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Top 10 CMS & Content
open source projects
These are the 10 most popular open source CMS & Content projects on GitHub right now, ranked by stars. Each entry is license-monitored — you'll know first if any of them relicense to BSL/SSPL or get archived.
Combined: 461,727 stars · refreshed nightly
Strapi
The leading open-source headless CMS
★ STARS
72.1k
⑂ FORKS
9.7k
Affine
All-in-one workspace for note-taking, whiteboarding, and task management with real-time collaboration and local-first architecture.
★ STARS
68.1k
⑂ FORKS
4.8k
Ghost
Independent technology for modern publishing
★ STARS
52.8k
⑂ FORKS
10.1k
Mastodon
A free, open-source social media platform that puts users in charge of their data and connections
★ STARS
49.9k
⑂ FORKS
7.4k
Logseq
A privacy-first, open-source platform for networked thought. Organize, connect, and discover your ideas with ease.
★ STARS
42.7k
⑂ FORKS
2.6k
Payload CMS
The most powerful TypeScript-first Headless CMS
★ STARS
42.3k
⑂ FORKS
3.7k
Outline
The fastest knowledge base for growing teams
★ STARS
38.4k
⑂ FORKS
3.3k
Tiptap
The headless editor framework for web artisans
★ STARS
36.7k
⑂ FORKS
3.0k
Directus
The flexible backend for all your projects
★ STARS
35.4k
⑂ FORKS
4.7k
Lexical
Lexical is an extensible text editor framework that provides excellent reliability, accessibility and performance
★ STARS
23.4k
⑂ FORKS
1.7k
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What is the best open source CMS & Content project?
Strapi is the most popular with 72,102 GitHub stars. The leading open-source headless CMS
What are the top 10 open source CMS & Content projects?
1. Strapi · 2. Affine · 3. Ghost · 4. Mastodon · 5. Logseq · 6. Payload CMS · 7. Outline · 8. Tiptap · 9. Directus · 10. Lexical
How are these ranked?
Pure GitHub star count, refreshed nightly. We don't accept payments to rank projects higher.