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It's a privacy-first alternative to Google docs. This is one of the few tools that you don't need to give up on functionality or usability compared to the privacy-invasive alternative.
J.
Sharing folders and files does not require an account of the persons to whom the data is to be shared and the data is not necessarily traceable to an account that created the data.
*****
The possibility to keep everything neatly sorted in folders, and the sharing options.
Bugspriet
easy to use multi OS
Valerie
Cryptpad helps me organize my life and it does this in a private and secure way. Very cool :>
Donno
I like being able to write documents while on the go and knowing that what I write will not be used to feed tracking algorithms.
BenJ
It's easy to use, because it is not bloated with thousands of features.
Wolfgang
It is private version of google drive for me. I want to get off google and the only tethers I have are Drive and Gmail, and while I need drive to interact with others, I can write my essays and papers without google reading what I write for them to track and send me ads and tell the government.
*****
I love that it's open source, it's E2EE, and that the interface is very well designed for good user interaction. Thank you again for creating this.
Do Not Want My Name Here
it's crypted, it's free, it's cool, the whole stuff for cooperation.
Gerhard - Church
I love that it is secure and is an excellent tool to work remotely on content with my colleagues.
Sabine Faure - KDAB (France) - IT training and services
What I most love in cryptpad it's about privacy policies and cryptography. Have a service of this category for free, it's just amazing. The teams and real time working kicks out any disappointing if compare the product with Google Docs. I really would trust CryptPad for any service or doc that you must do online and would not worry at all with information leaks.
Thiago Melo
It's privacy and ease of use
Elias
It's so easy to use, and it's the only kanban-tool so far, which everyone could "read" without any problem. Usability is really the essence of the service. Please keep up that kind of approach! And love it for being open source and that it's got zero-knowledge-encryption.
Alois M. - Science university student
I Love that the movement I sympathize with use CryptPad and as this is testament to the attention and wise considerations of the IT-group.
Henrik
It never stops developing, it is free of tracking and there are a lot of nice features.
Tim
CryptPad is my stop solution for its rich text editor, being able to share online and that too without ever logging in. Its so easy to share docs, be it sheets, or docs or codes or presentation or markdown. It just works out of the box and one of my most important daily tools to improve productivity.
Niket Agrawal
Being able to concurrently jot down notes with other people
*****
Privacy without causing too much inconvenience, and ease of creating notes like pastebin.
Lily
I love that I know that my data are safe.
Corentin B.
I love the confidentiality the most - not being required to use an email address, meaning my data is not being tracked all over the internet.
Tasha
free, safe, easy, nice to share, compatible with office projects, organized
Ivo Herrmann - School, Teacher training college
While Italian universities and schools are mindlessly giving away students and researchers' data to the surveillance capitalism corporations, pretending there is no alternative, CryptPad is showing that alternatives exist, if you only care to look for them.
MCP - University
to have a workspace all time
bücherwurm
I love using a secure and privacy-oriented web-based tool that offers such a great integration of the different applications.
Christian Terboven - RWTH Aachen University
I love how I can collaborate with my friends on documents for school while not having the school or my internet provider seeing what I do. Oh, it's also faster and more effecient than Google Docs.
Forever XML
Centralized sharing of documents and scripts, easy account setup, easy to use, encryption, open source.
Gabriel
It free and anomymous. It works reliable
Thomas Behrmann - FOM
It's practical, it's safe, it's free – perfect conditions for collaboration!
V. - university library
I enjoy that this medium is open source and privacy focused!
Digital Fyre
Cryptpad is great because it is trustworthy. It is well encrypted and Open Source.
Anbyte
So simple and secure, with great functionality. I love it.
Nathan
First of all, I love the lightweight interface design of CryptPad. It makes it very easy, especially for less digital people, to start using the online collaboration tools. Another thing I love is that we can work with a high level of privacy here. That's hugely important in tool selection in associations I work with. For collaborative writing CryptPad is my tool of choice, for the overview to small projects I immediately start a Kanban board. CryptDrive is super as we can store all files here.
DoSchu - coworking communities / women's associations
It wins the trifecta: fast, freedom respecting and fully collaborative. And a solid, simple design makes it a pleasure to use. It's easy to work with groups, small to large, at any experience level.
Brendan Howell
data protection and security
P*M
Finally a live group word processor (and more!) I am inclined to trust. I happily have been using CryptPad for personal projects so far, and will be using it for work as well in the future.
Florian Sesser
Privacy and security it provides to people.
anonymous
Well protected, Collaboration and many features. Perfect tool for collaboration.
jakob - Political Education
Online realtime collaboration tools, encryption, open source, variety of tools, server location not in USA.
*****
Spreadsheet just works smoothly with all functionalities you can expect from other famous shared spreadsheet apps, without spywares.
Vincent - scopyleft
Desktop/Mobile compatibility, share documents to users w/o account, pragmatic set of functions
Uwe, Berlin
I love the idea of a my documents and writings being stored securely and offsite so I don't have to worry about my goof ups in my homelab.
*****
I love that I can work on my files anywhere I am, and not worry about losing my files due to power outages or simply forgetting about manual saving.
Karol
Cryptpad makes me feel more like a user and less like a datamine
Frederik
the online encrypt office(end-to-end), and the privacy policy is very friendly to the people who like privacy. One day I will be a paying user after I graduate from school and get a job. Hope for it!
Rax
hosted in EU, easy to use, has all necessary functionalities, can be self hosted
john
Assez pratique pour partager mes écrits
Loris
The ease with which Kanban boards are worked
Francisco Miguel Berrocal Machado
It's open source and a super alternative to all the proprietary apps from Microsoft, Google, Dropbox, etc.
Bert Schal
I love the ease of use of CryptPad, that I have all my documents organized in one place and the possibilities for collaboration. New documents are available in an instant for other team members and I can invite others to my documents without the need for third party communication and thus compromising the privacy of the documents.
Adrian - Piratenparty of Germany (Political Party)
For me cryptpad is the all in one solution for office, cloud and encryption. It also comes with intuitive handling. Its simply my all in one tool. The option, to use the free version within all features is just great. Many thanks to all the developers and the whole team.
Antje
CryptPad is the best safe place to keep my documents by accessing both PC and smartphone
aAle
It's easy to use, lightweight and best of all open source.
Bronson
ergonomic & doesn't require account to share sth & not google
Maciek
That it is a good, easy-to-use, open source and free alternative to other online office suites and storage, which, unlike the similar suites and storage, does not spy on you or profit from your data as it cannot due to the way it works. I also love that it keeps adding new tools in order to be able to do more than possibly even the other similar online software does.
A wondering reviewer
God, what don't I? I love the feel of the UI, the robustness of the text. The privacy is great, and why I got into it in the first place. Takes alot off my mind. Decryption's nice and quick, too, so it's not a slog. Overall, the workspace feels really nice, and almost like an online home. Definitely recommend for anyone looking for an alternative to larger online word-processors like Google Docs.
Scrawny T. Demon
That you can write compleatly anonymus. That there is a markdown option. In the hole big, i love all of CryptPad!
*****
It's a good user experience. The functionality is really good with a good UI. The collaboration works really well. It's a trust-worthy service with values that align with my own and the values of my organisations.
