OpenReception
@openreception.bsky.social
End-to-end encrypted appointment booking platform. 🌐 https://open-reception.org/
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SAVE THE DATE: First OpenReception Community Meetup (online).
📆 Wed, 7 January 2026 from 20:00 to 21:00 CET.
More info a few days in advance.
📆 Wed, 7 January 2026 from 20:00 to 21:00 CET.
More info a few days in advance.
SAVE THE DATE: First OpenReception Community Meetup (online).
📆 Wed, 7 January 2026 from 20:00 to 21:00 CET.
More info a few days in advance.
📆 Wed, 7 January 2026 from 20:00 to 21:00 CET.
More info a few days in advance.
December 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
SAVE THE DATE: First OpenReception Community Meetup (online).
📆 Wed, 7 January 2026 from 20:00 to 21:00 CET.
More info a few days in advance.
📆 Wed, 7 January 2026 from 20:00 to 21:00 CET.
More info a few days in advance.
The DemoDay was almost two weeks ago, but we’re keeping the momentum going. We’re part of the @prototypefund.bsky.social SecondStage and will be putting our project on a sustainable footing over the coming months.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The DemoDay was almost two weeks ago, but we’re keeping the momentum going. We’re part of the @prototypefund.bsky.social SecondStage and will be putting our project on a sustainable footing over the coming months.
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We are starting with solution interviews this week. Invitations for interested doctor's offices are just out the door 🙌
If you want to hop on last-minute, get in touch. All infos on what to expect on our website: open-reception.org/research/sol...
If you want to hop on last-minute, get in touch. All infos on what to expect on our website: open-reception.org/research/sol...
Solution Interview
Participate in our Solution Interviews
open-reception.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We are starting with solution interviews this week. Invitations for interested doctor's offices are just out the door 🙌
If you want to hop on last-minute, get in touch. All infos on what to expect on our website: open-reception.org/research/sol...
If you want to hop on last-minute, get in touch. All infos on what to expect on our website: open-reception.org/research/sol...
Hendrik represented us at todays @prototypefund.bsky.social DemoDay!
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Hendrik represented us at todays @prototypefund.bsky.social DemoDay!
And this is what appointments look like in the calendar.
We can see available appointments, booked appointments, and in the future also reservations (which need to be confirmed first).
We can see available appointments, booked appointments, and in the future also reservations (which need to be confirmed first).
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
And this is what appointments look like in the calendar.
We can see available appointments, booked appointments, and in the future also reservations (which need to be confirmed first).
We can see available appointments, booked appointments, and in the future also reservations (which need to be confirmed first).
Next Friday we are on the @prototypefund.bsky.social DemoDay in Berlin. 🎉
We will be participating in a panel talk on "Invisible helpers - FOSS infrastructure for everyday life".
In between, we’re also showing off our prototype.
Everything’s already finished. So no stress 😎
We will be participating in a panel talk on "Invisible helpers - FOSS infrastructure for everyday life".
In between, we’re also showing off our prototype.
Everything’s already finished. So no stress 😎
Demo Day von Jahrgang 01
Demo Day von Jahrgang 01
www.prototypefund.de
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Next Friday we are on the @prototypefund.bsky.social DemoDay in Berlin. 🎉
We will be participating in a panel talk on "Invisible helpers - FOSS infrastructure for everyday life".
In between, we’re also showing off our prototype.
Everything’s already finished. So no stress 😎
We will be participating in a panel talk on "Invisible helpers - FOSS infrastructure for everyday life".
In between, we’re also showing off our prototype.
Everything’s already finished. So no stress 😎
It's this easy to book an end-to-end encrypted appointment! 😎
We’ve been working towards this for months.
We’ll show in the next few days how Max’s appointment is retrieved in the calendar. 🧗
We’ve been working towards this for months.
We’ll show in the next few days how Max’s appointment is retrieved in the calendar. 🧗
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It's this easy to book an end-to-end encrypted appointment! 😎
We’ve been working towards this for months.
We’ll show in the next few days how Max’s appointment is retrieved in the calendar. 🧗
We’ve been working towards this for months.
We’ll show in the next few days how Max’s appointment is retrieved in the calendar. 🧗
Now we are doing the final push to get our prototype ready for the @prototypefund.bsky.social demo day on November 28 in Berlin!
We've finished setting site settings, so clients will know where they are booking their appointment at.
We've finished setting site settings, so clients will know where they are booking their appointment at.
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Now we are doing the final push to get our prototype ready for the @prototypefund.bsky.social demo day on November 28 in Berlin!
