Private Markdown notebook with backlinks, offline sync, MCP access and WebDAV or S3 backups, running on Workers
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Self-hosted alternatives to Dillinger
Dillinger is a browser-based Markdown editor with live preview and cloud storage sync. One listed app does its main job and runs in your own Cloudflare account.
Each answer comes from the app’s README and source code, compared with the features Dillinger describes on its own site.
Dillinger features, app by app
| Feature | Inkstone |
|---|---|
| Live side-by-side preview with synced scrolling | Yes |
| Monaco editor with Vim and Emacs keybindings | Partly |
| Sync with GitHub, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and Bitbucket | Partly |
| Export to Markdown, styled HTML and PDF | Yes |
| No signup, with drafts kept in browser storage | No |
| Zen mode for distraction-free writing | Yes |
| Dark mode | Yes |
Private Markdown notebook with backlinks, offline sync, MCP access and WebDAV or S3 backups, running on Workers
- What a Dillinger user would miss
- It needs a deployed instance and an account, and it has no Vim keybindings and no cloud drive sync.
- What it adds
- Runs in your own Cloudflare account in any browser, with an OAuth MCP server and public note links.
- Yes Live side-by-side preview with synced scrolling. Split view with synchronized scrolling, and the preview stacks under the editor on mobile.
- Partly Monaco editor with Vim and Emacs keybindings. A CodeMirror 6 editor with shortcuts and a command palette; no Vim or Emacs keybindings found.
- Partly Sync with GitHub, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and Bitbucket. Scheduled WebDAV and S3 backups; no GitHub, Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive sync.
- Yes Export to Markdown, styled HTML and PDF. Markdown, HTML and PDF export.
- No No signup, with drafts kept in browser storage. It needs a deployed instance and an account.
- Yes Zen mode for distraction-free writing. Focus mode and typewriter mode.
- Yes Dark mode. Dark and light themes.