It is based in Prague, Czech Republic, with branches in Berlin, Germany and Toronto, Canada.
Sourcefabric was spun off from the Media Development Investment Fund's Campware project in April 2010.
Notable free and open-source software developed by Sourcefabric include: Sourcefabric also provides training for journalism students as well as professional journalists on how to use new media tools.
It has had training and consulting activities in Africa (Mali, Senegal, Zimbabwe), various EU countries and in the Southern Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia).
[2] In April 2011, Sourcefabric worked alongside West Africa Democracy Radio to build a news platform for the station using Airtime, Newscoop and SoundCloud integration.