HackMD Alternatives

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, HelixNotes and Foam.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
HackMD alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Arcane Docs icon
     1 like

    Arcane Docs is a full-featured private online document editor. You can create documents or import from Google Docs and Microsoft Word. All save and secure on blockchain-based cloud storage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. Elegant Markdown Editor (EME) is an intuitive Markdown text editor with distraction-free mode, auto-sync for GitHub Gist, math typesetting support and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. Writty icon
     1 like

    Takes notes, write your next article or book. Save as MD or HTML file and open it again. With Writty you also can export in PDF and Plain text. Includes the basic functionalities of any text editor + Dark Mode, a sleek design and RTL support.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  4. Firepad icon
     6 likes

    An open source collaborative code and text editor. Share documents and see changes occur in real-time. It uses Firebase for real-time data synchronization

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Firebase
     
  5. Collaborative document editing of Markdown files inside Nextcloud.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Rustpad icon
     4 likes

    Rustpad is an efficient and minimal open-source collaborative text editor based on the operational transformation algorithm. It lets users collaborate in real time while writing code in their browser. Rustpad is completely self-hosted and fits in a tiny Docker image, no database...

    8 Rustpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Blank is a minimalistic, opinionated markdown editor made for writing. It works purely keyboard-based. It's minimalistic UI and WYSIWYG helps you stay focused on what really matters: content. Save to markdown or export your files to PDF.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. OffiDocs icon
     7 likes

    OffiDocs is a flexible and powerful platform that allows you to work online with desktop apps from everywhere at any time using only your web browser. OffiDocs provides you online desktop apps like LibreOffice, GIMP, Dia, ... through your web browser.

    112 OffiDocs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. PeerPad icon
     1 like

    This service allows you to write, collaborate and export markdown documents directly in your browser!

    Get started by start typing in the blue-pane to the left of this text. This area will automatically start to reflect your new changes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. SplitMark icon
     Like

    SplitMark is a minimal, Quill-based online text editor with robust markdown support. It combines a clean and simple user interface with the power of rich-text editing and markdown capabilities, giving you a distraction-free yet powerful writing experience.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Unmarkdown icon
     1 like

    Publish markdown beautifully to Google Docs, Word, Slack, and more. Paste AI-generated markdown, style with 62 templates, and copy perfectly formatted output to any destination.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
You are at page 3 of HackMD alternatives