HedgeDoc
Realtime collaborative markdown notes on all platforms, formerly known as CodiMD and HackMD CE.
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Still maintained? Yes: 187 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.12.0 (Aug 2026).
Also an alternative to Google Docs.
At a glance
HedgeDoc quick facts
- Health score
- 96/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 7,500
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.12.0, Aug 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "HedgeDoc lets you create real-time collaborative markdown notes."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
HedgeDoc scores 96/100, #3 of 21 in Note-taking & Editors: 187 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.12.0, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 7,500 stars add 15.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 4.5 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
187 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
1.12.0 released 2 months ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 15.5 / 20
7.5k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 187
- Last 90 days
- 594
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #3 of 21 tools in Note-taking & Editors by health , between TriliumNext Notes (#2) and Livebook (#4) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Nodejs |
| Latest release | 1.12.0 · 2 months ago |
| Stars | 7,500 |
| Open issues | 243 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | hedgedoc/hedgedoc ↗ |
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HedgeDoc: common questions
What does HedgeDoc replace?
Repoly lists HedgeDoc as an open-source alternative to Google Docs. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where HedgeDoc stands against the others.
Is HedgeDoc still maintained?
HedgeDoc had 187 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 1.12.0, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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