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Where people get organized, stay connected, and grow together.

On Hylo, groups unlock deeper trust, better coordination, and the capacity to tackle complex challenges — together.

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The Arc of a Group

Start with conversation.
End up changing your world.

Hylo guides groups on an evolutionary journey, from conversation to action. Start with nurturing trust and relationships, and your group will grow capacity for increasingly impactful work.

01 · Connect
Conversations, shared events, a place to find each other. Familiar tools, one home.
02 · Support
Members post what they need and what they can offer. Every fulfilled exchange builds trust.
03 · Organize
Projects, working groups, and events with real follow-through. Coordinate complex work.
04 · Decide
Proposals, participatory funding, collective decisions. Govern shared resources — together.
05 · Scale
Connect with neighboring groups. Coordinate at the scale of a watershed or a movement.
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Use Case: Place-Based Organizing

Real change happens in real places.

Hylo is built for the places you live — your neighborhood, your watershed, your bioregion. Tune in to what's happening around you.

Local mutual aidTool librariesCommunity gardensLocal orgsNeighbors
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The Toolkit

Everything your group needs, in one place.

Tools for when you outgrow the group chat and you're ready to get things done. Hylo brings it together.

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Conversations & Chat
Threaded discussions for depth. Chat rooms for speed. Cross-post to multiple groups at once — Hylo's superpower.
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Requests & Offers
Post what you need. Share what you can give. Every completed exchange grows community resilience.
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Proposals & Decisions
Polls, proposals, and structured decision-making. When your group is ready to govern together, the tools are here.
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Map & Place
See your community spatially. Find what's near you. Organize around the landscapes, watersheds, and neighborhoods you share.
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Events & Gatherings
Bring your group together — in person and online. RSVPs, calendar sync, and reminders bring everyone together.
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Projects
Coordinate real work with tasks, roles, and timelines. Make contribution visible so effort is recognized, not invisible.
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Funding Rounds & Collective Budgeting
Decide together how to spend shared money. Pool funds, vet requests, and allocate transparently as a group.
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Tracks & Actions
Create learning journeys, cohorts, and classes. Members progress through actions together, at their own pace.
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Backed by values

Built as a commons. Owned by no one. Stewarded by everyone.

Hylo is open source, community-governed, and funded by the people who use it. No ads, data stealing, or dopamine hacking. Your data belongs to you. Your community belongs to itself.

We're building technology that serves coordination, not extraction.

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800+ individual contributors, and material support from 18+ organizations.

The coordination tool you need already exists.
Come build with us.

Whether you're running a neighborhood mutual aid network or a global movement, Hylo grows with you. Start where you are.

Path 01
Bring your group
Set up your community on Hylo. Free to start, powerful to grow.
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Path 02
Get inspired
Learn how Hylo helps groups coordinate, organize, and govern themselves.
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Path 03
Grow the commons
There is a role for you in co-creating Hylo. Come be a part of our community!
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