Idea Forge

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Idea Forge

Idea Forge is an enterprise-grade document collaboration platform that combines Notion-like functionality with AI capabilities and advanced workspace management. It offers a complete solution for teams with multi-tenant workspaces, sophisticated permission controls, real-time collaborative editing, AI-powered writing assistance, and comprehensive document organization.

✨ Key Features

• 🏢 Multi-Workspace & Subspaces - 5 subspace types for flexible organization with drag and drop to move docs
• 🔐 Advanced Permissions - multi-level hierarchy with inheritance and time-limited access
• ⚡ Real-Time Collaboration - Live cursors and conflict-free editing
• 💬 Comments & Reactions - Threaded discussions with emoji reactions
• 🔔 Smart Notifications - Filtered alerts with action-required support
• 👥 Groups & Guest Access - Team organization and external collaboration
• 🌍 Public Sharing - Shareable links with analytics and expiration
• 🤖 AI Writing Assistant - Context-aware content generation
• 🔧 Rich Editor - Tables, tasks, images, diagrams, code blocks
• 📝 File import/export Support - Import/export various format
• 💯 Free & Open Source - MIT license with self-hosting

Try Idea Forge now at ideaforge.link

And more features & elements are on the way: Mindmap, Whiteboard, PDF Export, Custom domains for public sharing, please stay tuned.

📸 Screenshots

Document Editing

Create rich documents with multiple elements including text, tables, task lists, images, and Mermaid diagrams.

AI Writing Assistant

Simply press Space to activate AI-powered writing suggestions.

Real-time Collaboration

Work together with your team in real-time by sharing documents.

Workspace & Subspace Management(Recent update)

Organize your work across multiple workspaces with 5 subspace types for flexible project organization.

You might not see the workspace system in production depends on the time you view this doc since it still needs final testing and check

Document Permission & Inheritance (Recent update)

multi-level doc permission hierarchy with cascading inheritance and granular access control. workspace > subspace > group > user

Notification & Comment System (Recent update)

Stay informed with smart notifications and have threaded discussions with reactions.

File Import (Recent update)

Import files with drag-and-drop, background processing, and job status tracking.

🛠️ Tech Stack

Backend: NestJS • PostgreSQL • Prisma • Redis • Hocuspocus • BullMQ • S3 • JWT OAuth Frontend: React • TypeScript • TipTap • Shadcn UI • TailwindCSS • Zustand Collaboration: Yjs CRDT • WebSocket • Socket.io Infrastructure: Turbo • pnpm • Biome • Vitest • Playwright AI: OpenAI API with streaming

🐳 Self-Hosting