CryptPad is an encrypted office suite you host yourself. Write a document, sheet or slide deck in the browser and it encrypts the copy on your machine before it reaches the server. Rich text, forms, kanban boards, diagrams and whiteboards use the same encryption. Shared drives, access lists, document history and guest links cover a household or a small group.
How CryptPad stacks up against other productivity apps. Add or remove apps to change the comparison.
| Requirement | CryptPad | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free + Paid | Free | Free + Paid |
| Web UI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Architecture | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM |
| Min hardware | 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 20 GB | Not stated | 4 cores · 2 GB RAM · 1.5 GB |
| Containers | 1The app alone | 2Plus Postgres | 3Plus Postgres, Redis |
| Database | file only | Postgres | PostgreSQL |
| Runtime | Node.js | Node.js | Node / Rust |
| Docker | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linux package | Yes | – | – |
| Node.js | – | Yes | – |
| iOS | – | – | Yes |
| Android | – | – | Yes |
| macOS | – | – | Yes |
| Windows | – | – | Yes |
| Linux | – | – | Yes |
| Full comparison | This app | CryptPad vs HedgeDoc | – |
No, the browser encrypts content before sending it, so the server holds encrypted blocks and never sees logins or keys. Admins cannot reset a password either, which means a forgotten password loses the account without a CryptDrive backup.
The main domain handles keys and the sandbox domain runs the interface under strict content security policy headers, which limits what an injected script could reach. A subdomain counts, and one TLS certificate can cover both.
No, and the team says it is not planning one. CryptPad runs in mobile browsers and is being turned into a progressive web app, and the docs list Safari as an unsupported browser.
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