Kraa
Ranked 7 of 13 markdown editors by recommenders
Minimal Markdown editor with real-time collaboration and chat; people praise its clean interface, though critics report lag and vague security details.
Minimal Markdown editor with real-time collaboration and chat; people praise its clean interface, though critics report lag and vague security details.
24 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 11
- approval share
- 54%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.1 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clean, minimal UI
“it's refreshing to see an editor that aims for minimalism without sacrificing collaboration features”
Comment from 7 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” “combination of minimal UI, plentiful features and some unique stuff like real-real-time chat”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” “Mine got laggy after refresh, however have to commend them for such slick UI”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” - Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything”
- Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Text editor that does it all”
Real-time collaboration and chat
“it's refreshing to see an editor that aims for minimalism without sacrificing collaboration features”
Comment from 7 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” “combination of minimal UI, plentiful features and some unique stuff like real-real-time chat”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” “Real time chat makes it so even with few users, there is so much happening.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” - Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “Migrating to the EU”
Write immediately without login
“you can write immediately even without login”
Comment from 19 May 2026 in “Show HN: Files.md – open-source alternative to Obsidian” “With Kraa this is a matter of one click.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” Many features, extensive customization
“combination of minimal UI, plentiful features and some unique stuff like real-real-time chat”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” “a markdown editor I've been working on with extensive customization options”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “How Markdown Took over the World”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Slow, laggy, or overheating
“Mine got laggy after refresh, however have to commend them for such slick UI”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” “my phone is overheating after just a few minutes watching the live chat”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” “Loads slow on my gigabit fiber connection. But it looks nice”
Comment from 7 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” Editor focus and wrapping bugs
“Timestamp overlaps with the edge of messages on Safari 18.6 on MacOS 14.8.2.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” “Kraa breaks words anywhere to wrap to the next line, really a no go for me”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “How Markdown Took over the World” “Unless you click that specific rectangle, the editor doesn't focus”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” - Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything”
- Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything”
Vague security and encryption details
“I think it's too vague on the security details.”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “How Markdown Took over the World” “They'll surely wouldn't implement a local/client-first E2E encryption, so in the end they'll be holding the keys anyways.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” Trying to do too much
“jack of all trades, master of none”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything” “i see a lot of bells and whistles”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Kraa – Writing App for Everything”
Other markdown editors people recommend
The four most recommended other markdown editors, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmallDocs | 21 | 3 | 88% | 6 | — | Approved |
| OpenKnowledge | 20 | 10 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
| Typora | 19 | 6 | 76% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Margin Markdown editor | 15 | 2 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
| KraaThis page | 13 | 11 | 54% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
31 of the 32 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's looking really good, well done!”
“combination of minimal UI, plentiful features and some unique stuff like real-real-time chat”
“you can write immediately even without login”
“a European alternative to Notion/Google Docs”
“all you need is a simple editor with collab features”
“Kraa breaks words anywhere to wrap to the next line, really a no go for me”
“Blank page with JavaScript disabled says to me: nothing to see here, move along.”
“I think it's too vague on the security details.”
“a markdown editor I've been working on with extensive customization options”
“But would invest time into a product that doesn't even a pricing page?”
“I made an app to be my lifelong companion for this”
“I love this product immediately after typing something in it.”
“Loads slow on my gigabit fiber connection. But it looks nice”
“it's refreshing to see an editor that aims for minimalism without sacrificing collaboration features”
“If I have to create an a/c to find out the price, then no.”
“Timestamp overlaps with the edge of messages on Safari 18.6 on MacOS 14.8.2.”
“With Kraa this is a matter of one click.”
“It doesn't seem to support Setext headings though unfortunately.”
“jack of all trades, master of none”
“Mine got laggy after refresh, however have to commend them for such slick UI”
“First homepage is actually clear and obvious.”
“The Food Recipe example link doesn't go to a food recipe”
“Shows a lot of confidence in their own service when they link to their "main" chatroom on another live chat provider”
“This is embarrassing and a recent regression on the latest update.”
“Unless you click that specific rectangle, the editor doesn't focus”
“They'll surely wouldn't implement a local/client-first E2E encryption, so in the end they'll be holding the keys anyways.”
“i see a lot of bells and whistles”
“Real time chat makes it so even with few users, there is so much happening.”
“my phone is overheating after just a few minutes watching the live chat”
“This is promising, but I still don't understand why it always had to end in penis.”
“Editor apparently didn't focus”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.