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HackMD

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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.

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License model

  • Freemium • Proprietary

Application types

Country of Origin

  • TW flagTaiwan

Platforms

  • Online
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Heroku
  • Docker
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4.5 / 5 Avg rating (2)
38likes
2comments
38alternatives
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Features

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  1.  Unlimited storage
  2.  Support for MarkDown
  3.  Real time collaboration
  4.  Cloud based
  5. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
  6.  Team Collaboration
  7. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
  8.  Web-Based

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HackMD information

  • Developed by

    TW flaghackmdio

  • Licensing

    Proprietary (AGPL-3.0) and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    Subscription that costs up to $10 per month + free version with limited functionality.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.5

  • Alternatives

    38 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

Office & Productivity, Remote Work & Education, Development

GitHub repository

  •  9,683 Stars
  •  1,097 Forks
  •  336 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 18, 2025 
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about HackMD, and it has gotten 38 likes

HackMD was added to AlternativeTo by phi1010 on Sep 21, 2016 and this page was last updated Apr 7, 2021.

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Top Positive Comment
rolytyler
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Jan 27, 2019
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Collaborative Markdown editor, very handy and well made to collaborate on documents without giving them to Google. More intuitive and better looking than FramaPad.

pakls
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Aug 10, 2017
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Sleek and easy to use. Free but I've donated a cup of coffee. :)

What is HackMD?

HackMD is a browser-based, real-time collaborative markdown editor. It was inspired by hackpad icon hackpad but focuses more on speed and flexibility. Features: Collaboration PDF, Image, and Video Embedding Auto-Save and Revision History Markdown Extensions (TeX, Flowcharts, Emoji, Graphviz, ...) Book Mode Presentation Mode (with Themes and Animations) Easy (Shared) Notetaking via Book Mode Disqus Integration and more

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