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HedgeDoc

Real-time collaborative Markdown editor

Developer Tools & Git ★ 7.5k stars Medium setup AGPL-3.0

HedgeDoc is an open-source, web-based collaborative Markdown editor that lets multiple people edit documents simultaneously. It is widely used by developers for shared notes and documentation.

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Key features

  • Real-time collaborative editing
  • Markdown with diagrams
  • Presentation mode
  • Many auth providers

Strengths

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 7.5k GitHub stars

Is HedgeDoc secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect HedgeDoc's latest release (1.12.0). OSV.dev lists 17 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-58486, published 2026-07-13 (93 days ago), fixed in 1.11.0

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

HedgeDoc replaces

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