I am searching for a Markdown Editor that has these features:
- Works online & offline
- Real-time collaboratiion (just like Google Docs)
- Live preview
- Commenting feature
- WYSIWYG controls
Thanks in advance
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1Google Drive is one but I think you probably already know it, but why would you like another one? – Sweet_Cherry Jan 06 '18 at 17:03
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Can you have real-time collaboration that is offline? – S. Mitchell Jan 06 '18 at 21:37
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@S.Mitchell that's a good question. I guess you can, but then you need a very good merging tool – Adriano Jan 08 '18 at 10:38
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@CherryPlaysRoblox Google Drive is the road I took in the end, with the integration of StackEdit (see my answer below) – Adriano Jan 08 '18 at 10:39
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In a nutshell
I decided to use StackEdit within Google Drive.
So far StackEdit has been great. It takes a little while to load up (5-10 sec) a given doc, but once it's loaded the experience is extremely enjoyable.
How to connect StackEdit with Google Drive
You can watch this video tutorial, or follow the steps below.
1st step: click on “connect more apps”
2nd step: search for “StackEdit” & click on “+connect”
3rd step: use it by: “create a new doc” and choose the "StackEdit" option
Various Collaborative Online Markdown Editors
These are the interesting solutions I came across.
StackEdit
- http://stackedit.io
- Platforms MacOS, Linux, Windows
- has both Markdown syntax highlighting and near-realtime preview, as well as integrating with Google Drive and Dropbox for file synchronisation
- works online & offline + real-time collaboration + commenting + WYSIWYG controls + Live preview + spell checking + customizable UI + more
- synchronize your documents on Google Drive, Dropbox or to publish them on GitHub, Blogger…
- people say it’s not being developed anymore https://github.com/benweet/stackedit/issues/1071 but then StackEdit just launched a beta version of the 5th version
Classeur
- http://classeur.io
- developed by the same team as StackEdit
- in beta?
- real-time collaboration + commenting + pandoc-powered export to loads of different formats
- "Classeur was designed to be a holistic writing and collaboration environment. Its focus lies on simplifying the creative process of writing and providing the user with functions for sharing his writing with others to receive constructive feedback. Similar to StackEdit, Classeur uses Markdown as its native language of composition.” https://classeur.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/208540035-What-is-the-difference-between-StackEdit-and-Classeur-
HackMD
- https://hackmd.io
- simple markdown-aware editor + live preview + simultaneous editing
- maybe issues with simultaneous editing
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