# Free collaboration software

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-collaboration-software/141127
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [December 7, 2002, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-collaboration-software/141127 "2002-12-07T13:06:54Z")
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### Author: ![MattK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@MattK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattK)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2002, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-collaboration-software/141127/1 "2002-12-07T13:06:54Z")

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I am looking for a free online collaboration solution, with message board, calendar, file area etc. Most solutions that I have seen so far only had 1-month free trials and cost a monthly fee after that. But I need nothing fancy, just some basic tools. Any recommendations?

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### Author: ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2002, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-collaboration-software/141127/2 "2002-12-07T20:30:05Z")

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[www.groove.net](http://www.groove.net)

The preview edition is pretty much all you’ll need.  
Plus, I helped write some of it. 🙂