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, Mac, Self-Hosted, Linux and Windows apps. The best HackMD alternative is Google Docs, which is free. Other great apps like HackMD are Proton Docs, MarkText, Foam and Nuclino.

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  1. Google Docs icon
     955 likes

    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.

    111 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 Free and ProprietaryHackMD is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. MarkText icon
     120 likes

    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.

    107 MarkText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Foam icon
     52 likes

    Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.

    250 Foam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  4. Nuclino icon
     134 likes

    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.

    333 Nuclino alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
     
  5. StackEdit icon
     90 likes

    Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.

    81 StackEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  6. HedgeDoc icon
     29 likes

    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.

    28 HedgeDoc alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
  7. Tenno icon
     6 likes

    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
     
  8. Fileverse  icon
     18 likes

    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
     
  9. Twake icon
     28 likes

    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...

    127 Twake alternatives

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    • Mac
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