---
title: Liquid Democracy e.V.
type: civic tech
status: active
country: DE
website: https://liqd.net/en/
logo: /assets/org-logos/liquid-democracy-ev.png
contact:
  checked: 2026-07-30
  email: hallo@liqd.net
  source: https://liqd.net/about
summary: A Berlin-based non-profit developing open-source digital participation software
  — creators of Adhocracy and Adhocracy+, and operators of meinBerlin, Berlin's official
  participatory platform.
concepts:
- democracy-tools
- liquid-democracy
- deliberative-democracy
- e-government
- direct-democracy
location:
  latitude: 52.52
  longitude: 13.405
  name: Berlin, Germany
  precision: city
news_page: https://liqd.net/en/blog/
events:
- date: '2009-05-01'
  title: Founded in Berlin as a non-profit association
  url: https://liqd.net/en/transparenz/
  quote: Liquid Democracy e.V. ist im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichtes Charlottenburg
    (Berlin) unter der VR-Nummer 28939 B eingetragen. Der Liquid Democracy e.V. ist
    ein gemeinnütziger Verein.
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-14'
- date: '2014-01-01'
  title: Commissioned by the Berlin Senate Chancellery to build meinBerlin, Berlin's
    central participation platform
  url: https://liqd.net/en/projects/meinberlin/
  quote: One of our most ambitious projects is the development of meinBerlin, a central
    participation platform for Berlin's citizens.
  note: The org's annual reports record the Senate Chancellery commission in 2014;
    the project page dates meinBerlin "since 2014" and it launched for wider use in
    2016-2017.
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-14'
  notable: true
activity:
  manual:
    date: 2026-05-28
    note: 'Latest post: Halbzeit – 6 Monate Freiwilligendienst bei Liquid Democracy
      e.V.'
    url: https://liqd.net/en/blog/
  dod:
    checked: 2026-07-16
    date: 2026-07-16
    note: Site actively maintained; most recent blog post dated July 7, 2026 (office
      relocation); adhocracy+, meinBerlin, Zukunft D projects all current
    url: https://liqd.net/en/
  scrape:
    date: 2026-07-07
    note: Latest news page scraped
    url: https://liqd.net/en/blog/
    checked: 2026-08-17
  sitemap:
    date: 2026-08-17
    note: Page last modified (from sitemap)
    url: https://liqd.net/en/sitemap.xml
    checked: 2026-08-17
last_checked: '2026-07-16'
---

Liquid Democracy e.V. is a Berlin-based non-profit association founded in 2009 to develop free and open-source digital participation tools and support their deployment in governments, NGOs, and public institutions. The organisation combines software development with consulting, workshops, and policy research.

Their primary software, **Adhocracy+**, is a modular participation platform used by German federal and state institutions, NGOs, and international organisations. They also operate **meinBerlin** (mein.berlin.de), the official participatory platform for Berlin residents, through which Berliners submit ideas and take part in city planning decisions.

The organisation is distinct from the concept of liquid democracy — the name reflects an early focus, and their current work covers a broader range of digital participation approaches.

## Links

- Website: [liqd.net](https://liqd.net/en/)
- meinBerlin: [mein.berlin.de](https://mein.berlin.de)
- GitHub: [github.com/liqd](https://github.com/liqd)
- Twitter: [@liqd_de](https://twitter.com/liqd_de)

## See also

- [Liquid Democracy](../concepts/liquid-democracy.md)
- [E-Government](../concepts/e-government.md)
- [Direct Democracy](../concepts/direct-democracy.md)