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HedgeDoc is an open-source, self-hostable web app for real-time collaborative markdown notes and documentation.

ApplicationCategory: Web Apps · Chat & collaboration · Design & whiteboards · Docs & wikisOpen sourcedata checked Oct 15, 2026
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Overview

Teams and individuals often need to write notes and documentation together, but shared drafts scattered across chat and email quickly become hard to follow. HedgeDoc is a web application for creating real-time collaborative markdown notes, so several people can edit the same document at once and see each other's changes as they happen. HedgeDoc is licensed under AGPLv3 and can be installed on your own server using the project's install guide, which keeps your notes under your control. A public demo instance is available for trying it out before deciding to host it yourself. Its Matrix chat and community forums are the main places to get help. The project is aimed at people who want a self-hosted alternative for shared markdown notes, such as developers, researchers and open communities. HedgeDoc 1.x is the stable, widely used release, while HedgeDoc 2 is a rewrite in development and not yet feature-complete.
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  • collaboration
  • diagrams
  • documentation
  • editor
  • hackmd
  • hacktoberfest
  • hedgedoc
  • knowledge-base
  • markdown
  • notes
  • real-time

Installation

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Compatibility

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PlatformStatusArchitectureEvidenceConfidence
Web browserCompatible—Declared on the card—
Server / self-hostedUnknown———
Container (OCI)Unknown———

Releases

checked Oct 29, 2026
v1.12.0LatestAug 21, 2026Official source ↗

Files in 1.12.0

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Release history

Quality profile

algorithm quality-v1.0 · assessed Oct 15, 2026
Quality Score91
Risk Score0
Confidence 1.00
Quality Score and Risk Score are different measures. A high score does not guarantee safety.

Score components

Maintenance · 2020
last activity 0 days ago
Documentation · 1515
README 4561 chars, description present
Ready to use · 156
install instructions: no; releases: yes
Metadata · 1010
4/4 of description, homepage, license, topics
Releases · 1010
10 release(s), latest 55 days ago
Category confidence · 1010
classifier confidence 1
Adoption · 1010
7482 stars (log-dampened, 10k = max)
License clarity · 55
SPDX AGPL-3.0
Community · 55
issues enabled, 607 forks

License

AGPL-3.0
Known licensefrom the repository host

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Sources

github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedocPrimary★ 7,482 starslast activity Oct 15, 2026Primary repository · Confidence 1.00

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README

From hedgedoc/hedgedoc · license AGPL-3.0 · fetched Oct 29, 2026

[#HedgeDoc on matrix.org] [version] [POEditor] [Mastodon] [REUSE Compliance Check] [codecov]

HedgeDoc lets you create real-time collaborative markdown notes.

Getting Started

State of the project

HedgeDoc 1.x is stable and used around the world, but the codebase has grown over time, making it hard to add new features.
We are currently working on HedgeDoc 2, a complete rewrite of HedgeDoc. Please note the following:

  • This branch contains the latest development code and does not implement all features yet. If you are looking for the 1.x source code, have a look at the master branch.
  • The 1.x release is maintenance-only. We do not accept feature requests or PRs for this release anymore and may choose to close non-critical bug reports, if the bug will be non-existent in 2.0.
  • HedgeDoc 2 will be split in two components. The backend and the frontend. Both are present in this repository.

Development

Information for setting up a local development environment can be found in the developer documentation

HedgeDoc 2 Alpha

Curious about the new look and feel of HedgeDoc 2? We provide a demo of the alpha on hedgedoc.dev.

If you want to try it out on your own devices, visit the HedgeDoc 2 docs. But be aware that these may change over time.

Contributions

We welcome contributions!
Have a look at our contribution docs to find out how you can help. If you want to contribute to HedgeDoc 2, please join our development chat.

License

Licensed under AGPLv3. For our list of contributors, see AUTHORS.

The license does not include the HedgeDoc logo, whose terms of usage can be found in the github repository.

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