Nextcloud software

Nextcloud is a prominent open-source collaboration platform that provides self-hosted services for file sharing, communication, and synchronization. It was founded in June 2016 by Frank Karlitschek and Niels Mache, along with a group of original developers from the ownCloud project. The goal was to create a solution that prioritizes data sovereignty and user privacy, allowing individuals and organizations to maintain full control over their data on their own servers rather than relying on centralized third-party providers.

The software is developed primarily by Nextcloud GmbH, a company based in Stuttgart, Germany. As an open-source project, its code is available to the public, and it benefits from a large global community of contributors who assist in its development and maintenance. The brand remains independent and employee-owned, avoiding the traditional venture capital model to ensure that the product's direction remains aligned with the community's interests and European data protection standards like GDPR.