Charles - NGO
secure, encrypted document/ pad easy to share, working on texts together, summarize common topics with friends/ partners
*****
The facility of its access, it’s very handy in use, free of charges, multiple forms and usages (among collègues, with students, students without teachers…) European server,
***** - Gymnasium im PAMINA-Schulzentrum
It is data protection compliant, covers a wide range of tools, easy to share with collaborators
*****
Simplicity of the interface, maintenance of privacy and no personal information required. Can provide a one-time contribution, if that's possible.
Maverick
Privacy. That's literally the best thing.
John Doe
I trust it, because it's included with parrot OS. I can use it to store my remote tools for CTFs, and do writeups. Really useful alternative for the Google suite, that is more trustworthy. 9/10, would apreciate more storage space in the free version though.
Skill
I have used it rarely, but that was to ensure recording of personal anecdotes,, and descriptions of life inthe past from seniors was not compromised by recording infor example Google Docs. It allowed me to give them privacy assurances.
anonymous in UK
I use Cryptapd for school and its simle and easy to understand
MaxiSkye
Everything encrypted in one place
Hobi - Education Institution
I love that it's an open-source alternative to Google's suites that WORKS (Plus, it has a free plan).
Dirt
Simplicity and privacy.
Rogue
I love the ease of use and the fact that my data is stored in encrypted form.
Kevin King
Privacy, Clean interface, Speed, Open source , Themes, Sharing capabilities, Easy to understand as a new user, Security, No email required, I wish plain text documents had their own file type , Free for people who can't afford it (I appreciate it)
John C. Smith
The security and open sourceness of a full office suite.
Ghostveil
What's not to love? Cryptpad is free, open source and privacy-centric. I can store whatever data I feel I need to store safely AND has solutions that mimic the best office solutions out there. Thank you Cryptpad devs!
N
CryptPad allows me to securely store, edit, and share files across the web, ensuring quick and easy access to files from any of my devices, so I can be confident that all my files will be easily available while maintaining complete security.
IceWolf
Looking for alternatives that can actually replace platforms such as GoogleDrive + Sheets with encrypted privacy in mind, Cryptpad check almost all boxes making it the best of all: open-source, wth al lencryption efforts to maitain your control over your data, also making possible to share and collaborate with both other privacy enthusiasts and normies and onlyoffice users. And making it free for 1GB so you can try it out and see for yourself the great work the team have done. Thank you!
Honeybadger does care for privacy FLOSS <3
CryptPad offers similar services to GoogleDocs, except that it's privacy-minded.
*****
It auto saves
Jessica Johnson
Its free to use and pretty straight forward! There is a lot of space for creative application.
Yannik
Given the abusive commercial data mining activities of other cloud based productivity tool providers, the suite of tools offered by CryptPad and their dedication to data privacy and implementation of data encryption is both laudable and the future. They actually respond to issues promptly. The free tier is generous and allows shoe-string independent developers like myself to get my fledgling business started. I will have no hesitation in switching to a paid tier when cashflow permits.
Droyd - Game Development
Made for getting stuff done. A clean user interface, secure, and doesn't get in the way of what I am trying to do. Should be the standard for shared and personal file creation and organisation.
Geredd
Easy to use collaboration platform with nice design.
Michael - Makerspace Gütersloh e.V.
free, dsvgo (german for data conform), encrypted, !!easy access without registration, important in lots of context where you want to invite people to work but cant ask them to create an account
mo
It's very versatile for securely transferring various sensitive text documents between my laptop, my desktop, and my phone without the need for flash drives or cables. It's already saved me in a pinch twice! Free (as in Freedom), open source, and secure. What's not to love!
Brutalation
It's really easy, clean, speed. I've tried many tool, and i think it's the best one.
Nassim
It is a space free from the big (gafam)
RICCARDO GIUSTI - Secondary School
CryptPad is available for all platforms, it's easy to handle, it's collaborative, it's save and it's free!
Heinz
Digitalcourage, the NGO I am volunteering for, had used Etherpad for many years to write texts collaboratively. When I set up a CryptPad server, everyone switched to it within a few weeks. As a pro-privacy organization, using a zero-knowledge service is a no-brainer. As an IT admin, I am glad that I cannot read the documents stored on my CryptPad server. As a user, it feels good that I can control who gets to read my documents. There is no reason to use Google Docs or Microsoft 365 any more!
Christian Pietsch - Digitalcourage e.V.
Cooperation
mvbrevern - Creation of a Consitution for Germany
Easy to use in every way. UI is intuitive. Anonymous. Plenty of storage space. Autosaving is a godsend. My largest document is 10k words and there's no lag. It's like Google Doc but better in every way. 10/10
Rat
No need to have an account. Just use it. - I'm lucky to be able to pay some support for this. But, this is available to anyone.
Eden
easy and smart solution - European project!
Ralf
It is very uncomplicated to use, w/o any registration. Open access via browser. No big company from overeseas in the background. Encrypted service.
Michael - w-Quadrat Immobilien GmbH
I believe that CryptPad is one of the best free and open source cloud-storage software, that is really intuitive, easy both in the set-up process, and every day use.
nonelone
We can have an open-source suite of collaboration tools that respects privacy not like Google.
Amaury LUCCHINI
'What do I love about Cryptpad?' Utter simplicity of the interface - big, bold and tells you what's going on. Very reassuring for new users who get confused/intimidated by techy UIs with dozens of buttons. Will definitely upgrade when independent journalism funding improves. For now, tho, this pad is a great way for new teams to safely connect e.g. as here in the vast Pacific, across many timezones.
jasonbrown1965
It's open source and don't collect my data!
Neeko
CryptPad is the Zero-Trust Secure Note and Collaboration Suite for Journalists.
Raymund K.D. Kho - Connecting the Dots Institute Netherlands (CTDI-NL) - Journalism.
I love it because we can easily work on texts and tables anonymous together with other people who are not in our organisation without the obligation to create google accounts or accounts on other platforms.
K. Krüger - LIFE e.V.
Free end-to-end encryption for document collaboration! Have not seen anything that compares for this purpose
*****
End-to-end encrypted and collaborative working without the hassle of signing up anywhere for co-workers. What else would I want?
Simon
The usability of it to work together inside documents, while having a strong security and privacy on the documents. Its integration with multiple file formats and a vision on improving free and open software technologies to work securely together.
Technoprenerd
Found CryptPad to be very easy and quite straightforward to use. Very similar to the Microsoft Office & LibreOffice software suites and would definitely say it's a smooth transition from those offerings to the CryptPad software suite. Have greatly enjoyed - and have utilised quite often - the collaboration features of CryptPad; exceedingly helpful when working with others on a file (or multiple files). In conclusion, very pleased with CryptPad and would highly recommend it!
Johnathan Anderson
Clean design, generous free storage (even after giving away more free space during the pandemic), simplicity and end-to-end-encryption all bundled into one place to put my stuff? Sign me up.
Megafeps
It is anonym, has a good layout and all basic features i need.
Panban
Full crypted, easily use, comfortable usability
Marcus - Gymnasium
easy access to collaboration, data protection, data economy, free&open software, uncommercial project
Mathias - Technical University
free, private kanbans
*****
I love that it's easy to share files with other writers without having to share any personal information, really just a link.
Liv R.
fast, no tracking whatsoever
Rate My Shoes
Ease of use, while respecting privacy
***** - University
In general it is very cool.
N.A.
