DeCollab
DeCollab is a decentralized platform for real-time document and whiteboard collaboration, built on the Mantle network. Your work is end-to-end encrypted, secured on-chain with IPFS storage
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DeCollab is a decentralized platform for real-time document and whiteboard collaboration, built on the Mantle network. Your work is end-to-end encrypted, secured on-chain with IPFS storage, enhanced by AI-powered writing assistance, and owned by you. No central servers, no limits. Just pure, private, AI-powered, peer-driven creation.
End-to-End Encryption — Privacy First
- Client-side encryption — Data encrypted before leaving your device
- Zero-knowledge architecture — We can't read your data, only you and your collaborators can
- Wallet-based access — Cryptographic authentication, no passwords to steal or leak
- Complete privacy guaranteed — No one else can read your work, not even us
📝 DeCollab Docs — AI-Powered Document Editor
- 🤖 AI Writing Assistant — Smart rewriting, continue writing, summarize, expand ideas, grammar fixes, and AI chat
- Real-time collaborative editing with live cursor tracking
- Multi-user collaboration with instant WebSocket-powered updates
- End-to-end encrypted documents
- IPFS decentralized storage — Permanently distributed, always accessible
- Blockchain anchoring — Documents timestamped and secured on Mantle
- Personal on-chain library — Managed by your wallet
- Cross-device sync — Work seamlessly across all devices
🎨 DeCollab Whiteboard — Decentralized Canvas (Beta)
- Interactive whiteboard for diagrams, sketches, and visual brainstorming
- Real-time collaboration with multi-user cursors (Beta)
- End-to-end encrypted drawings
- IPFS storage — Decentralized and permanent
- Blockchain save — Drawings anchored to Mantle
- Personal drawings library — Access your creations anywhere
⚡ On-Chain Real-time Collaboration
- Mantle blockchain integration — All edits secured and timestamped
- True ownership — Your wallet controls your content
- Transparency — Immutable collaboration history
- Live updates — See what others are typing or drawing in real-time
🌐 IPFS Decentralized Storage
- InterPlanetary File System — Distributed, permanent storage
- No single point of failure — Content distributed across the network
- No vendor lock-in — Your data is always accessible
- Content-addressed — Cryptographic verification of data integrity
🛡️ Blockchain Storage on Mantle
- Immutable records — Documents anchored to Mantle blockchain
- Timestamped proof — Permanent record of creation and edits
- MNT-secured transactions — Fast, low-cost, and eco-friendly
- Wallet authentication — No email, no passwords, just cryptographic security
👥 Multi-user, Borderless Collaboration
- Collaborate with anyone, anywhere — Share session links instantly
- Real-time edits — See everyone's changes as they happen
- No accounts required — Just wallets for authentication
- WebSocket-powered sync — Seamless teamwork experience
🛠️ Tech Stack
Blockchain & Decentralization
- Mantle Network — Fast, secure, and sustainable L2 blockchain for document anchoring
- Mantle Smart Contracts — Document metadata, ownership, and access control
- IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) — Decentralized storage for documents and drawings
- MNT — Native cryptocurrency for transaction fees
Backend
- Go — High-performance backend API
- WebSockets — Real-time bidirectional communication for live collaboration
- JWT Authentication — Secure token-based auth
Frontend
- Next.js 15 — React framework with App Router
- TypeScript — Type-safe development
- Tailwind CSS — Modern utility-first styling with Neobrutalism design
- Ethers.js — Mantle blockchain interaction
- Excalidraw — Open-source whiteboard library
### AI Integration
- OpenAI API — AI-powered writing assistance (rewrite, continue, summarize, expand, grammar fix)
- AI Chat Assistant — Context-aware document help
Security
- End-to-end encryption — Client-side encryption before transmission
- Wallet-based authentication — Mantle wallet integration
- Zero-knowledge architecture — Server cannot decrypt user data