Alternatives to HedgeDoc
Collaborative Markdown editor for notes written 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
HedgeDoc
Collaborative Markdown editor for notes written together in real time.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as HedgeDoc.
Outline
Team knowledge base with a fast editor and deep integrations.
Outline provides a fast collaborative editor with nested collections for team knowledge, but it is source-available under BSL and self-hosting needs Postgres, Redis and object storage.
Notion
All-in-one workspace combining notes, databases, wikis, and task boards.
Notion offers real-time collaboration plus databases and task boards, with desktop and mobile apps, but it is closed source and cannot be self-hosted.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Wiki.js
Modern self-hosted wiki with Markdown editing and Git synchronisation.
BookStack
Self-hosted wiki that organises documentation into shelves, books, chapters and pages.
SilverBullet
Keep linked Markdown notes in a self-hosted browser workspace.
MarkText
A Markdown editor that shows formatted text as you type, with no preview pane and no syntax symbols in the way.
Typora
A polished Markdown editor with live in-place rendering, sold as a one-off purchase rather than a subscription.