Free account for Educational Anonymity and ease of use Work on shared documents in real time Sharing and linking is easy
Roman Stalla - Middle School
The fact that everything is private and encrypted. Also the UI is really good and it's easy to write any document with it.
ColdFox
Ease of use, markdown support and price per functionality
mclang
I love the privacy and focus on what is essential. It is also very reliable.
Oskar Gstrein
That it is like a full fledged "cloud" solution, including polls, with end-to-end encryption.
anonymous - Extinction Rebellion
I love that CryptPad is a privacy respecting alternative to popular office software that refuses to compromise on both security and functionality.
itsme
Open Source tool
Marie-justine GUERQUIN - Université Paris Cité
Cryptpad is perfect as an easily accessible collaboration tool which provides rich editing options and is secure at the same time. I'm using it whenever password protection is needed for frequently revisited documents.
Georg von Rechenberg - Project digital youth participation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
I love its convenience and rich functionality. It just always works as it should without being too much of a cognitive lift.
Skalagrim
Private, Free, Open Source, can be self hosted
4n0nym0us
Privacy and ease of use - I have tried quite a few tools in last 1-2 years and CryptPad is both easy to use and fully featured!
private :)
encryption is love. encryption is life.
Dj4ng0 - cybersecurity
handy to cooperate and share for relevant audiences.
Pekka Ihanainen
End-to-end encryption AND realtime online collaboration without any hassle :-)
Geert-Jan
That it is interactive and data protection conform
Giacomo
- Everything is end-to-end encrypted - Lots of document types - Mixes Google drive and Google docs functionalities
*****
CryptPad allows me to collaborate with my colleagues and teammates without having to compromise our data security or privacy by placing them in the hands of some third party entity. The different apps are powerful and easy to use and sharing files is as simple as sending a link. Brilliant!
Opalium
I love that it's NOT Google.
Jon Klement
free use many functions easy use
Mumpitz - German High School (Gymnasium)
Google independent sheets that keep my data private.
Michael
End-to-end encryption. Possibility to publicly interoperate even without account.
matteop3
I was looking for a tool where I can throw my pictures in the document and they go full page directly.
Pierre - Laboratoire d'aérologie, CNRS, Toulouse
I love CrpytPad because it's similar to Google Drive (and will become more so when the development team finally launches native CryptPad Docs, Sheets, and Slides) with the important difference that with CryptPad I know that my private documents are actually private. Not even the CryptPad team can see the contents of my Drive. Can't say the same for Google Drive.
moss piglet
free, secure, easy to use
*****
Dataprotection, European Software, sharing of Documents, OS independent
Peter
When I want a document that others can view and comment on or edit, I fire up cryptpad and create one. I care too much about privacy to use google drive, cryptpad makes it easier.
Speaker Twenty Two
Ease of use and respect of user privacy.
Anton
That it is so good while being absolutely free!
racoon
1) Privacy 2) Sharing capabilities 3) (Presumably) what I put in my cryptpad isn't being scraped up into a giant pile of writing owned by big tech
*****
It's simple, efficient, open to everyone, collaborative and secured. It's just like GAFAM services but in better! Thanks guys
Simon
Easy collaboration, security and privacy. Obviously those are very important to us. We are an action group targeting the climate crisis. We plan non-violent but disruptive actions that meet resistance from police, financial institutions and government. Most of us have never been in an action group before. Although consequences are scary, we feel that we must do what we can, in the little time that is left. Our tools must be reliable and usable for non-professionals.
Marc (not my real name) - Extinction Rebellion
It's great to have a secure and private platform to organise and collaborate with others. Best of all: it's entirely open source using a free licence. Setting up and maintaining a CryptPad is rather simple, so you can run your own server in no time if the fully encrypted nature of all user data is not enough for you to put trust into third party servers.
Jan S. - Digitalcourage
Simple. Clean. Secure.
*****
CryptPad is one of those FLOSS projects which take user feedback seriously! It's easy to use and just works. And a love to see it grow over time. It absolutely stands the pace with bigger corporate alternatives and exceeds them from time to time not only in regards to privacy.
Erwin Ernst steinhammer - Chaos Computer Club Vienna
It's a free online office suite that respects your privacy. You can't find that very easily.
Joseph Burgan
Ease of use and set up
winston - Project organization
Collaborative writing and sharing with colleagues as well as students organizing these documents in a drive
Pat - grammar school
Simplicité, accessibilité et richesse des fonctionnalités proposées
Gilles
Feels safe because it has crypt in the name so it's encrypted : D Better than Google things because it's my data and I don't want it out there! Thank you for all that
Jeff
I love how the UI is consistent without sacrificing security and privacy.
*****
It's open-source, it has a range of applications, not only rich-text documents, spreadsheets and forms but also some more uncommon and very useful ones, like kanban boards, markdown slides, whiteboards and code documents with syntax highlighting. On top of that, everything is encrypted on the client side.
Ângelo
range of options (cloud drive, kanbans, collaborative working), it's free, it's secure
***** - Secondary school in Germany
Collaborative working with unlimited people, highly protected personal data, a lot of uses for educational purposes
Carl Schöning - Gymnasium Ulricianum
Range and features of documents, including the various programming languages available.
Bill
efficient, trustworthy, reliable, easy to use, it simply works
Annette Leiderer - German High School
The functions about Cryptpad. We are use it for Online Workshops
Dennis Kranz - Library
C'est gratuit et puissant ! Et français, conforme RGPD.
E. COURTEAU
It's encrypted, has a lot of functions, is free to use, and has team settings
***** - Human Rights sector
I love that I don´t need to submit personal information to use it, it's intuitive interface and clear help messages.
Niño Artillero
Privacy, collaboration and Kanban.
Stefan
First of all because it is not Google or another tech giant and CryptPad has privacy and security in mind.
Dave
Working from everywhere with everyone.
Denis - Bremen school
Easy to use interface, strong privacy, and it just works well. CryptPad offers a lot of different document types, including spreadsheets, plain text documents, and whiteboards. It can be self-hosted so it doesn't rely on a single provider, and it's free software, allowing anyone to study, modify, and share it.
*****
That I can work with other people on the same document.
*****
I use it to share project with my friends, and co-working
MagicTINTIN
With CryptPad's zero-knowledge encrypted storage, I'm able to keep my documents in the cloud without having to worry about them ever being compromised.
Ash
Simple, private sharing.
***** - Education
It's open source and has a lot of different apps needed for free
*****
I love the privacy and control I have over that privacy, as well as knowing my data is safe. The layout is fantastic, simply but has every tool you could need. The whole site is very intuitive and quick to learn! If you've used similar sites, you already know everything you need to navigate CryptPad, without worrying about your data being collected and sold to advertise to you. The anonymity is phenomenal and the reason I switched over.
Wreck
I love the fact that it's open source, end-to-end encrypted, allows guest users, allows registration without email or any other personal details and is self-hostable while providing free and paid hosted instances.
Rasheed - Islamic Audiobooks Central
CryptPad Kanban and Docs make it easy to manage music projects with other creatives. It's also a great cloud notepad for taking notes during school.
J
We used cryptpad.fr in our student flat-share to assemble an address list for the health department after a Corona case in the Corona crisis.
Sebastian Kiel
Cryptpad makes you feel your data is safe. I like the Zero-knowledge policy.
Eugene
I love privacy CryptPad gives while simultaneously awesome sharing options are available as well. Drive is very well done, rich text is awesome, and I simply adore simple Kanban board creation.