We've finished setting site settings, so clients will know where they are booking their appointment at.
We've finished setting site settings, so clients will know where they are booking their appointment at.
OpenReception is primarily aimed at medical practices, and naturally there are many different types of appointments. That's why we rely on channels that can be individually customized.
From these channels and the available actors, the available appointments are then generated automatically.
From these channels and the available actors, the available appointments are then generated automatically.
October 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
OpenReception is primarily aimed at medical practices, and naturally there are many different types of appointments. That's why we rely on channels that can be individually customized.
From these channels and the available actors, the available appointments are then generated automatically.
From these channels and the available actors, the available appointments are then generated automatically.
We are showing our OpenReception Prototype at the @prototypefund.bsky.social DemoDay 🥳
Visit us! We are looking forward to meeting you!
More on our website: open-reception.org/press/2025-1...
Visit us! We are looking forward to meeting you!
More on our website: open-reception.org/press/2025-1...
OpenReception at PrototypeFund DemoDay 2025
We are at this year's PrototypeFund DemoDay showing our work
open-reception.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
We are showing our OpenReception Prototype at the @prototypefund.bsky.social DemoDay 🥳
Visit us! We are looking forward to meeting you!
More on our website: open-reception.org/press/2025-1...
Visit us! We are looking forward to meeting you!
More on our website: open-reception.org/press/2025-1...
The next Christmas holidays are definitely coming! 🎄
That's why OpenReception will manage free appointments for you. Simply enter your absence and appointments with your actors (agents) will no longer be offered during that period.
That's why OpenReception will manage free appointments for you. Simply enter your absence and appointments with your actors (agents) will no longer be offered during that period.
October 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The next Christmas holidays are definitely coming! 🎄
That's why OpenReception will manage free appointments for you. Simply enter your absence and appointments with your actors (agents) will no longer be offered during that period.
That's why OpenReception will manage free appointments for you. Simply enter your absence and appointments with your actors (agents) will no longer be offered during that period.
When we talk about appointments, people are always involved. In OpenReception, we call them agents. That's why we've built small profiles of actors, so you can choose who you want to have your appointment with.
As you can see in the video, we try to build accessible interfaces.
As you can see in the video, we try to build accessible interfaces.
October 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
When we talk about appointments, people are always involved. In OpenReception, we call them agents. That's why we've built small profiles of actors, so you can choose who you want to have your appointment with.
As you can see in the video, we try to build accessible interfaces.
As you can see in the video, we try to build accessible interfaces.
We can now manage tenants with OpenReception 🥳. This way, many organizations can collect encrypted appointments on one server.
September 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We can now manage tenants with OpenReception 🥳. This way, many organizations can collect encrypted appointments on one server.
Recently we showed how admins can secure an OpenReception instance. That was with a passphrase. But that's only a failsafe.
Everyone else who wants to access the dashboard and view private personal data must use a passkey.
UX isn't perfect yet, but we still have a few months for that. 😎
Everyone else who wants to access the dashboard and view private personal data must use a passkey.
UX isn't perfect yet, but we still have a few months for that. 😎
September 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Recently we showed how admins can secure an OpenReception instance. That was with a passphrase. But that's only a failsafe.
Everyone else who wants to access the dashboard and view private personal data must use a passkey.
UX isn't perfect yet, but we still have a few months for that. 😎
Everyone else who wants to access the dashboard and view private personal data must use a passkey.
UX isn't perfect yet, but we still have a few months for that. 😎
We have coded the first flows for OpenReception 🥳
As an admin, you can now secure your instance. This is an important first step to collect encrypted appointments.
The next updates from our @prototypefund.bsky.social grant will be coming in the next few days.
As an admin, you can now secure your instance. This is an important first step to collect encrypted appointments.
The next updates from our @prototypefund.bsky.social grant will be coming in the next few days.
September 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
We have coded the first flows for OpenReception 🥳
As an admin, you can now secure your instance. This is an important first step to collect encrypted appointments.
The next updates from our @prototypefund.bsky.social grant will be coming in the next few days.
As an admin, you can now secure your instance. This is an important first step to collect encrypted appointments.
The next updates from our @prototypefund.bsky.social grant will be coming in the next few days.
Dark UX patterns of appointment platforms are now drawing the attention of the German Federal Government: netzpolitik.org/2025/teure-a...
Thank you @sebmeineck.bsky.social for the writeup.
Thank you @sebmeineck.bsky.social for the writeup.
