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StackEditHedgeDoc
Free

Free to use in the browser.

 Free

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

Web Web, Self-hosted
  • Live preview with synchronised scrolling
  • Sync with Google Drive, Dropbox and GitHub
  • Real-time collaborative editing with a live Markdown preview
  • Presentation mode turns a note into slides without export
  • Browser only, no desktop app
  • Cloud sync depends on third-party accounts
  • Version 2 has been in development for a long time while 1.x is what most people run
Web application Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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