Oskar - Environment protection
It's open source, privacy respecting, end-to-end encrypted, and has live collaborative editing.
Danie
It's easy and safe!
*****
It's made in Europe, it's respectful of privacy and it is quite advanced as a tool, with good functionalities.
Alessandro
It's realy easy and fast to setup a collaborative document.
Thomas Behrmann - VDIni Club Bremen
It's private and highly secure. There aren't any trackers to worry about. Students don't need an account to collaborate. Cryptpad is versatile. Content created can be exported.
mrtee - ICT training for teaching staff.
easy to write down and organise thoughts and ideas
Paula
Nice and easy spreadsheet to share with other friends. Easy to use.
JohnnyDoelittle
Whenever I use cryptpad, I can be assured that no one unauthorized will ever read my documents. Every web service should be built like CryptPad.
Marco
encryption. privacy. would be nice to have slides soon as well
***** - organizing, activism
I love how easy and intuitive is CryptPad. It let you do everything you could do with other big companies but with a security level those companies will never going to give you. Vive CryptPad! 🇨🇵
Uncle Reaton
Secure Free Collaborative
M Untel
Online Notizen vermerken und von jedem Gerät abrufbar. Außerdem die Teamarbeit wo mein Partner sieht, was ich gerade schreibe.
Thomas K.
Everything. This is so much better than all the Google collab tools and is much more private and secure.
Anon
It is encrypted and fits my needs as i don't have much documents to store there !
Sasha
It is easy to handle, performs fast and encrypted. This how decentralised workware should be!
tinderness
CryptPad is both secure and convenient. The switch was very easy. I also love that it's FOSS.
Joshua Marroquin
It is an easy to use and reliable collaboration tool.
Oliver - DUIsentrieb e.V., Allemagne. (www.duisentrieb.de)
intuitive interface
*****
everything <3 and your privacy setting
Gustav Ganz, schön groß
I love that I can create private documents and only I can see it. I like the easy collaboration feature, i.e you can anonymously collaborate without a need for an account it makes it really easy.
*****
it's easy, quick and easy to understand
*****
Enables us to coordinate as a group while protecting our shared data and communication end-to-end.
*****
I like that all the content is encrypted from my own browser. Not even you can examine my content!
Roberto Martínez Pérez
It just works! And it works much better than its closest commercial competitor, google docs. I have no misgivings whatsoever whenever I propose to use it. Also, it was easy to set up an own instance.
Nils Erik Flick - Hamburg Werbefrei, popular initiative aimed at reducing aggressive advertising in public spaces.
I used to be a Trello user, but I didn't like to share my kanbans' content with spying company. That's why I switched to CryptPad and I'm happy with that.
Lazy Bit
I love the relative ease-of-use and the privacy-conscious design. I really appreciate the addition of office suite capabilities, to create spreadsheets for example. This makes it easy to move away from Google applications, especially when more confidence in data protection is needed.
Frank Lemmers
free connection, english language, server in EU
Carl Christian Sievers - Studienseminar LBS Hannover
At last Open source alternatieve to office tools from Big Brothers clan.
branko
- einfache Handhabung - gemeinsames (Be-)Arbeiten von/an Dokumenten
***** - Gymnasium
You won't find a Shared Document Service that is more easily accessible and also works encrypted and anonymous than the CryptPad service. If you happen to work with people from various organizations or companies it's always a hazzle finding a shared working space that does it for all participants. Fire up CryptPad and you're ready to go.
Magnus Rembold - munterbund, LudwigsKlima, AspergAnders, KlimalisteBW
It is a simple, self-explanatory tool, handy when collaborating on a text or other files.
Christine Schubart - SKA Darmstadt e. V.
Security and secure sharing
Sunny
I love that it is an open Source, encypted storage system, even the free account is great.
FennecFox
Private alternative to google docs
*****
I love that I have a secure and private service to collaborate with friends and colleagues all without the need for them to create accounts or download apps. I have planned camping trips and setup client briefs and shared files with ease.
Sven Lite - Light Life Photography
the symplicity and the chat
sarah - school
Simplicity, security, code, price.
Stéphane
Data protection, independent of Google & Co., free of charge
*****
free and open source software, nice tools, collaborative work is possible
dowel - school
Open source, friendly, encrypted, very usefull, lightweight
PC
It's easy to work with and for free. It's a great alternative in terms of privacy protection
Hannah
It’s like a more well thought out google drive that doesn’t spy on you
Tim
First of all it just works! Second there's an effort towards privacy, which immediately makes it better than most alternatives. And I really think it's great that you can use without any sort of account.
Rui Bastos
Free anonymous account creation, the Google docs alternative I've been looking for! Using it guilt free by donating, which can be done without a digital trail back to the account I'm using. Love it!
Rob Ottwok
It is very nicely designed and works well. Really happy I found it!
Bob
Great security and privacy are just the beginning - Cryptpad is also an amazing tool to educate users and show them that there are tools other than those proposed by big tech companies.
Bernard - Climate Activism
The E2E protocol, the GUI, and the ease of use.
Zack
As a FOSS advocate, i thought there will be no alternative to Google Docs, so i was struggling to manage my documents. Until i discovered "CryptPad" the best collaboration tool I've ever seen. With Cryptpad, I am sure that all my documents are safe and encrypted, the service is so reliable and perfectly suits my needs.
Saif Dhifi - Freeways ISI (Free Software Club at the higher institut of computer science Tunisia, Ariana)
Easy to use, data protection on high level and open for persons without Cryptpad account. I use it for: - collaborative work on a topic, application (instead of google.docs)... - platform to save datas for other persons (instead of wetransfer) - platform to save reports of meetings with persons of many organisations - the pad can be actualised without saving again the document
Sterenn
Security, and various document types
YH, YUN
Fast, easy to use and share, and seems secure
Simon B.
I appreciate the privacy offered by the site. I can share things with other people without having to worry about being spied on by advertisers and corporations.
[anonymous]
I love how easy to switch over and easy to use it is.
Lucas I.
Cryptpad is very useful for me to work on my essays with my study group and it is in line with my beliefs about free software and privacy.
Clément
E2E, how good it works in a browser
Jakob
its privacy, i started using it as a part of my "degoogle" and, as soon as more ppl i know start using it, i intend to abandon all other similar services. this one is my favourite bc of its simplicity and the fact that it's very user-friendly.
sky
İt is not a GAFAM!
Alex - Exchanging documents between teachers and pupils in a school
I love that CryptPad allows me to work privately. I also love that CryptPad allows me to work anonymously. I don't have to have the documents attached to any account, I really like that. I also love that none of my associates need to have an account to use CryptPad to collaborate with me.
*****
CryptPad is very easy to use and I love that you can work on documents simultaneously.
Janina - Sector: Nature and Environment Conservation
It's transparency and great privacy/security, cloud and sharing functions, and the amount of tools that keep expanding.
Mark
Wir arbeiten sehr gerne mit Cryptpad, weil wir da gemeinsam Dokumente teilen können, und gleichzeitig bearbeiten. Es ist simpel, man muss sich nicht anmelden, um mitzumachen, und wir vertrauen dem Datenschutz.
Karin, GranDeliSee - GranDeliSee, solidarische Landwirtschaft
I love that it is open source and engages end-to-end encryption. As founder of leguli.ch I know about the struggle with establishing privacy software.