Teure Arzttermine serviert: Bundesregierung wird auf Doctolib aufmerksam
Selbst wer auf Doctolib gezielt Kassentermine sucht, bekommt mitunter Selbstzahlertermine vorgesetzt. Nach einer Klage von Verbraucherschützer*innen will auch die Bundesregierung prüfen, ob es eine Re...
netzpolitik.org
August 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Dark UX patterns of appointment platforms are now drawing the attention of the German Federal Government: netzpolitik.org/2025/teure-a...
Thank you @sebmeineck.bsky.social for the writeup.
Thank you @sebmeineck.bsky.social for the writeup.
Our @prototypefund.bsky.social project has more or less final user story designs. Check them out here: www.sketch.com/s/1bb713f0-c...
Comments welcome!
Link won't work forever.
Comments welcome!
Link won't work forever.
July 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Our @prototypefund.bsky.social project has more or less final user story designs. Check them out here: www.sketch.com/s/1bb713f0-c...
Comments welcome!
Link won't work forever.
Comments welcome!
Link won't work forever.
We have completed the interviews with practices for our funding project at the @prototypefund.bsky.social . What we have found out and what we are doing with it is summarized here: open-reception.org/research/pro...
Thanks to all doctors-offices and doctors who participated! 🙏
Thanks to all doctors-offices and doctors who participated! 🙏
Problem Analysis
The Results of Our Problem Analysis
open-reception.org
July 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We have completed the interviews with practices for our funding project at the @prototypefund.bsky.social . What we have found out and what we are doing with it is summarized here: open-reception.org/research/pro...
Thanks to all doctors-offices and doctors who participated! 🙏
Thanks to all doctors-offices and doctors who participated! 🙏
We've been very busy with OpenReception these past few weeks: We wrote our first code, conducted problem interviews with medical practices, and developed user stories from these.
We're currently gradually converting these into more or less high-fidelity wireframes. Here's a first impression:
We're currently gradually converting these into more or less high-fidelity wireframes. Here's a first impression:
July 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We've been very busy with OpenReception these past few weeks: We wrote our first code, conducted problem interviews with medical practices, and developed user stories from these.
We're currently gradually converting these into more or less high-fidelity wireframes. Here's a first impression:
We're currently gradually converting these into more or less high-fidelity wireframes. Here's a first impression:
This week we reached an important milestone for OpenReception. We decided on double instead of single quotation marks 🤓
But more serious decisions are coming our way... Tabs? Spaces? What do you think? 🫣
But more serious decisions are coming our way... Tabs? Spaces? What do you think? 🫣
June 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This week we reached an important milestone for OpenReception. We decided on double instead of single quotation marks 🤓
But more serious decisions are coming our way... Tabs? Spaces? What do you think? 🫣
But more serious decisions are coming our way... Tabs? Spaces? What do you think? 🫣
We have decided on a framework for OpenReception (encrypted appointment booking). And the winner is... 🥁... SvelteKit 🥳🎇
June 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We have decided on a framework for OpenReception (encrypted appointment booking). And the winner is... 🥁... SvelteKit 🥳🎇
You can follow OpenReception's development progress publicly on GitHub.
Watch, comment, participate.
github.com/orgs/open-re...
However, code contributions will only be considered after our funded project period ends.
Watch, comment, participate.
github.com/orgs/open-re...
However, code contributions will only be considered after our funded project period ends.
OpenReception PrototypeFund Year One • open-reception
OpenReception PrototypeFund Year One
github.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
You can follow OpenReception's development progress publicly on GitHub.
Watch, comment, participate.
github.com/orgs/open-re...
However, code contributions will only be considered after our funded project period ends.
Watch, comment, participate.
github.com/orgs/open-re...
However, code contributions will only be considered after our funded project period ends.
OpenReception has a logo 🥳
Well, at least for now. After all, we mainly want to develop software!
Well, at least for now. After all, we mainly want to develop software!
June 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
OpenReception has a logo 🥳
Well, at least for now. After all, we mainly want to develop software!
Well, at least for now. After all, we mainly want to develop software!
In our search for medical practices 👩⚕️👨⚕️, we've written down what this is about and who we're looking for. Sharing is very welcome!
open-reception.org/research/pro...
open-reception.org/research/pro...
Problem Analysis
Join our research and test group
open-reception.org
June 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In our search for medical practices 👩⚕️👨⚕️, we've written down what this is about and who we're looking for. Sharing is very welcome!
open-reception.org/research/pro...
open-reception.org/research/pro...