Nextcloud Community Awards 2026: celebrating community champions

system · July 17, 2026, 9:05am

Originally published at: https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-community-awards-2026/

Deadline extended: submit your nominations until August 16

We extended the deadline for nominations to give the opportunity to more nominees in each category to compete for the Nextcloud Community Awards 2026. Remember that you can nominate yourself and submit multiple entries too. Use the form below to submit your nominations.

The Nextcloud community is one of the most dynamic, fast growing open-source communities in the world, and among the biggest in the collaborative software industry. Making privacy, data sovereignty, and digital freedom accessible for people and organizations, Nextcloud has seen unprecedented growth in the recent years.

Our goal is to give due visibility to the people behind the scenes of this trend: contributors and projects who help the Nextcloud ecosystem grow and prosper. That’s why we are launching the Nextcloud Community Awards.

Introducing the Nextcloud Community Awards!

The Nextcloud Community Awards are a new recognition initiative launched as part of Nextcloud’s 10th anniversary to celebrate the people who have made outstanding contributions to our community and ecosystem. Rather than being an industry award or public competition, the awards are intended as a heartfelt recognition of the individuals and teams who have helped shape the Nextcloud ecosystem through collaboration, innovation, and community engagement.

The inaugural edition will focus on three meaningful award categories and culminate in a ceremony during the Nextcloud Conference on September 19 & 20. Our goal is to establish a thoughtful and sustainable tradition that celebrates the community at the heart of Nextcloud.

Submit your nominations until August 16 🏆

In 2026, we focus on three award categories, to highlight the diversity of the Nextcloud community and ecosystem.

Each category has a set of evaluation criteria that will guide the jury to pick the winners. But as every contribution and project is unique, we keep an open mind.

1. Best Non-technical Contribution

This award reconizes non-technical contributions like translations of apps and content, writing and improving documentation, support and moderation on the Nextcloud Community forum, submissions of high quality bug reports and feature requests. Even substantial input in any public discussion can be nominated.

Evaluation criteria:

It’s a non-code contribution
It has a visible impact on the community
It makes access to Nextcloud easier
It meets our core values and principles.
Quality of the contribution is evaluated on the case-by-case basis.

2. Hidden Gem

Nominate a lesser known, unique Nextcloud app with a specific, niche purpose. Something you think more people should know about. It can be an app for a specific industry or workflow, or one that changes the core functionality, makes something new of Nextcloud (for example, OpenClaw Command Center or LinkBoard app).

Evaluation criteria:

The app has a specific purpose and works well for it
A real-world proof of application is a plus
It’s a unique app, not the obviously popular one

3. Side Quest

Playful, delightful and fun contributions. Features, apps, or even a new approach or concept delivered in any form: a how-to, video, guide, or setup. It can be something that lets you use “corporate” software for hobby activities, has a fun theme and a creative approach. For example, the Nextcloud Talk bot that rolls the dice and can be used for a D&D night with friends.

Evaluation criteria:

It falls outside of enterprise use
Perceived quality or impact are not as important. Creativity is key!

Nominations for the Nextcloud Community Awards are now open until August 16. We extended the deadline for nominations to give the opportunity to more nominees in each category to compete for the Nextcloud Community Awards 2026.

You can submit more than one nomination. Ready to compete for the Nextcloud Community Awards yourself? Don’t be shy: we also accept self-nominations!

Submit your nomination

Know a person or a team you would nominate for one or more categories in the Nextcloud Community Awards? Submit your nominations via form below!

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What’s next?

On August 9, we will close the nominations and let our jury begin the evaluation. The jury will cast their vote internally and pick the winners who receives the Nextcloud Community Award in each of the categories.

We will shortly announce the composition of the jury for the Nextcloud Community Awards.

Timeline of the Nextcloud Community Awards 2026 📆

July 17 – August 9

Community submits nominations.

August 16–21

The jury evaluates the nominees and picks the winners for each category.

September 20

Award ceremony at the Nextcloud Community Conference 2026

Join the ceremony at the Nextcloud Community Conference

We will announce and award the winners of the Nextcloud Community Awards on September 20, on the stage of the Nextcloud Community Conference 2026. The event is hosted in Berlin on September 19–20.

Register today for a small fee of €10. See you soon in Berlin!

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system · July 20, 2026, 9:06am

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