--- title: "13 Open-Source Apps I Use from a Web Browser (And You Can Too)" url: https://daily.dev/posts/13-open-source-apps-i-use-from-a-web-browser-and-you-can-too--usp4zh9li source_url: https://itsfoss.com/open-source-apps-from-web-browser/ type: article source: "It's Foss" published: 2026-01-01T03:36:07.267Z updated: 2026-01-01T03:36:34.656Z tags: ["webdev", "open-source", "productivity", "privacy"] reading_time: 15 upvotes: 44 comments: 4 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 13 Open-Source Apps I Use from a Web Browser (And You Can Too) **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 15 min read · 44 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary A curated list of 13 open-source web applications that can be used directly from a browser without installation. The collection spans productivity tools (ONLYOFFICE DocSpace, CryptPad), design software (Penpot, Graphite, Excalidraw), video editing (OpenCut), collaboration platforms (Jitsi Meet, Taiga), and utilities (Squoosh, Mermaid Live). Most tools offer public hosted instances with free tiers, emphasize privacy through local processing or end-to-end encryption, and can optionally be self-hosted. The list demonstrates that open-source alternatives now compete with proprietary web apps like Google Docs, Figma, and Zoom. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@neoscripter** · 1 upvotes > Thanks for sharing, I like articles like this one, very useful. **@dash15tonon** · 0 upvotes > Thanks for sharing it. **@srmdn** · 0 upvotes > Thanks **@fabianletsch** · 0 upvotes > This included many things that i think i will try and never heard of, amazing post! --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/13-open-source-apps-i-use-from-a-web-browser-and-you-can-too--usp4zh9li)