Agorakit

Agorakit is web-based, open source organization tool for citizens collectives and similar projects. By creating collaborative groups, people can discuss topics, organize events, store files and keep everyone updated as needed.

Agorakit is a forum, calendar, file manager, mapping tool and email notifier.

It is being used by several citizen initiative like "Tout autre chose" and "Hart boven Hard" in Belgium and elsewhere.

It is open source (GPL) and in active development. We are currently searching and evaluating various decision making ideas to integrate in the tool.

We are always seeking for help, feedback, and publicity to attract more help.

Development happens on Github

The presentation website is here : https://www.agorakit.org

A demo can be tested on https://demo.agorakit.org

Features

Create groups

Create an unlimited amount of groups
The group can be open (anyone can join) or private (invite only)
The group can have one or more admins
Each group has a discussion area, a calendar, a file repository, a member list & map.
Only members can use the discussion area, calendar and files
Content is public in public groups, and private in private groups (simple security model everyone understands)

Discussions

Create discussion topics
Reply to topics with comments
Mention others in comments using @name (they get notified)
Mention files using f: (autocomplete opens)
Mention other discussions using d: (autocomplete opens)

Calendar

Create events
List upcoming events as a list or as a dynamic calendar
Show geolocalized events on a map
Global and per group calendar
iCal feed for each calendar
RSS
Embed elsewhere using iframes

Files

Upload & tag several files at once
Quick search among files by author, filename and tags
Preview images / download
re-tag files
Mention files in comments

Members

Access a list of members (global / per group)
Contact others without leaking your/their email (privacy)
Check what others are up to (activity feed)
Fill your profile with portrait, bio, address (if you want)

Notifications / emails

For each group, choose how often you want to be notified (every hour for the hardcore, everyday to keep your mailbox cool, every week or every month)
Auto login to your account from "Reply" links inside the notification emails you receive (great time saving)
Get instant notifications when someone mentions you (for urgent matters)

Admin

Get stats on everything
Mass invite members using their email
Mass add existing members to groups
Settings control panel (in progress)

Architecture

Standard Laravel structured application. If you know Laravel, you can work with Agorakit easily
Simple structure, no single page app complexities
Bootstrap based UI
Simple DB schema
Simple file storage scheme (per group, per file id)

Privacy

Host it where you want
Your data is yours
No leakage of emails
Geolocalization of users (on a voluntary basis) is randomized by ~100 meters
Open source you can study and trust