Roland Steinegger
I love that with CryptPad there is finally a privacy-friendly and open-source, still fully-featured alternative to well-known Google services. I love the ease of use and the simple yet genius security concept behind sharing document links which ensure that only end-users can read the content. And I love the spirit behind the product and their creators. It's really great to see that there are companies like XWiki SAS that believe both in privacy and free and open-source software products.
Frederic
It's free and there's no data merchandising.
Abel
CryptPad offers the right combination of openness and protection when it comes to online collaborations. It is essential to balance out the urgent need for both, transparency and opacity.
Florian Schneider - Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Norwegian Univeristy of Science and Technology (NTNU)
CryptPad makes it easy to share and collaborate on documents privately, for free.
Yhvr
I love that it's creating a more secure alternative to shared software and collaborative tools! Thank you!
Djuna
Its Simple, Safe and Secure Which is why i use it for academic uses, where anonymity is a must
Chris - University
La confianza en su uso seguro y la accesisibilidad de los recursos disponibles
Iduvina - Human rights defenders organization
CryptPad has great sharing options, and includes online concurrent editing. That makes it my default suggestion anytime someone wants to share documents: it satisfies the shared editing like in Google Docs, it includes spreadsheets, and it has folders that I can share with a group. I now have a single online service for collaboration... and I know I can export my own data any time if my projects grow in size (for me to host and directly manage, eg. P2P).
Trent Larson
Easy to use, encrypted office suit in cloud = dreams come true!
Emmet
There are so many great things about CryptPad, but the top three are: 1.) It is very secure and can be used directly in your browser! 2.) It's free for personal use! I use it for all kinds of things and haven't looked back. 3.) It's as simple as using Google Docs/Sheets and Word/Excel. I highly recommend it anyone that is concerned about their privacy.
AJ
It's not google, and they aren't tracking everyting I do
Kat
I love that I can work better together with others.
Charlottehagemann23
I love that it has many editors and that it is real-time collaboration.
David
I love that everything is encrypted and easily accessible !!
*****
Its safe, easy to use, good templates
***** - High School
Open Source, Encrypted
Sachin Kadam
I adore Cryptpad. Privacy and reliability. I don't care as much about fancy features; no need to add any more. Regular audits are a good idea though. Publicize the next one! Keep being awesome and thank you.
*****
Easy to use with end-to-end-encrypted and privacy focus
dazo
I can have a small but private storage space online, and I just need to remember my password to access my files in a secure way. The fact that it's zero-knowledge allows me to store highly confidential files in a secure and private manner. Did I mention it's free and open source? Anyone can verify the developers aren't lying or implementing backdoors!
Giacomo
I find it great for securely sharing documents with family members (for trip planning, or other occasions) where the sharing of the secure documents make minimal demands on their tech-savvy (or lack thereof). Very easy to use and share while keeping security intact.
Dan
No messing about, no log ins, just the good stuff, gotta appreciate it
Couleur
It's not owned by Google.
Edmund Ivonovich
We love CryptPad's ability to simply and securely collaborate on documents with sources, external vendors, and even friends and family.
Anonymous Correspondent - Broadcast Television
Free and very easy to use.
Peter Flindt
Je trouve le modèle de Cryptpad intéressant, un excellent document partagé dans les formats classiques de texte, tableur etc, un travail accessible à plusieurs personnes en temps réel et en mode privé. D'autres offrent des solutions parfois un peu plus conviviales mais font n'importe quoi avec les textes et contenus que nous produisons. Nous utilisons Cryptpad régulièrement pour organiser le travail quand il doit se faire à plusieurs dans des coopératives et associations,...
Eric
Cryptpad is not one of the evil big tech companies, but provides for free an excellent intuitive tool for information and file management. This is how online tools should work and be governed, this is how the internet ought to be.
Peter
CryptPad is a great alternative to "leading" cloud document host that don't respect our privacy. Safe, secure, private, functional, and well-documented. CryptPad offers a personal drive with a generous free tier for organizing one's ongoing affairs, as well as anonymous self-contained URLs for single-use "throw-away" documents. Thank you for this awesome service, CryptPad!
Jobu Tupaki
Cryptpad is an all-in-one platform for your collab needs.
dabellwrites
It's easy to share text and it isn't pastebin.
L Ron Butterfly
Every thing. CryptPAd is a very friendly tool for safe and professional work
Iduvina - Seguridad en Democracia (SEDEM), a Human Rights organization
I love how one can easily collaborate and work simultaneously on shared documents. I mainly use CryptPad to give remote tutoring lessons.
Sandra
The Cryptpad family of web applications is built on the principles that I would use to build software for my friends, family and myself: - Data security by end-to-end-encryption - Control over one's own data - Enable uncomplicated collaboration
*****
Kanban boards, web-links and office files together in one folder hierarchy
Mikhail
This may be obvious, but it's open source, and unlike say LibreOffice, Cryptpad is not exclusively local. I also love the look and feel of Cryptpad.
Quin Delamore
Security, privacy, possibility to self host, variety of document types
Romain - Digital solutions
Besides encryption, I appreciate excellent user interface - intuitive, responsive, customizable. Folders tree in the left pane. Rich text editor (really rich and classic). My personal favorite: automatic outline, forming clickable table of contents in the left pane, which can be shown/hidden by a "hamburger" button, perfect for mobile. I also like the simple calendar, colorful tags, monday-starting weeks, monthly view. Other types of files look even more interesting. Haven't tried yet, but: wow!
Svetlana Krstic
I love that cryptpad gives me all the features I need and respects my privacy and the privacy of my students. Especially the Kanban Board has been a Game changer during the pandamic and homeschooling but also in the daily Business.
Jan - Otto-Brenner-Schule Hannover Vocational Educational Training
its simple design
Hess - linkflink GmbH
The ability to instantly create collaborative doucments for my students.
Nik Peachey - PeacheyPublications Ltd
It is a quite powerful cloud service with encrypted storage, where decryption takes place only on the client side.
*****
The possibility to share and work online
***** - nature
ease of use, security
*****
I like CryptPad, in my opinion it is the best OSS decentralized privacy-focused alternative to commercial collaborative office suites like Google Drive. I also like that CryptDrive could be used as a secure cloud for my personal files. I am grateful to the developers and those who maintain public CryptPad instances.
HellLord
Good encryption/privacy
Lian
The simple interface and the fact that you don't need an account. Also privacy.
Michalis Demetriou (qwazix)
The encryption, and the ability to share documents for collaborative work
Fred Brown
Privacy, the no-nonsense feel that gives one heaps of control (unlike Google's UI, which pampers us visually at the expense of privacy) + the list of files we can make with CryptPad
Prefer Not To Share - Environmental Justice
CryptPad is just fantastic to share documents to collaborate on, or especially code together very comfortabely and easily. Thank you for providing this fantastic free service, it should be used by anybody not wanting to be surveilled by Microsoft etc.
Jonas
CryptPad offers many services in a secure and respectful way of your privacy. You can do surveys, text documents, sheets and more all stored in a drive with end-to-end encryption. It is open source and has a very simple but effective UI that includes all the basics. Wonderfull for work or a small association.
Jean
It's an extraordinarily simple, user-friendly and private Google Docs alternative, great for both collaborative editing and personal organization.
Dan
That it is free and simple to use and NOT collecting and trading data!
Anja - Educational lectures in Germany
I love that it's open source and the importance of privacy.
