HackMD vs Typora

HackMD9.1Visit Typora8.1Visit

Higher score HackMD #2 in Markdown Editors 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit HackMD

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Typora #8 in Markdown Editors 8.1/10 15-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Typora

• HackMD fits best

  Collaborative Markdown teams

• Typora fits best

  Polished offline Markdown editing

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Side by side

Feature	HackMD 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Typora 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.1
Ranking	#2 in Markdown Editors	#8 in Markdown Editors
Best for	Collaborative Markdown teams	Polished offline Markdown editing
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/seat/mo	$14.99 one-time
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	15 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Desktop
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension	macOS, Windows, Linux
Integrations	8 integrations	6 integrations
Features HackMD 0/3 · Typora 0/3
Real-time collaboration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cloud sync	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Local file support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Export formats	Not checked yet	extensive
Publishing workflow	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Markdown flavor	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Real-time editing with comments, mentions, and multiple cursors GitHub synchronization plus Dropbox, Google Drive, and Arweave transfers API, CLI, MCP, browser extensions, publishing, and version recovery	Live preview with tables, task lists, math, and diagrams Exports to PDF, HTML, images, and Pandoc-based formats Works offline on macOS, Windows, and Linux
Cons	Free plan supports up to 3 teammates and 3 invitees Free version history is limited to the recent 10 versions Native app coverage is centered on the web experience	No free plan is available The one-time price is $14.99 before applicable regional differences No mobile apps are listed
Our verdict	HackMD is a web-based collaborative Markdown workspace for teams, developers, researchers, communities, and open-source projects. It supports simultaneous editing with multiple cursors, comments, mentions, templates, shared workspaces,… Read the review →	Typora is a desktop Markdown editor for writers, developers, students, and anyone working with plain-text documents. Its live preview approach combines Markdown editing with formatting tools, while file trees, file lists, document… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• HackMD — where it wins

  • Real-time editing with comments, mentions, and multiple cursors
  • GitHub synchronization plus Dropbox, Google Drive, and Arweave transfers
  • API, CLI, MCP, browser extensions, publishing, and version recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan supports up to 3 teammates and 3 invitees
  • Free version history is limited to the recent 10 versions
  • Native app coverage is centered on the web experience

• Typora — where it wins

  • Live preview with tables, task lists, math, and diagrams
  • Exports to PDF, HTML, images, and Pandoc-based formats
  • Works offline on macOS, Windows, and Linux

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • The one-time price is $14.99 before applicable regional differences
  • No mobile apps are listed

• HackMD9.1/10 · Free plan

  A capable collaborative Markdown workspace with strong GitHub and publishing workflows.

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• Typora8.1/10 · 15-day trial

  A polished offline Markdown editor with broad export options, but no free plan.

  Visit TyporaFull verdict →