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rallly

Rallly is an open-source scheduling and collaboration tool designed to make organizing events and meetings easier.

★ 5.3k stars⑂ 557 forksAGPL-3.0updated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

rallly is an open-source design project by lukevella (lukevella/rallly on GitHub). It has 5,285 GitHub stars and 557 forks, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 3 October 2026.

GitHub stars
5,285
Forks
557
License
AGPL-3.0
Last updated on GitHub
3 October 2026
Category
Design
Listing
Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Pick the surface

    Whiteboard, diagrams-as-code, or component library — match the artifact.

  2. Start from templates

    Community templates and themes skip the blank page.

  3. Collaborate

    Real-time editing and version history included.

  4. Export & ship

    SVG/PNG/code output drops into products and docs.

// features

Why people love it

Type-safe codebase

Written in TypeScript, which means fewer runtime surprises and easier contributions.

Real-time collaboration

Multiplayer cursors without the enterprise invoice.

No per-seat fees

The whole team joins free.

Templates galore

Community starters for every common artifact.

Export anywhere

SVG, PNG, PDF, and framework code.

Self-hostable

Run the whole studio on your own server.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/lukevella/rallly.git
    cd rallly
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains rallly?

It is an open-source project at lukevella/rallly with 557 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is rallly free for commercial use?

AGPL-3.0 — free to use, including over a network, with source-sharing obligations.

Can I self-host?

Most of these offer Docker images for private instances.

Is real-time collaboration solid?

Yes — CRDT-based editing is the standard approach now.

Can it replace Figma?

For whiteboarding and diagrams, yes. Deep product design still favors Figma's ecosystem.

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// alternatives

Alternatives in Design

The most-starred other Design projects in the LibreAI catalogue — the realistic shortlist if rallly is not the right fit.

Get rallly

Free and open — grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.