TYPO3

A long-running PHP content management framework for organisations that run large websites and want to extend both the site and the editing backend.

1.2k stars, 702 forks PHP On GitHub since March 2011

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TYPO3 at a glance

Open sourceYes, GPL-2.0No paid parts in the repository
Health69 of 100Actively developed
Self-hostingFrom sourceSteps in the README
Interface60 languagesIncluding English, German and French
Release rhythmNo releasesNone published on GitHub

What is TYPO3?

TYPO3 is a web content management system written in PHP that calls itself a content management framework: a lean core plus optional extensions that change both the public website and the administration backend. Editors work in a browser-based backend, while developers build on an open API or pick from the extension directory. It runs on Apache, nginx or IIS over Linux, Windows, FreeBSD or macOS, stores content in a database such as MySQL, and its interface is translated into 60 languages. Kasper Skårhøj started it, and a core team with community contributors now develops it.

Good fit if

  • You run a multilingual site with many editors and need a backend that can be shaped to your workflows.
  • Your team writes PHP and is ready to build or adapt extensions.
  • You want detailed official manuals covering administration, TypoScript and core internals.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want a quick start and a large plugin market for a blog or small site: WordPress or Joomla.
  • You prefer a Python or .NET stack: Wagtail or Umbraco.
  • A flat-file site without a database is enough: Bludit or Kirby.

Before you adopt it

TYPO3 is GPL-2.0 licensed with no paid parts in the repository, and the TYPO3 Association funds core work through donations and memberships. The GitHub repository is a synchronized mirror; patches go through the project's own review server. You need a PHP web server and a database, and the README warns that learning the system well takes study and time. Activity is steady, with about 25 authors in the last 90 days.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 7 November 2026. Report a correction

How to run TYPO3 yourself

One-click install

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Ways to install

Docker files
None in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
60 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish
Show all 60

Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Basque, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Nepali, Norwegian Bokmål, Occitan, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek, Vietnamese

Install instructions: typo3.org or the README on GitHub.

TYPO3 health: is it still maintained?

69 of 100, actively developed

Release rhythmNo releasesNone published on GitHub
Issue repliesNot measuredToo few recent issues from outside the team
Bus factorLow riskThe most active of 20 authors wrote 34% of recent commits
  • Activity
    986 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 12 November 2026.
    30 / 30
  • Contributors
    20 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 34% of them.
    18 / 20
  • Releases
    No releases published on GitHub.
    6 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Too few recent issues from outside the team to measure, so this part gets a neutral score.
    10 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 12 November 2026. How the score works

TYPO3 security

Security advisories are the vulnerabilities the maintainers disclosed on GitHub, with the versions that fix them; many advisories can mean careful disclosure as much as weak code.

Security advisories98 published28 high; all list a fixed version

Latest advisories

All 98 advisories on GitHub

Advisories read from GitHub on 12 November 2026.

TYPO3 license: is it open source?

TYPO3 uses GPL-2.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. March 2011First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayGPL-2.0.

TYPO3 for developers

Written in

  • PHP 85%
  • TypeScript 7%
  • HTML 5%
  • CSS 1%
  • SCSS 1%
  • Other <1%

Getting involved

Contributing guideYesCONTRIBUTING.mdOpen issues0On GitHub
Authors, 90 days20Of the latest 100 commits

Language shares are GitHub’s count of the code in the repository.

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Questions about TYPO3

Is TYPO3 open source?

Yes. TYPO3 is published under GPL-2.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is TYPO3 still maintained?

Its health score is 69 of 100 (actively developed). It had 986 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 12 November 2026.

How do I run TYPO3?

The repository has no Docker files or app builds, so you build it from source. The README on GitHub has the steps.

What is TYPO3 written in?

TYPO3 is written mainly in PHP (85% of the code), with TypeScript (7%), by GitHub’s count of the repository.

What languages is TYPO3 available in?

The repository has interface translations for 60 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish and Russian.

What are the alternatives to TYPO3?

Close alternatives in the Websites & CMS category include Joomla, CraftCMS, Umbraco.