What is this?
Doory is an open-source, browser-based design editor and Canva alternative for making posters, social posts, slides, resumes, invitations, thumbnails and business cards, with animation, layers and multi-format export.
Doory is an open-source, browser-based design editor and Canva alternative for making posters, social posts, slides, resumes, invitations, thumbnails and business cards, with animation, layers and multi-format export.How do I self-host it?Doory runs as three pieces - a Django API, a real-time co-editing server, and a static web app - that you can bring up with Docker Compose, or deploy manually behind nginx and systemd on Debian/Ubuntu.
Doory runs as three pieces - a Django API, a real-time co-editing server, and a static web app - that you can bring up with Docker Compose, or deploy manually behind nginx and systemd on Debian/Ubuntu.What do I need to run it without Docker?Without Docker you need Python 3.12, Node.js 22 (just to build the web app) and PostgreSQL; server-side PDF export additionally needs a headless Chromium installed via Playwright.
Without Docker you need Python 3.12, Node.js 22 (just to build the web app) and PostgreSQL; server-side PDF export additionally needs a headless Chromium installed via Playwright.Is the template library already filled out?Not yet - Doory is a young project where the editor itself is complete, but only ten starter templates ship by default; admins can add more through the admin site.
Not yet - Doory is a young project where the editor itself is complete, but only ten starter templates ship by default; admins can add more through the admin site.Where are my designs stored?Guest designs and their images stay in the browser on your device and never leave it; only designs made while signed in are stored on your server.
Guest designs and their images stay in the browser on your device and never leave it; only designs made while signed in are stored on your server.Can I use or host this for my own business?Yes, for free, but the license requires crediting the author: you must keep the license and NOTICE file and show the credit somewhere in the running app.
Yes, for free, but the license requires crediting the author: you must keep the license and NOTICE file and show the credit somewhere in the running app.Can I control Doory with an AI assistant?Yes - it ships an MCP server (set MCPENABLED=true) that lets clients like Claude Code or Cursor create and edit designs, add text and shapes, manage comments, and export pages as images, with scoped permission tokens.
Yes - it ships an MCP server (set MCPENABLED=true) that lets clients like Claude Code or Cursor create and edit designs, add text and shapes, manage comments, and export pages as images, with scoped permission tokens.Do I need an account to start designing?No - guests can start designing right away and their work saves in the browser; signing up later moves those designs to the cloud and unlocks sharing and brand kits.
No - guests can start designing right away and their work saves in the browser; signing up later moves those designs to the cloud and unlocks sharing and brand kits.What export formats does it support?Designs export as PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, MP4, WebM or GIF, and print PDFs can include bleed and crop marks.
Designs export as PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, MP4, WebM or GIF, and print PDFs can include bleed and crop marks.How big is the built-in element and asset catalogue?It ships about 27,500 icons plus emoji, illustrations, stickers and QR codes, along with 24 CC0 music loops and 88 sound effects.
It ships about 27,500 icons plus emoji, illustrations, stickers and QR codes, along with 24 CC0 music loops and 88 sound effects.What are similar projects?vectorcraft, jevbox, open-pencil-cloud, piskel, doop, Prism-Legal-OS, figcraft, overleaf
vectorcraft, jevbox, open-pencil-cloud, piskel, doop, Prism-Legal-OS, figcraft, overleafWhich topics is it in?gif, open-source-alternative, design-tools, nginx, templates, creative-tools, presentation, qr-code, image-editing, s3, collaboration, svg
gif, open-source-alternative, design-tools, nginx, templates, creative-tools, presentation, qr-code, image-editing, s3, collaboration, svg