. It lets users collaborate in real time while writing code in their browser. Rustpad is completely self-hosted with no database required. Browser clients communicate over WebSocket with a central server that stores in-memory data structures.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Code editing through Monaco, the text editor that powers VS Code
- Frontend written in TypeScript using React
- Server written in Rust using warp and operational-transform library
- Text operation logic compiled to WebAssembly with wasm-bindgen
- Distributed as a single 6 MB Docker image
- Multi-platform support for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64
- Configurable inactive-document expiry with EXPIRY_DAYS
- Optional SQLite snapshots via SQLITE_URI for persistence between restarts
Watch out for
- Documents are transient and lost between server restarts by default
- Inactive documents collected after 24 hours of inactivity by default
Rustpad at a glance
- Website
- github.com/ekzhang/rustpad
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Text Editors
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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