HedgeDoc vs Ramble

HedgeDoc is a free, open-source Markdown editor for collaborative notes, diagrams, and presentations. It runs in a browser and can be self-hosted. People can edit notes together in real time by sharing a link, and guests can access notes. Notes can include graphs, diagrams, and embedded content; Markdown slides can be presented using reveal.js. Revision history records changes and lets users restore earlier versions. HedgeDoc 1.x offers six note-permission settings, from open editing to private access, and only the note owner can change a note’s permission. Its documentation describes authentication integrations such as LDAP, OAuth, SAML, GitHub, GitLab, Keycloak, Mattermost, Nextcloud, and Microsoft Entra ID. Image uploads can use filesystem, Imgur, S3, MinIO, Azure, or Lutim storage. Deployment options include a ready-to-use bundle and an official Docker image for amd64 and arm64. Built-in PDF export is deactivated after security vulnerabilities; browser print-to-PDF is suggested instead. The source code is licensed under AGPL 3.0.

Ramble is a web-based collaborative Markdown editor with real-time team editing and an optional AI assistant. The editor shows Markdown source beside a rendered preview and supports formatting shortcuts, paste-to-Markdown conversion, find and replace, and Markdown export. Multiple people can edit together with live cursors, automatic saving, and merged changes after reconnecting. Already-open drafts can be edited offline with browser-local recovery, but loading Ramble or opening new pages needs a network connection. The assistant can answer draft questions, suggest edits for review, or create drafts from conversation. Workspaces support owner, editor, and viewer roles, plus read-only and revocable links. The Open plan costs nothing, but new accounts and invitations are currently closed.