***** - Feminist Moviment
Crypt pad is great. Does everything google docs or Microsoft word can do, but it’s private, secure and requires no personal info (or signup!)
Roxiun
It's simple, fast, private, secure, and the self-hosting ability is awesome.
Ilia
When we plan an action, privacy and security are a must. CryptPad allows us to do most of our planning online.
Claudio - Extinction Rebellion (XR)
-its' not owned by Google -it respects the users privacy -it's free -it's easy to use -good UI
Nigel Balfour - Teacher training
the privacy that it give compare to google drive
Chris Py
1. The pryvacy 2. No email asked 3. Perfect to take simple notes.
Romain
No personal information required. No ads. Privacy friendly. Nice interface. Open source. Reliable. Thanks for your work!
Anonymous
It is the easiest way to share documents without an intranet.
Chris
Online, secure, private, collaborative
Pete
I love because is a good alternative for google drive, in CryptPad there is many options, it's secure and is a open source, that is enough for me
Sasha
End to end encryption
Christos
I love that CryptPad is Open Source and E2EE.
Vicky
easy, safe, many document types available,
Judith - Parents for future group, climate activism
I love that first it is free software and you could host it yourself, 2) there's no access barriers - you just need a link and 3) the feature of instant collaboration on a text for my students. I often use it in my language lessons (German/French).
Daniel - Secondary School
It is an Open Source project which fills the niche of secure, private, collaboration.
Gerardo Lisboa - EUCLIDIA
Easy use of the pad. LaTeX implementation HTML Download Groups can easy brainstorm.
***** - High School
I love that I can avoid using google docs/google drive at school and still have the same sharing abilities that google services enable.
Sam
Privacy, ease of use, simple and functional interface
pamplione
Einfache Oberfläche, erleichtert die Organisation von Abläufen
Theresa
We use CryptPad to draft up mails and resolutions, gather opinions and collect ideas. It has awesome privacy-first design and is yet easy to use, which makes it stand out against other products.
Jakob - Fachschaft Computerlinguistik, Universität Heidelberg
A privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted Web application is a rare treat these days. With a nice compact interface and amazing history display on a free/open code-base it's easy to love.
meejah
It's really secure and user-friendly.
*****
free, safe, non-profit and usable. what else would you hope to find?
val - [activist and academic purposes]
its not google docs. google invades users' privacy constantly.
faeryn
Cryptpad is very usefull for working with others in the school without using Microsoft Teams.
lm41 - School
It is simple, secure and easy to use. One doesn't need to go through lengthy documentation or search online to solve an issue.
Alice - Education
The relative security from government surveillance and the anonymous collaboration. The drive is amazing to organize documents. Everything can be solved with one more pad!
A climate activists
easy to use and share
Sebastian - City of Ulm, Office for Education and Sport
Simplicity. Speed. Privacy. No-frills.
Kalle Rasmusson
CryptPad is ideal for spinning up an isntant collaborative document without any setup (personal account, etc.), which allows us to use it very flexibly.
Dominik George - Teckids e.V.
end to end encrypted, password protected links, destroyable documents, collaboration tools, run your own instance, free to use, fully opensource, export to different file extensions
Sauda Mele Okonkwo
secure, clear, easy , working fully with firefox and since now never freezed or something else
Rüdiger Bachmann - potentialeentfalten (.de) : education of educators, free schools, coaching, building new schools
It's easy, secure, and AWESOME for asynchronous (and anonymous) collaboration. For me, it's magic. It contains everything I need and I LOVE creating documents and sharing them, both for view only and editable.
Zoé
To collaborate with all our volunteers we use Cryptpad all the time. The beauty about it is, that the volunteers simply use the tool instead of hustling with it. Yes, there is some get-used-to-it-time necessary, but our feedback from the local groups has much improved with cryptpad.
Fred - Friends of the Earth - local group
Possibility to access and edit my files from any device, without additional apps - and privately.
Greg J.
Security. Good Sharing capability
JimmyG
It´s easy to use.
Kraken
Basically everything! ~ The fact that it's free is huge! ~I want to support and not have to be forced into it ~ likewise, I see how much effort you've put into designing this system, and it's worth a LOT! ~ I absolutely love everything and hope this project stays alive for as long as possible!
h4x0r3d
CryptPad is easy to use, secure, intuitive yet very multi-functional. The best alternative I've come across for anyone who consciously wants to avoid data-mining-based or paid services.
erik
It s a project with many tools and a great privacy policy. I can share my activities on CryptPad with other user.
Five#3983
Privacy-focus, response time for the typing is surprisingly well
thetample
Seems like a nice alternative to Google docs, sheets etc.
*****
Much easier to get used to than you would think! Was able to figure it out quicker than Google Docs. Good UI options and lots of different file formats.
Tai
Variety of intuitive tools, respect for anonymity
SHL
E2E encryption, Speed, Self-host opportunity
Anon Catze
easy to use, great help in planning and organising lessons, benfit in office work
Helmut Gravert - Freiherr-vom-Stein-Berufskolleg
I love that it offers anonymity - no emails, phone numbers, etc. It is great that it is free. It is great that data is encrypted and available through Internet.
M
It is easy to write with the whole class.
Ole - In our history class
The sandboxing layer of encryption is fantastic and the free account without restriction of features is a brilliant way to not turn people off. I recommend it's usage to anyone looking for something in this field. We are now running out of space and as a somewhat techy person I am self-hosting Cryptpad on our group's server, but there are a lot of people I'm sure who can't do that and I hope you are receiving some subscription finances from those that can afford it.
Michael - Just another local Mutual Aid group :)
easy to use, better than the corresponding service from Google
Mikael
Next to security - I like clean, concise design, very responsive pages in the office suite.
Matej
Simplicity, security, the fact, that it is not used for profit maximisation of some anonymous entities. The sense of community and of the future, which feels as a more open and relaxed one.
Maria Turik
Open source and privacy
Alex
It is not Google etc.
Jochen
Open-Source, secure (encrypted)
*****
I love that it is Open Source and respects user's privacy. I love the Forms as they are very well done and work flawlessly. Also, the text editor is pretty good, ant I use the Sheets and whiteboard a lot. Everything is very well-made. I always recommend CryptPad.
Paul Douglas
From the user point of view this is the ultimate location to withdraw from e.g. google apps. Which at some point began to be tireing with the nosy level.
Michael
I like the ease of use and the different options I can use. The interface is nice and efficient.
Grégory Pt
It is a very good application. (Sorry I don't speak very well English)
*****
- very easy to use, for non geek people - trust
stout
Working, secure, private, anonymous collaboration. It's hard to overstate how big of a deal this is in this day and age.
Anonymous - cyber security
simplicity, and the fact that it is an alternative from google, makes sharing and collaborating easier, and again, no need to use google docs for that part!
Aryan
Clean, secure, does what I need without any fluff, privacy respecting.
Ben
Its not Microsoft, free and easy
Manuel - Secundary level 2
It a google docs replacement that is private and really nice to use.
Paul Ayling
Its privacy and security.
Anis
privacy, security and being open source. also offering free services to people, some of who may not be able to afford the user experience is smooth. interface is simple
*****
It's a safe space. I like that I can be myself here without being surveilled - as a queer person, that is a tremendous gift that I feel CryptPad has given me.
M.
