HedgeDoc AlternativesText Editors & Note-taking Tools like HedgeDoc

HedgeDoc is described as '(fcommunity-driven fork of CodiMD) is an open-source collaborative markdown editor. With HedgeDoc you can easily collaborate on notes, graphs and even presentations in real-time. All you need to do is to share your note-link to your co-workers, and they’re ready to go' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to HedgeDoc for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best HedgeDoc alternative is ghostwriter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HedgeDoc are Mark Text, Rentry.co, Etherpad and StackEdit.

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  1. ghostwriter icon
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    ghostwriter is a feature-rich text editor using Markdown syntax which makes it suitable for note-taking, document redaction, simple HTML website creation and much more.

    136 ghostwriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
    • ghostwriter is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to HedgeDoc.

    • ghostwriter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HedgeDoc.

    • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceHedgeDoc is also Free and Open Source
    • ghostwriter is LightweightHedgeDoc is not according to our users
  2. Mark Text icon
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    Open-source Markdown editor on Mac, Windows, and Linux offering real-time preview, clean interface, and various themes. Supports math expressions, exports HTML/PDF, allows image pasting, and more.

    103 Mark Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Rentry.co icon
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    Rentry.co is a markdown pastebin and publishing service with preview, custom urls and editing. Fast, simple and free.

    179 Rentry.co alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Rentry.co is the most popular Web-based alternative to HedgeDoc.

    • Rentry.co is Free and ProprietaryHedgeDoc is Free and Open Source
    • Rentry.co is Minimalistic and LightweightHedgeDoc is not according to our users
  4. Etherpad icon
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    Etherpad is a highly customizable Open Source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time.

    53 Etherpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sandstorm
    • Cloudron
     
    • Etherpad is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to HedgeDoc.

    • Etherpad is Free and Open SourceHedgeDoc is also Free and Open Source
    • Etherpad is LightweightHedgeDoc is not according to our users
  5. StackEdit icon
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    Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.

    79 StackEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  6. Tenno icon
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    A live editable Markdown editor that lets you add cells like Excel. You can think of Tenno as a mix of Word and Excel with a touch of Obsidian, Markdown and JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. HackMD icon
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    HackMD is a browser-based, real-time collaborative markdown editor. It was inspired by hackpad but focuses more on speed and flexibility.

    39 HackMD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Heroku
    • Docker
     
    • HackMD is the most popular SaaS alternative to HedgeDoc.

    • HackMD is Freemium and ProprietaryHedgeDoc is Free and Open Source
  8. ReText icon
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    ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.

    77 ReText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. MarkdownPad icon
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    MarkdownPad is a full-featured Markdown editor for Windows. Features: LivePreview : Instantly see how your documents look in HTML as you create them. Easy formatting with keyboard shortcuts. Markdown formatting can be applied (and removed) with handy keyboard shortcuts and toolb.

    94 MarkdownPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Dillinger icon
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    Dillinger is a cloud-enabled, mobile-ready, offline-storage, AngularJS powered HTML5 Markdown editor.

    83 Dillinger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Entry icon
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    Lightweight and anonymous Markdown pastebin, based on Rentry and written in TypeScript. It allows for publishing Markdown documents with Markdown preview, easy editing, quick deletion and custom URLs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Caret is a Markdown editor for Mac, Windows and Linux. It stands out with its clean interface, productivity features and obsessive attention to detail.

    61 Caret Markdown Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Caret Markdown Editor is the most popular commercial alternative to HedgeDoc.

    • Caret Markdown Editor is Paid and ProprietaryHedgeDoc is Free and Open Source
    • Caret Markdown Editor is MinimalisticHedgeDoc is not according to our users
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