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

    ghostwriter

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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.

    139 ghostwriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    • 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

    Mark Text

     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.

    106 Mark Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GitHub Flavored Markdown
     
  4. Rentry.co icon

    Rentry.co

     55 likes

    Rentry.co is a markdown pastebin and publishing service with preview, custom urls and editing. Fast, simple and free.

    183 Rentry.co alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Live markdown syntax highlighting
     

    • 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
  5. Etherpad icon

    Etherpad

     96 likes

    Etherpad is a highly customizable Open Source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time.

    54 Etherpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sandstorm
    • Cloudron
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    • 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
  7. Tenno icon

    Tenno

     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
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  9. HackMD icon

    HackMD

     40 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary (AGPL-3.0)

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    • HackMD is Freemium and ProprietaryHedgeDoc is Free and Open Source
  10. ReText icon

    ReText

     49 likes

    ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    MarkdownPad

     63 likes

    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.

    97 MarkdownPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Dillinger icon

    Dillinger

     10 likes

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

    86 Dillinger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  13. Caret Markdown Editor icon

    Caret Markdown Editor

     18 likes

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

    63 Caret Markdown Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Caret Markdown Editor screenshot 1
     

    • 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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