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HackMD

Real-time collaborative Markdown notes for teams and communities.

Visit HackMD4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Web

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What is HackMD?

HackMD lets people write and edit Markdown notes together in real time, with templates, suggested edits, custom note links and GitHub integration. The free plan includes unlimited notes, up to three teammates and invitees, three custom templates and 20 GitHub pushes a month, while the Prime plan adds full-text search, PDF export, unlimited version history and more.

Pros: what HackMD does well

  • Unlimited notes on the free plan
  • Real-time co-editing in Markdown
  • Push notes to GitHub

Cons: where it falls short

  • Free plan keeps only recent versions
  • Full-text search and PDF export are paid

Who HackMD is for

Developer teams and study groups writing shared notes and docs in Markdown.

Who can skip it

People who prefer rich text editors over Markdown.

HackMD alternatives

Not sold on HackMD? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Note-Taking resources

DokuWiki

Focus: wiki, knowledge base and self-hosted. Shares documentation and github with HackMD. Free (HackMD: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (HackMD: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.3Visit

Docmost

Focus: wiki, confluence alternative and self-hosted. Shares documentation and github with HackMD. Free (HackMD: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (HackMD: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

BookStack

Focus: wiki, self-hosted and open source. Shares documentation and github with HackMD. Free (HackMD: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (HackMD: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Wiki.js

Focus: wiki, self-hosted and open source. Shares documentation and github with HackMD. Free (HackMD: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (HackMD: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to HackMD

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Docusaurus

Focus: static site and open source. Shares documentation and markdown with HackMD. A framework, not a web app. Free (HackMD: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (HackMD: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Foam

Focus: notes, wikilinks and backlinks. Shares markdown and github with HackMD. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (HackMD: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.4 (HackMD: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

Flatnotes

Focus: markdown notes, self-hosted and search. Shares github with HackMD. Free (HackMD: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

HedgeDoc

Focus: collaborative editing, self-hosted and open source. Shares markdown with HackMD. Free (HackMD: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

mdBook

Focus: books, static site and open source. Shares markdown and documentation with HackMD. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (HackMD: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

TiddlyWiki

Focus: wiki, notebook and single file. Shares github with HackMD. Free (HackMD: Freemium). Adds Offline. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Offline
4.5Visit
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