Ledge.sh
Ranked 9 of 33 note-taking apps by recommenders
Recommended as a simple way to run commands and code inside Markdown notes, including on mobile; the most common caveat is that it resembles Jupyter notebooks.
Recommended as a simple way to run commands and code inside Markdown notes, including on mobile; the most common caveat is that it resembles Jupyter notebooks.
29 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 24
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 24 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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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
Runs code inside Markdown documentation
“I love the idea of having documentation that I can just run directly as I'm reading through it”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes” “Shells are interactive by default. Mobile apps can run the shell/code.”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes” “Runnable Markdown notes with shell commands is neat.”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes” Useful for team documentation
“it solves my biggest gripes with org-babel which prevent me from using it in a team setting”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes” “I can foresee my team using this for documenting our local tooling”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes” Works on mobile
“Shells are interactive by default. Mobile apps can run the shell/code.”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes” “This is really cool, and I love the mobile support too!”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Too similar to Jupyter notebooks
“I believe you'd be better off not calling this a "notebook" at all”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes” “Oh great, another Jupyter-esque project...”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes” Similar tools already exist
“I like the concept, I know there have been some other things in the general area”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes” “I just think this is cool and it could be better differentiated.”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes”
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See all 33 note-taking apps, rankedWhat people said
27 of the 33 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Turns out this is a problem with my system, not the software. Ignoring my graphics card issue, it's a great tool”
“support for Ledge notebooks degrades gracefully”
“It was still missing a few things I'd like”
“So I use Ledge to run my automation scripts, do some manual checks, based on those run more automations, etc.”
“To give a bit more discouraging advice to Ledge, these tldr insights have made me run circles to resolve.”
“it's a hosted SaaS and no privacy policy or anything?”
“Nontrivial and/or crucial code-blocks in markdown files is an anti-pattern.”
“I like the concept, I know there have been some other things in the general area”
“I'm so happy with this! Thank you so much.”
“Great idea! Will give it a try!”
“Oh great, another Jupyter-esque project...”
“This seems like a good alternative to Jupyter Notebooks.”
“Runnable Markdown notes with shell commands is neat.”
“I can foresee my team using this for documenting our local tooling”
“Ledge seems more flexible.”
“Built to be worked by agents”
“pretty cool project nonetheless”
“Ledge's bet is it shouldn't feel like authoring at all.”
“simple but brilliant idea with lots of utility”
“I love the idea of having documentation that I can just run directly as I'm reading through it”
“This is really cool, and I love the mobile support too!”
“it solves my biggest gripes with org-babel which prevent me from using it in a team setting”
“I just think this is cool and it could be better differentiated.”
“Fits the niche gap as a standalone app”
“I believe you'd be better off not calling this a "notebook" at all”
“Shells are interactive by default. Mobile apps can run the shell/code.”
“No save button, no forms, no subscriptions”
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