CAL.COM LAUNCHES OPEN-SOURCE COMMUNITY EDITION

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WED, APR 22, 2026

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Cal.com has released Cal.diy, an open-source community edition of its scheduling platform. The move makes the codebase publicly available on GitHub for developers to self-host and customize.

Cal.diy provides an alternative to Cal.com's commercial offering, allowing users to deploy their own instance of the scheduling software. The community edition includes core calendar functionality and integrations with popular services. The release targets developers and organizations seeking self-hosted scheduling solutions without vendor lock-in. Users can fork the repository, modify the codebase, and maintain their own deployments. Cal.com joins a growing trend of SaaS companies releasing open-source versions alongside commercial offerings. The approach balances business models with community engagement and developer flexibility. The announcement generated significant interest on Hacker News, with 101 points and 29 comments. Discussion centered on feature parity with the commercial version, deployment complexity, and use cases for self-hosted scheduling platforms. Cal.diy is available on GitHub under Cal.com's official repository.

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