Family Organizer

Spec sheet

Purpose

Family Organizer is an open-source family management app for shared calendars, chores, curriculum, messages, and finances, with real-time syncing across devices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Product

Family Organizer is an open-source family management app for shared family calendars, chores, curriculum, messages, and finances.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended users

The project says it is best suited to households that want full data ownership and are comfortable self-hosting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms

The maker lists a full web app installable as a PWA and core-feature iOS and Android apps built with Expo.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The project is licensed under Apache License 2.0, whose license grant allows use without charge subject to its terms.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Apple Calendar integration

Apple Calendar integration imports calendars one way over CalDAV through server-side polling.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Calendar

The calendar has day, multi-day, month, and year views, Gregorian and Bikram Samvat calendars, and a chore overlay.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Calendar integration

Apple Calendar sync imports calendars one way through CalDAV using server-side polling.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Chores

Chores support recurring schedules, member rotation, rewards, and tracking which logged-in member completed them.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Curriculum

Task series support rolling queues, nested subtasks, response fields, grading, and file attachments.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment and requirements

Self-hosting requires Node.js 20 or later, a free InstantDB account, and S3-compatible object storage; MinIO is included in the Docker Compose setup.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment requirement

Self-hosting requires a server, Node.js 20 or later, an InstantDB account, and S3-compatible object storage.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Family accounts

Family members log in with PINs, with separate parent and child permissions and actions attributed to the logged-in member.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

File storage

The app uses S3-compatible storage such as MinIO for files and resizes images to 64, 320, and 1200 pixels.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Finances

Finance features include multi-currency envelope budgeting, savings goals, allowance distribution, rewards, and transaction history.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Learning tasks

Task series support rolling queues, nested subtasks, response fields, grading, and image, PDF, audio, or video attachments.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Messages

Family messages are organized into topic threads, support read receipts and attachments, and are visible to parents across household threads.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Offline limit

Offline support is partial; the maker says full offline support is not yet complete.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms and offline support

The project lists a full web app installable as a PWA and an iOS/Android Expo app with core features; offline support is partial.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security and permissions

The README says parent and child permissions are separated and actions are attributed to the logged-in member; device activation uses a configurable shared secret.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support and contributions

The maker welcomes issues and pull requests and describes this as a personal project whose pace follows family needs.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support and project status

The maintainer describes this as a personal project, welcomes issues and pull requests, and says iteration follows real family needs; screenshots are marked as coming soon.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Family Calendar Apps#25 of 437.6