HackMD AlternativesNote-taking Tools & Text Editors like HackMD

HackMD is described as 'Browser-based, real-time collaborative markdown editor. It was inspired by hackpad but focuses more on speed and flexibility' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to HackMD for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Mac, Linux and Windows apps. The best HackMD alternative is Google Docs, which is free. Other great apps like HackMD are Proton Docs, Mark Text, Foam and Rentry.co.

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  1. Google Docs icon
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    Powerful online word processor with real-time collaboration, document conversion from Word, extensive formatting options, revision history, and multilingual capabilities, all integrated within the Google Drive ecosystem, accessible through any internet-connected device.

    106 Google Docs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Comments about Google Docs as an Alternative to HackMD
    brunetton
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    Not an alternative. Google docs is like Word, definitely NOT a markdown editor

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    • Google Docs is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to HackMD.

    • Google Docs is the most popular free alternative to HackMD.

    • Google Docs is Free and ProprietaryHackMD is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Proton Docs icon
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    Docs in Proton Drive are end-to-end encrypted so your work stays safe from data breaches, online surveillance, and can never be fed into AI models.

    57 Proton Docs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Proton Docs is the most popular Open Source alternative to HackMD.

    • Proton Docs is Freemium and Open SourceHackMD is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Proton Docs is Privacy focused and LightweightHackMD is not according to our users
  3. 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
     
    • Mark Text is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to HackMD.

    • Mark Text is Free and Open SourceHackMD is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Mark Text is Privacy focused and LightweightHackMD is not according to our users
  4. Foam icon
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    Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.

    247 Foam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
     
    • Foam is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to HackMD.

    • Foam is Free and Open SourceHackMD is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Nuclino icon
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    Nuclino is a unified workspace where teams can bring all their knowledge, docs, and projects together in one place. It’s a modern, simple, and blazingly fast way to collaborate, without the chaos of files and folders, context switching, or silos.

    324 Nuclino alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
     
  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  7. HedgeDoc icon
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    HedgeDoc (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.

    29 HedgeDoc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
  8. 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
     
  9. Fileverse  icon
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    Trustless collaboration platform with decentralized file-sharing, collaborative editing, cheap storage, privacy controls, onchain team and community access, website and blog publishing, open workflows, customizable spaces, and alternatives to traditional online suites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Twake icon
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    Twake is a real-time teamwork platform. It is a suite of collaborative tools that includes the specificities of some bestsellers (Slack, Trello, Google Drive...). We provide professional messaging, storage space, online collaborative editors (Words, Excel, PowerPoint), task...

    126 Twake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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