KnowledgeTree Community Edition

Open Source Software

Why KnowledgeTree Community Edition?

  • KnowledgeTree is easy to use, open source document management software that seamlessly connects people, ideas, and processes to satisfy all your collaboration, compliance, and business process requirements
  • Open source means no vendor lock-in, a vibrant community and the ability for you to innovate
  • KnowledgeTree Community Edition is free but does not include all commercial features, and offers no commercial support. Community support resources may be found on the KnowledgeTree Community Support Page
  • KnowledgeTree Community Edition is licensed under the GNU GPL version 3

What does the GNU GPL mean for me?

  • Download and use KnowledgeTree Community Edition for free
  • Modify the application's source code
  • Redistribute the KnowledgeTree Community Edition source code and your modifications
  • Your use of KnowledgeTree Community Edition does however incur obligations on your part. For more detail view the GPL v3 FAQ
Previous versions of KnowledgeTree have been released under different open source licenses. Please review the licensing FAQ for more information.

What is Open Source?

Open source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in.

Courtesy the Open Source Initiative

I’m Interested – What are the Next Steps?

  1. Download the software source code
  2. Co-create document management functionality
  3. Get involved