Gibbon

The platform provides a web‑based system for managing school operations, consolidating student records, contact information, and assessment data in a single interface. Teachers can plan lessons, record grades, and communicate with students and parents, while administrators control access levels and configure workflows to match their institution’s policies. Because it runs on self‑hosted servers, schools retain full control over data and can modify the software without subscription fees.

Designed for a wide range of educational settings, the system supports multilingual content, right‑to‑left scripts, and UTF‑8 encoding, making it usable in international, public, home‑based, and refugee schools. Its core functionality can be extended through separate modules and themes, allowing users to tailor features to specific needs.

The code is released under the GNU GPL v3.0, is maintained by a community of educators and developers, and offers documentation, installation guides, and community support forums. It is positioned as a free, open‑source alternative that schools can host, back up, and adapt independently.