It's encrypted, private and open source. Offers generous free storage(1 GB).
Jonathan Swupper
CryptPad has been my goto tool to store my notes online. I feel good about it.
keesj
Straightforward, device-universal and feeling safe. All the possible content-types for me to play.
polx - PH Weingarten, W3C Math Group
easy to use, safe, i can share my thoughts
iak - elearning, education
Super secure platform.
anon
Cryptpad rocks. You've made the most usable, secure and privacy friendly office tool under the sun.
JT - environmentalism, migrant rights.
My notes are secure and accessible anywhere I go. Also there is no need for several different servers hosting my notes, images and other files. Everything is right there where I need them along with the ability to share files.
Andrey
It has all the applications required! From notes to kanban boards, spreadsheets and everything! All that with complete privacy! Excellent for working with colleagues, knowing that there is no need to rely on external services which are not secure enough for sensitive data.
Bruce
Black theme, easy to use, Kanban, Spreadsheet... easy to share
David ROUMANET - Lycée Aristide Bergès (38171 Seyssinet)
It is very light, I like also its user interface ; it is also completely separated from Big Tech and opensource. I will subscribe to CryptPad.
Dany WM De Bontridder - Noalyss project
CryptPad is the one and only high quality, end-to-end encrypted, full office suite solution available today. It has everything from spreadsheets to whiteboards and even Kanban boards. Keep up the great work!
Tom
I love CryptPad because it's fast, free, powerful and secure.
Martin
It's GoogleDocs without any of the surveillance.
Moritz Schubert
I can safely use it anywhere at anytime with anybody
Matthias - Gymnasium (Germany)
End-to-end encryption. FOSS. No account required for external collaborators
Matteo
The privacy! It functions well. It's easy to use. I'm not worried about my data being shared. Also I appreciate that I can use it without subscribing via an email. That's one of my favourite aspects. Also there are many types of files available which I love!
Elise
better than google docs 🙏
val
1. protection of data privacy 2. it's not Google
Diesdas Ananas - School (german Gymnasium)
more private than gdocs
savannah
end to end encryption and the Sheet implementation
Deeea
I just love everything about CryptPad. It's a solid collaboration suite and a very worthy alternative to other close-source software.
forkbomb9
nice, safe, functions increasing, not google
Chris - University and MINT education
Fast, privacy respecting, secure, reliable, collaborative
David - Lycee professionel
encyptedness matter-of-fact design
Dr. Claudia Koltzenburg
It's private and for everyone!
pinguin
Privacy, Security, sharability, administration as Owner of documents, fair pricing, account-usage.
Ben
simple easy and open
Alain R.
CryptPad is free software, it's fast, secure and they don't trade with my data.
Juan-José de Haro - Secondary school in Barcelona
perfect online tools for educational use
***** - Education
Cryptpad is easy to use, does not crash, is free and always available.
Phil the Teacher - Education Nationale
That is like google docs, but with high privacy standards included
*****
CryptPad is a great example of FLOSS. It combines and enhances many other FLOSS tools. CryptPad has an active community and is well interacting with project members. It is simple by default, while providing basic/advanced productivity tool. Recently, it is becoming more powerful ("simple" pad -> encrypted OnlyOffice). And it is GDPR compliant. While I have no means to test, I see the source code and know others who trust CryptPad.
***** - Academia
CryptPad allows me to collaborate and share documents, texts and plans with people easily and safely without feeding some predatory advertising algorithm. My data is my own, and shared only with the people I choose.
Harald Eilertsen
Open source, so no big data, secure, private.
AbangL
Finally a usable encrypted drive !
alphabet
- How super easy it is to use - How super easy it is to set up and run your own server
Cache On Delivery
I like the design it has, that it is open source, that it is free of trackers and ads, and that it is end-to-end encrypted. It's also fast, easy to use, and it's energy efficient compared to Google Docs. What more could I ask for? <3
Sergio Varela
In our modern world we share share data in our professional and private life to conveniently engage with other people every day. But this convenience comes at a cost. Your data reveals a lot about you and your businesses, your thoughts, your partners, your loved ones, and it can easily be used to harm you. This is not exclusively, but very important to investigative journalists, human rights defenders, and members of oppressed and marginalized groups. That is why these data must be protected.
marian
I appreciate the ability to collaborate on document creation and editing, while retaining control over how much of my identity I share. For this balance of features and privacy, I don't know any tool that compares.
Pete - Wiki Strategies, training and consulting
CryptPad is a serious attempt to provide encrypted, comprehensive and useful drive, document and office services.
CSDUMMI
Its an alternative to Google
INS Joan Brossa - Secondary School
Encryption, and the ability to share, open, and edit encrypted documents, which I cannot do with other providers. I also love the different types of documents that cryptpad allows me to create.
*****
Very cool tools for me and my work. Instant shareable docs at a glance
Stephan
Works. Is reliably available. *Almost* no bugs. :-)
Spekulatius
My data hosted in EU. Crypted data. Share data securely with others. Good replacement of Google Agenda. Good online OnlyOffice editors. Wish: Android app for Agenda. A desktop drive would be cool too. I think with those two features I would easily go for a paid plan because we should promote all kinds of EU services vs. US and China ones.
Sebastien
Works great with markdown. I like the code editing space. I was surprised there was so much in it. The forms are great, especially with the conditional options.
Good and Geeky
It's easy to use and every option makes sense. It is great to share specific folders or documents. It is great that you do not register via google, Facebook or another Data collecting company. It gives the feeling of a secure, data minimised work platform.
***** - Rassismuskritisches Netzwerk der Region Trier (work against rassism)
I like the variability of tools it has
Nicolás - ONG
data security, ease of use, my documents available nearly everywhere, free with option to support
***** - Piratenpartei Deutschland
fast, secure, shareable, good
bjoern
I like how it doesn't have to be too "flamboyant" in it to perform well and successfully. It's fantastic when a website or product gives precisely what you're searching for without all the frills, is easy to use, and has a clear aim. The fact that this service is free with a 1 GB data plan is also significant.
aiwa
It is private, end-to-end encrypted, and open source. They can't read it, and make advertising profiles based on what I write, Metadata about my browser, have ads, or any other crap like that!
N/A
I love how clean the surface looks, how easy it is to introduce my students to working with it, how smoothly everything runs. And I feel safe using CryptPad.
Canzonett - Higher Education (University)
It has a lot of great functionality and is steadily improving. An amazing alternative to google drive with a free tier option for anyone wanting to move away from proprietary software
***** - Environmental activism
CryptPad has a great user interface, and is end-to-end encrypted which is perfect for private business data!
Jay
Privacy is great and I love the usability.
Holger
Privacy and being able to work on files with other people.
*****
great collaborative suite! encrypted and open source as it should be!
Marco - research institute
It is open source and online. It has hindi language support even though minimal. It is secure, encrypted and private. Now that it has teams, drive, calendar, contacts and chat functionality together, it is great!
C Prakash
It's open source and gives lots of opportunities to collaborate
*****
I enjoy having a secure, private place to create, store, and share documents. It's great to be able to get that done without the bloat of typical software packages. I also like that I get the same user experience regardless of the hardware or browser I happen to be using.
Paul
Cryptpad is definitely the best replacement for the Google suite. Nothing else comes close to it.
@petabyt
The fact that many people can share and write at the same time on a common document.
