More than just
a file drive
for your cohort.
Every lecture note, past paper and exercise — shared by students who've been there. Organized by department, course and year. Enriched by chat, boards and quizzes.
Organized the way your university actually works
Why UniShare
Built for how you study, not how files are stored
Everything you need to share, find and actually learn from each other — in one calm, searchable place.
Organized by course & year
Every post is tied to a department, course and module. Filter to exactly your year — no more hunting in Drive folders.
Fast uploads & previews
Drop PDFs, slides or docs. Instant previews, view counts and course-aware suggestions while you type.
Collaborative boards
Sketch, pin references and map topics together on an infinite canvas. E2E-encrypted, live cursors included.
Cohort chat & threads
Course-group chats and post comments keep discussion where the material lives — searchable later.
Quizzes & practice
Turn any set of notes into practice quizzes. Spaced repetition friendly, results stay private.
Saves, reactions & trending
Bookmark for later, react to help others surface the best, and follow the weekly trending board.
When there's no folder
— we built our own campus
Tools that make sharing feel natural
Trees & Traversals.pdf
2.4 MB • Lecture 12
What is it?
Playing — click any control to try it
Upload a note or past paper and it lands sorted by course and year.
Share a fileSelf-host • Open source
Your university. Your data. Your deploy.
One Docker Compose file. Bring your Postgres, your S3 and your IdP. No lock-in, no data mining — just a well-lit place for students to learn together.
# 1. Clone & configure
$ git clone https://github.com/unishare-oss/unishare
$ cp apps/api/.env.example apps/api/.env
$ cp apps/web/.env.example apps/web/.env
# 2. Start everything
$ pnpm install
$ docker compose up -d
$ pnpm --filter api prisma migrate dev
# 3. Go
→ web: http://localhost:3000
→ api: http://localhost:3001/docs
Deploy to Fly, Railway, Render or your own VPS — same compose file.
Course-aware
Search & filters
Dept → Course → Module
Real-time
Chat & boards
Socket.IO live cursors
Private by default
Your cohort only
University allow-list & SSO
New semester? Start sharing today
Your cohort knows more than any syllabus.
Join Unishare, find your department, and pick up where someone just like you left off — or leave the notes you wish you’d had.
Free forever for students • Open source • Takes 30 seconds
Upload in 20 seconds
PDF, slides or docs — we handle the rest
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Boards & chat, live with your cohort