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 "Using CRDTs for collaborative commenting in your favourite free software desktop word processor" ( 2026 )

Sunday at 13:50, 5 minutes, K.3.201, K.3.201, Local-First, sync engines, CRDTs Michael Stahl , slides , video

We implemented a prototype that enables real-time collaborative editing in Writer.

This prototype takes the form of a special read-only mode that allows inserting, deleting, and editing comments by way of the y-crdt/yrs CRDT library.

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2026
  •  0.49 "Composing capability security and CRDTs"
  •  0.49 "Miru: Building a collaborative video editor with offline support"
  •  0.48 "CRDTs, E2EE, permissions and Jazz!"
  •  0.48 "Taming your Yjs documents"
  •  0.48 "Teamtype: multiplayer mode for your text editor – towards a Collaborative Editing Protocol"
  •  0.46 "CryptPad updates: latest in private real-time collaboration"
2025
  •  0.62 "Distributed real-time collaboration for Writer - a first prototype"
  •  0.48 "Collaborative editing in a MediaWiki environment"
  •  0.48 "Ethersync – Real-time Collaboration in Your Text Editor!"
  •  0.47 "Improved comments & @mentions"

Last updated: 2026-03-20

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