HedgeDoc vs Scratch

Comparing two open source alternatives to Notion and Evernote. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

HedgeDoc

AGPL-3.0

Real-time collaborative markdown note editor you can self-host — write together with rich formatting and seamless sharing.

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Scratch

MIT

Scratch is a minimalist, offline-first markdown note-taking app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Plain text files, keyboard-driven, with no cloud lock-in or account required.

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Side-by-side comparison

	HedgeDoc	Scratch
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	7,386	1,564
Forks	592	150
Open Issues	296	77
Last Commit	Aug 30, 2026	Jul 28, 2026
First Released	Mar 27, 2019	Jan 31, 2026
Categories	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#markdown #collaboration #note taking	#markdown #note taking #offline #cross-platform #desktop-app

GitHub stars over time

HedgeDoc

Scratch1,564

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