grist-core

# Grist

Grist is a modern relational spreadsheet. It combines the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the robustness of a database.

* `grist-core` (this repo – also known as Grist Community edition) has what you need to run a powerful server for hosting spreadsheets.
* [`grist-desktop`](https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-desktop) is a Linux/macOS/Windows desktop app for viewing and editing spreadsheets stored locally.
* [`grist-static`](https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-static) is a fully in-browser build of Grist for displaying spreadsheets on a website without back-end support.

Grist is developed by [Grist Labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/grist-labs/), an NYC-based company 🇺🇸🗽. The French government 🇫🇷 organizations [ANCT Données et Territoires](https://donnees.incubateur.anct.gouv.fr/toolbox/grist) and [DINUM (Direction Interministérielle du Numérique)](https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/dinum/) have also made significant contributions to the codebase.

The `grist-core`, `grist-desktop`, and `grist-static` repositories are all open-source (Apache License, Version 2.0). Grist Labs sells an edition of Grist with [additional features](#features-not-in-grist-core). Grist Labs also offers free and paid hosted services at [getgrist.com](https://getgrist.com),
as well as [cloud packaging](https://support.getgrist.com/install/grist-builder-edition/).

> Questions? Feedback? Want to share what you're building with Grist? Join our [official Discord server](https://discord.gg/MYKpYQ3fbP) or visit our [Community forum](https://community.getgrist.com/). 
>
> To keep up-to-date with everything that's going on, you can [sign up for Grist's monthly newsletter](https://www.getgrist.com/newsletter/).

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## Features in `grist-core`

To see exactly what is present in `grist-core`, you can run the [desktop app](https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-desktop), or use [`docker`](#using-grist). The absolute fastest way to try Grist out is to visit [docs.getgrist.com](https://docs.getgrist.com) and play with a spreadsheet there immediately – though if you do, please read the list of [additional features](#features-not-in-grist-core) that are not in `grist-core`.

However you try it, you'll quickly see that Grist is a hybrid database/spreadsheet, meaning that:

  - Columns work like they do in databases: they are named, and they hold one kind of data.
  - Columns can be filled by formula, spreadsheet-style, with automatic updates when referenced cells change.

This difference can confuse people coming directly from Excel or Google Sheets. Give it a chance! There's also a [Grist for Spreadsheet Users](https://www.getgrist.com/blog/grist-for-spreadsheet-users/) article to help get you oriented. If you're coming from Airtable, you'll find the model familiar (and there's also our [Grist vs Airtable](https://www.getgrist.com/blog/grist-v-airtable/) article for a direct comparison).

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