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24 alternatives to HackPad is the best wiki ever

HackPad is a wiki platform launched in 2012 that allows users to create and collaborate on shared documents. It is designed for anyone needing a simple way to organize and edit information collectively. The service… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HackPad is the best wiki ever launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Hackpad▲114
The simplest way to organize and share knowledge
2014 · its alternatives →
2TT
Torchpad – The simplest way to make a wiki▲28
2014 · torchpad.com · its alternatives →
3
Hackr.io▲368
Product Hunt for Online Programming Courses & Tutorials
2015 · hackr.io · its alternatives →
4
Stekpad▲101
THE alternative to Hackpad: collaborative docs for free
2017 · stekpad.com · its alternatives →
5
XWiki▲71
Open Source collaborative platform to create team wikis
2021 · xwiki.com · its alternatives →
6FA
Firepad, an open source collaborative text editor▲168
2013 · firepad.io · its alternatives →
7
Hackpad▲31
Capture, organize, and share knowledge with your team
2014 · its alternatives →
8MH
Mac Hacks Wiki – A central repo for your ‘default writes’▲27
2015 · machacks.whiskykilo.com · its alternatives →
9
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 →
10
You Need A Wiki▲579
Create a wiki with Google Docs
2019 · youneedawiki.com · its alternatives →
11EM
Etherpad meets Markdown for a minimal company wiki▲56
2012 · enterprisewiki.co · its alternatives →
12
Hack the hackpad▲22
Make a blog rendering for hackpad. Contribute to wentin/Hack-the-Hackpad development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
13
Wikiful▲118
Pain-free wikis for individuals and teams.
2019 · wikiful.com · its alternatives →
14
HackerCouch▲162
Hospitality for Hackers, by Hackers.
2015 · hackercouch.com · its alternatives →
15RT
Real-time Wiki▲76
2013 · document.ly · its alternatives →
16
Hacking UI▲398
Podcast, Newsletter & Blog about Product Design & Creation
2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →
17
hackerDen▲77
Collaborative hackathon workspace with visible contributions
May 2026 · hackerden.netlify.app · its alternatives →
18HO
Hackerhub.org▲101
2011 · hackerhub.org · its alternatives →
19
PeerPad▲76
Realtime P2P collaborative editing tool
2017 · peerpad.net · its alternatives →
20
Torchpad▲79
The simplest way to make a wiki (also mobile/responsive)
2014 · its alternatives →
21
HackMD▲142
Your Collaborative Markdown Workspace for Knowledge Sharing
2024 · hackmd.io · its alternatives →
22HB
HackerNews but for research papers▲319
Hey guys, I love HN! I wanted to extend the same aesthetic and community towards things beyond tech-related news. I thought it would be cool to get the same quality of community gathered around the latest and greatest research coming out. Let me know what you guys think of what I have so far. It's still early so there are probably bugs and other quality issues. If there's any features missing that you'd want let me know. ALSO, if any of you are familiar with the map of the territory of any particular field, please let me know! Would love to pick your brain and to come up with a 'most…
2024 · papertalk.xyz · its alternatives →
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NoCode Club▲379
The StackOverflow for no-code makers
2020 · its alternatives →
24
Hack▲239
A typeface designed for source code
2015 · sourcefoundry.org · its alternatives →

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