Alternatives to HackMD
A web-based Markdown editor for writing and editing notes and documents together in real time. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
HackMD
A web-based Markdown editor for writing and editing notes and documents together in real time.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as HackMD.
HedgeDoc
Collaborative Markdown editor for notes written together in real time.
HedgeDoc is a free AGPL-licensed collaborative Markdown editor with live preview and slide presentation mode that you can self-host instead of relying on a hosted service.
StackEdit
An in-browser Markdown editor with live preview and sync to Google Drive, Dropbox and GitHub.
StackEdit is a free, open-source browser Markdown editor with live preview and sync to Google Drive, Dropbox and GitHub, but lacks real-time multi-user editing.
Notion
All-in-one workspace combining notes, databases, wikis, and task boards.
Notion replaces Markdown pages with a flexible workspace of notes, databases and boards with real-time collaboration and desktop and mobile apps, at the cost of a learning curve.
Docmost
An open-source, self-hosted wiki for team documentation with real-time collaborative editing.
Docmost is an open-source, self-hosted team wiki with real-time collaborative editing and live cursors, adding group permissions but requiring a server to maintain.
Outline
Team knowledge base with a fast editor and deep integrations.
Outline is a team knowledge base with a fast collaborative editor and nested collections, source-available under the Business Source License with paid hosting or a self-hosted setup.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Wiki.js
Modern self-hosted wiki with Markdown editing and Git synchronisation.
Typora
A polished Markdown editor with live in-place rendering, sold as a one-off purchase rather than a subscription.
Confluence
Atlassian's web-based team workspace for writing, organizing and sharing documentation and internal knowledge.
Obsidian
A notes app that works on a folder of plain Markdown files on your own disk, with links between them.
Emanote
A tool that turns a folder of Markdown notes into a linked, browsable website.