Laure - Education Nationale
good functionality and security
Stefan - -
I love that it is opensource, free to use and i can be sure that my data is handled well and secure.. I Trust you
nonino - Waldorfkindergarten and University (Hamburg University of Applied Science)
I really appreciate not having to worry about security issues. It's user-friendly. It had everything I needed to feel good about leaving GoogleDocs behind.
Erica
I like that it can be used without having to provide extra information when using a free account. And even with the premium account, it requires just an email (which is still more privacy focused than Google). It is about doing what you need to do without mining more data, or trying to dig deeper to lock you into one ecosystem. Also the loading screen gives a fun kind of "hacker person" vibe while also giving an idea what it is doing.
d-RLY?
Strong commitments to security + privacy.
Dr B. Trinlae PhD
Simplicity with Encryption as a standard by default
User Y
I love Cryptpad, because it allows me to exchange easily and in a confidential way, information with colleagues
HVH - Management and M&A Consultancy
Multiple ways to work with text. I appreciate the html. I use the rich text editor most of time and appreciate the lay out and tools available. It automatically saves. The downloaded file is accurate. It is secure. There is a goodly amount of storage.
Len
Security, alternative to Google. Can share without the other users having an account
JB
ease of use between different file formats
Mike of Many
one-link accessible, easy to share and foster co-writing to students & colleagues, providing collective ideas, easy to use and integrate in groups: tools and features known other platforms
Florian - school
Open Source and encrypted files and Kanban
***** - My Human Kit : FabLab for people wiht disabilities
security and data protection oriented model. I also really appreciate the range of applications that cover my needs very well.
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I love Web-Application in general. I like that CryptPad is fully encrypted an I tihnik privicy is very important for the futere
Enno
Easy to use, end-to-end encrypted, self-hostable. What more could you ask for ?
Anh
Easy and no tracking (hope so) way for publishing.
joan
collaboration, stability.
***** - Code Blau GmbH
The privacy and easiness when using it
Dostow
Easy to use, looks good
H. Fisher
Cryptpad makes it easy for me to take my documents on-the-go, without trading my privacy for convinience. I see merit in the project and had been a paid member to support the team and have my team to work on various documents simultaneously, and it had been best investment. It is truly a magnificient alternative to the proprietary solutions and does exactly what it claims to do.
Ramesh Anand - Persanal branding and digital services organization
It's free and open source and privacy-friendly
helo
That it is secure, easy to use, doesn't require an account and has professional capabilities.
Ulrich - education, independent artist
Its free, provides good data security
*****
It's for free and also very easy too use. No E-Mail required in logging in.
*****
CryptPad is super accessible, while having a lot of useful features. I like that anyone can use it, no account needed. I used it with homeschoolers I've tutored, to distribute and collaborate on a text file of productive things to do during COVID.
Craig
The privacy, and that it keeps improving.
*****
It's private. It's trustworthy. It's free! I'm involved in a local charity and I plan to start using it to replace Google Docs for planning our events next year.
Chris Davies
The ease of handling secure, encrypted documents and files, and the ease of sharing. Another point is the well solved collaboration. And all this on a very nicely designed, easy to use and understand interface.
Tim
It can be accessed anywhere, it's free, and secure
Jack
Easy to use! Access to notes on all devices!
Daniel
is free and you cane use everywhere
no
Although the free version limits you, it gives you so much more to work with and with ensured privacy. I was astounded by what was capable in the free version, compared to the rest of the competition. CryptPad surely knows what it's doing.
Brandon R. Montes
I like cryptpad for its attitude toward privacy.
multed
encryption and security
Ludwig
Cryptpad is a service that I know I can trust. I love to have a service which respects my privacy and works fluently all the same.
Anonymous Person
Data protection and encryption are great and its free
Richard
I like the integration into the browser, not any byte of software has to be installed and I can use the whole office palette and be sure that nobody surveils me. Thank you, thmumbs up.
milian
I love that CryptPad is free (libre) software and holds a privacy-first mission
*****
All about it! It's secure, easy to use, reliable, and focused on helping users move forward with their projects. No bloated entertainment, no money-making - just the exact tool I need for my students and collaboration with my colleagues.
L. Fengler - German Gymnasium
It works! It allows to share documents and to edit them in a collaborative way, with quite rich editing functions.
Pascal - French Ministry for the Ecological Transition
It allows simple and easy collaboration in a secure manner. It's quick and easy to create a new document and work together with others!
rugk
The lack of email requirement makes me feel much safer using it.
L
Open source is a huge amount of the appeal. On top of being pretty much the only online collaborative document editor I can trust, the fact that anybody can deploy it and audit it and increases that trust. Allowing free use while also providing extra support via subscription also seems like a good model for longevity of the project. I really hope to see it continue to flourish, and perhaps become a subscriber myself soon!
Bug
It has the features I need inside a secure environment
David
Use it on ny mobile and laptop while preserving my privacy!
Awalo
Easy to use and to share
Peter Schulte-Herweling
Clear interface, full featured, privacy friendly, open source.
Eryx
the security and collaborative features are great
stormy
That students can work on it simultaneously, and it‘s easy to use.
Mrs Eppinger - Grammar School
flexible possibilities, easy handling.
R. Kohaupt - Social Work
Online, so i can use it on my work computer, ipad and home computer. And of course the privacy
Magnus
Anonymity, safety of my informations, reachable via TOR
cbro - NGO doing medical aid in regions of crisis
It's privacy by default and it's working. And working. And ... well, it's working. ;-)
*****
Everything, so I can use this with friends
@Ademi33
I like CryptPad, because it is open source and creates to empower societal actors in a sustainable way, so that the value goes back to the society and not to a handful of shareholders. Also this creates a way for lots of people to learn coding. Another positive effect for us is that people get control over their data.
***** - ANSOLE e.V.
1. The software is open source and provides actually an alternative that can combat Microsoft Online and Google Drive/Documents. An "online LibreOffice" 2. The CryptPad official instance collects minimal data; only that which is required to operate the service which prevents them from being able to leak data to intelligence agencies as they do not possess any. 3. It has a free option and a paid with extra features so a sustainable model. 4. ToS and Privacy Policy are summarized and clear.
User
It has so much functionality, and yet it's all free, all secure, all private.
Aidan - Acorn Tuition (small tutoring company)
Es un servicio sólido, respetuoso del usuario y su privacidad. La funcionalidad es suficiente y hasta más de lo que necesito habitualmente. Muchas gracias por todo.
Marcelo
CryptPad is a no-thought-response to all sharing needs with friends and family. The 0-knowledge infrastructure helps everyone feel safe about the fragments of life we share :)
Jaxom
Everything is good, perfect. This is the best for me. I like the mystery and the independent. In the future I will use for the company where I work, because it's safe and man can easy navigation and share files in CryptDrive.
Attko22
I like CryptPad because of its minimalist design, which allows me to better focus on the file I'm working on.
eneskanal
Ease of use for people coming from Google Drive
Reed Smith
I like working with Pads. Now I can do it with encryption. Great!
Spiff
Privacy friendly and feature reach. Very generous plans
Andrii
Simple, effective design. Security seems tight. Very user friendly.
Jef
I love the easy handling and its effectiveness to publish own digital content in a secure way with healthy data treatment. It is thought to be used by my pupils to get in contact with special content during their lesson-free time or whenever they like.
Sonia
It's encrypted and offers a lot of functionality
Niklas - School