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CryptPad vs HedgeDoc

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CryptPadHedgeDoc
LanguageJavaScriptTypeScript
LicenceAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Stars8k7.5k
Latest2026.5.11.12.0
Last push2026-10-062026-10-06
Release cadenceabout 27 days between releasesabout 43 days between releases
Active contributors0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days8 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flagsnonenone

How they relate

  • Both replace HackMD. Alternatives to HackMD →

    PartialCryptPadIts code pad edits Markdown together in real time with a live preview, end-to-end encrypted, without HackMD's slide mode.

    Full replacementHedgeDocReal-time collaborative Markdown notes and slides in the browser, grown from the code HackMD once published as open source.