About Bento
Bento, the office suite that fits in a file
Bento: questions and answers
- What is Bento?
- Bento, the office suite that fits in a file.
- Is Bento open source?
- Yes. Bento is open source under the MIT licence. Its source code is on GitHub at nyblnet/bento and is written mainly in TypeScript.
- Is Bento free?
- Yes. Bento is open source, so the software itself is free to use.
- Can I self-host Bento?
- Yes. Bento can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
- Is Bento actively maintained?
- Yes. The most recent commit to Bento was on 5 October 2026, and the latest release is v1.2.6, published on 4 October 2026. The project has 5.4k stars on GitHub.