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OutlineHedgeDoc
Freemium

Hosted plans are paid. Self-hosting is possible under the source-available Business Source…

 Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Fast collaborative editor with slash commands and nested collections
  • Real-time collaborative editing with a live Markdown preview
  • Presentation mode turns a note into slides without export
  • Source-available under the Business Source License, not open source
  • The hosted plan is paid and self-hosting needs Postgres, Redis and object storage
  • Version 2 has been in development for a long time while 1.x is what most people run
Self-hosted, Web application, Hosted service Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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