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24 alternatives to Stekpad

THE alternative to Hackpad: collaborative docs for free

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stekpad launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stek.io▲161

   Easily install open source software to get things done!

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hackpad▲114

   The simplest way to organize and share knowledge

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3HI
   HackPad is the best wiki ever▲209

   2012 · hackpad.com · its alternatives →

4. 4FA
   Firepad, an open source collaborative text editor▲168

   2013 · firepad.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Stashpad Docs▲248

   Your streamlined Google Docs alternative

   2024 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Markdeck – author cool slides, text-only, offline-ready, collaborative▲235

   presentations as code - author cool slide decks, text-only, offline-ready, collaborative - arnehilmann/markdeck

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7AO
   An open-source collaborative whiteboard▲185

   2018 · wbo.openode.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   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 →

9. 9
   HackMD▲142

   Your Collaborative Markdown Workspace for Knowledge Sharing

   2024 · hackmd.io · its alternatives →

10. 10SP
    Sandstorm-powered “Try a demo” on Etherpad front page▲35

    2015 · etherpad.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PeerPad▲76

    Realtime P2P collaborative editing tool

    2017 · peerpad.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Craft Freehand, from InVision▲365

    A fast, flexible new way to collaborate, in real time

    2017 · miro.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Penpot▲478

    Design freedom for teams

    2021 · penpot.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Handbrake 1.0▲377

    The open source video transcoder 13 years in the making

    2016 · handbrake.fr · its alternatives →

15. 15EM
    Etherpad meets Markdown for a minimal company wiki▲56

    2012 · enterprisewiki.co · its alternatives →

16. 16IM
    I made a free documentation tool▲77

    2021 · sidepage.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Reactivepad▲243

    Docs made smart with textually narrated calculations 📝📊

    2018 · reactivepad.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Equimake▲163

    Free 3D web platform for learners & creators

    2024 · equimake.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    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 →

20. 20
    Paste by FiftyThree for iOS▲336

    Collaborative decks for creative teams

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    RexPad▲86

    Nimble collaborative note-taking.

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    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 →

23. 23
    MagicPad▲64

    Free, simple, and private, offline text encryption suite.

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Quackpad▲139

    Collaborative docs for teams using Slack

    2015 · quackpad.io · 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 →