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24 alternatives to Etherpad

Editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Etherpad launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1SP
   Sandstorm-powered “Try a demo” on Etherpad front page▲35

   2015 · etherpad.org · its alternatives →

2. 2FA
   Firepad, an open source collaborative text editor▲168

   2013 · firepad.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Rustpad, a self-hosted online collaborative text editor▲143

   Efficient and minimal collaborative code editor, self-hosted, no database required - ekzhang/rustpad

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PeerPad▲76

   Realtime P2P collaborative editing tool

   2017 · peerpad.net · its alternatives →

5. 5EM
   Etherpad meets Markdown for a minimal company wiki▲56

   2012 · enterprisewiki.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Reactivepad▲243

   Docs made smart with textually narrated calculations 📝📊

   2018 · reactivepad.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SharePad.io – A collaborative code editor and compiler▲60

   SharePad is a free online code interview tool, it has a real-time collaborative code editor, you can run code with built-in compilers.

   2021 · sharepad.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Skypad – Simple and Sharable Real-Time Collaborative Notepad▲49

   Skypad. Contribute to skygear-demo/skypad development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hackpad▲114

   The simplest way to organize and share knowledge

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Etherpad▲1

    Collaborative editing in really real-time

    2016 · etherpad.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Edit Pad▲83

    Open source, easy and clean note-taking tool

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Stekpad▲101

    THE alternative to Hackpad: collaborative docs for free

    2017 · stekpad.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AiEditor▲589

    An open source AI-powered rich text editor

    2024 · aieditor.dev · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PlantUML based collaborative UML editor is now open source▲185

    A collaborative UML editor; build with etherpad and plantuml - AlexITC/collabuml

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15HI
    HackPad is the best wiki ever▲209

    2012 · hackpad.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Collaborative Markdown Editor▲83

    Collaborative editor with end-to-end encryption.

    2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →

17. 17EI
    Edtr.io – Intuitive web editor, open source and fully adaptable▲234

    2020 · edtr.io · its alternatives →

18. 18CC
    Codr.cc - Etherpad meets Pastebin Meets Notepad.cc: live code sharing▲135

    2011 · codr.cc · its alternatives →

19. 19
    HackMD▲142

    Your Collaborative Markdown Workspace for Knowledge Sharing

    2024 · hackmd.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Redirect stdout to EtherPad▲47

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AE
    An Etherpad clone in Node.js and Socket.io▲40

    2013 · yugentext.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fully Open-Sourced Online MIDI Editor▲93

    Fully Open-sourced Online MIDI Editor

    2020 · signal.vercel.app · its alternatives →

23. 23AO
    An open-source collaborative whiteboard▲185

    2018 · wbo.openode.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    editorr▲116

    Get instant writing help from real editors.

    2016 · editorr.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →