Koffan
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Koffan, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Koffan's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free self-hosted | Free | Free software; may not be sold or offered as a paid service |
The facts
Each one read from Koffan's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounts
- Optional accounts and workspaces let people use personal logins and keep separate lists for multiple households on one server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The maker documents Docker deployment and running Koffan from source on macOS, Linux, or Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Koffan provides a REST API and signed outbound item-event webhooks, with examples including n8n, Node-RED, and Zapier.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Koffan uses the MIT License with Commons Clause, which permits use, modification, and sharing but prohibits selling it or offering it as a paid service.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Login protection
- The app includes login rate limiting against brute-force attempts, configurable by failed-attempt count, time window, and lockout duration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline requirement
- Offline page loads and the installed PWA require HTTPS, except that localhost works for development.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- After opening the app and signing in online, users can manage lists, sections, and products offline, with pending changes synchronized when the connection returns.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Koffan is a lightweight shopping-list web app designed for couples and families to manage lists together.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Shared lists
- Users can create multiple lists for different stores or purposes, organize products into sections, and mark items as purchased or uncertain.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Webhook limitation
- Webhooks are not scoped to a workspace and can receive item events from every workspace on the instance, including list and section names.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Webhook security
- Webhook payloads can be signed with HMAC-SHA256, filtered by event type, and retried using durable SQLite-backed storage.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Workspace privacy
- The maker says workspace members can see that workspace’s lists, while people outside it cannot.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- Koffan works in mobile and desktop browsers and can be installed on a phone as a progressive web app.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The GitHub organization profile identifies PanSalut as Artur Witoś.checked 11 Oct 2026
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