About BrightBean Studio
BrightBean Studio is an open-source, self-hostable social media management platform built for creators, agencies and SMBs. It does what Sendible, SocialPilot, or ContentStudio do, but free and without per-seat, per-channel, or per-workspace limits. Plan, compose, schedule, approve, publish, and monitor content across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Google Business Profile, Mastodon, and DEV.to from a single multi-workspace dashboard.
It's for people managing many client accounts under one roof who'd rather own their social stack than pay $100–300/month to a SaaS vendor. Every feature is available to every user. No paid tier, no feature gate, no upsell.
A free hosted version is available at brightbean.xyz/studio. You can also deploy it yourself with a one-click button on Heroku, Render, or Railway, run it on your own VPS via Docker, or run it locally. All platform integrations talk directly to the official first-party APIs using your own developer credentials, so there's no aggregator middleman, no vendor lock-in, and no third party sitting between you and your data.
Features
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| Multi-workspace & teams | Unlimited orgs → workspaces → members. Granular RBAC with custom roles, invitations, and a separate Client role for external collaborators. |
| Content composer | Rich editor with per-platform caption/media overrides, version history, reusable templates, content categories & tags, a Kanban idea board. |
| Calendar & scheduling | Visual calendar with recurring weekly posting slots per account and named queues that auto-assign posts to the next available slot. |
| Publishing engine | Direct first-party API integrations (no aggregator), automatic retries, per-account rate-limit tracking, and a 90-day publish audit log. |
| Approval workflows | Configurable stages (none / optional / internal / internal + client), threaded internal & external comments, reminders, and a full audit trail. |
| Unified social inbox | Comments, mentions, DMs, and reviews from every connected platform in one place, with sentiment analysis, assignments, threaded replies, and historical backfill. |
| Analytics | Per-post and channel-level performance from every connected platform's native API, with KPI cards, 7/30/90-day trend charts, and a sortable all-posts table for views, engagement, follower growth, reach, and watch time. |
| Media library | Org- and workspace-scoped libraries with nested folders, auto-generated platform-optimized variants, alt text, and built-in Unsplash stock-photo search in the composer. |
| Client portal | Passwordless 30-day magic-link access so clients can approve or reject posts without creating an account. |
| Notifications | In-app, email, and webhook delivery with per-user preferences for every event type. |
| Security & ops | Encrypted token & credential storage, Google SSO, Sentry support, and a 14-day org-deletion grace period for non-YouTube data. YouTube connections and copied API data are removed immediately when deletion is requested. 2FA (TOTP) is on the roadmap. |
| White-label friendly | Per-workspace branding (logo, colors) and workspace defaults for hashtags, first comments, and posting templates. |
A quick look
Supported Platforms
| Platform | Publish | Comments | DMs | Insights |
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| Facebook | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Instagram | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Instagram (Direct) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LinkedIn (Personal) | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| LinkedIn (Company) | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| TikTok | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| YouTube | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Pinterest | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Threads | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Bluesky | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Google Business Profile | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Mastodon | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| DEV.to | ✓ | — | — | — |
Hosted Version
A free hosted version of Brightbean Studio is available at brightbean.xyz/studio. It runs the same codebase as this repository, with no setup or maintenance required.
If you'd rather self-host, choose one of the options below.
One-Click Deploy
After deploying, set these environment variables in your platform's dashboard:
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