Open source · MIT licence
Your knowledge base in plain Markdown, edited like a document.
GitEdit.md is an open-source alternative to GitBook. Contributors write in a WYSIWYG editor, while every page stays 100% GitHub Flavored Markdown in your git repository, so there is no vendor lock-in. Branches, commits, reviews and merges are simplified for non-technical users.
Free for Windows, macOS and Linux.
What contributors see
Deploy to production
Run the release checklist before every deploy.
- Tests pass on
main - Changelog updated
What git stores
# Deploy to production
Run the release checklist before every deploy.
- [x] Tests pass on `main`
- [ ] Changelog updatedWhy GitEdit.md
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A real WYSIWYG editor
Headings, tables, task lists, code, math and diagrams, edited in place. Saving changes only the lines you touched.
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100% GitHub Flavored Markdown
Pages are plain text files that render on GitHub as they do here. Durable, diffable and easy for people and AI agents to read.
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Git, simplified
Branches, commits, reviews and merges in plain words, with rendered diffs and guided conflict resolution.
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Everyone keeps their tools
Developers stay in their editor and terminal, writers and product owners use GitEdit.md. Same repository, same history.
Download
The desktop app works on folders and repositories on your computer, with your own git and credentials.
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Download for Windows
Windows Recommended for this device
Installer (.exe) for x64 and Arm64, Windows 10 and later
Version 0.8.0 · 276 MB
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macOS, Apple silicon Recommended for this device
Disk image (.dmg) for M-series Macs, macOS 13 and later
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macOS, Intel Recommended for this device
Disk image (.dmg) for Intel Macs, macOS 13 and later
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Linux, Debian and Ubuntu Recommended for this device
.deb package, x64
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Linux, Fedora, RHEL and openSUSE Recommended for this device
.rpm package, x64
Each button downloads the latest version. The release notes say what changed in each version and have the downloads of earlier versions.