[eipi-1]

I use a self-hosted HackMD (now CodiMD) [1] instance for this. The hosted version pushes more and more towards account creation but you can start without account by visiting [2] directly.

They have real time collaboration and a long list of additional plugins [3] that allow all kinds of nice collaboration use cases. For example it is possible to convert some bullet points into a presentation with minimal effort.

What does Write.md provide compared to HackMD? Not affiliated with HackMD, just a happy user and always curious about alternatives.

[1] https://github.com/hackmdio/codimd [2] https://hackmd.io/new [3] https://hackmd.io/features

[gramakri]

Try this repo instead - https://github.com/codimd/server . For those wondering about the conflicting repo names, we wrote a blog about it a while ago at https://cloudron.io/blog/2020-01-07-opensource-alternatives-... (see the codimd section)

[oefrha]

Question if I may: which one would you recommend, the HackMD version or the community fork, and why? Both seem to be actively maintained and interfaces look close enough (other than template buttons and nudges towards signing in upon opening a new document in the company version).

[Freak_NL]

We self-host CodiMD as well. It's great for collaborative technical writing, such as software analysis and design specs. It lets the developers just use Markdown, which is really great when dealing with code samples (triple-backtick blocks!).

WriteMD doesn't look like it can compete with CodiMD, which is free software and can be hosted locally — two huge advantages. Perhaps it'll improve though. Always good to know of alternatives.