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Build living documentation together.

RefMD keeps specs, decisions, and notes aligned across teams with live collaboration and extensible plugins.

  • Realtime Write together in the same doc with live presence.
  • Secure Share anonymous review links without exposing your workspace.
  • Extendable Create custom plugins to embed the tools and data your team relies on.

Use the hosted space at refmd.io or follow the docs to run RefMD on your own infrastructure.

Documentation that stays aligned with your work

RefMD keeps specs, internal guides, and shared notes in sync alongside the code that backs them.

Real-time co-editing

See teammates typing live, follow cursors, and review changes together without friction.

Workspace navigation

Organize content in folders, jump via backlinks, and search across the entire workspace.

Anonymous share links

Publish read-only pages or time-boxed review links without exposing your entire workspace.

Git Sync backups

Back up your workspace into your own Git repository for audit trails and recovery.

Plugin extensions

Add custom panes, toolbars, or automations with community-built plugins.

Get started with RefMD

Explore the project on GitHub, follow the docs, and shape RefMD around your team's workflow.

Use the hosted app

Sign up for the managed RefMD service and start collaborating in minutes.

  • Access RefMD at refmd.io with authentication, storage, and updates managed for you.
  • Share pages with secure links without running infrastructure yourself.
Sign up for RefMD

Self-host RefMD

Follow the deployment guides to run RefMD inside your own infrastructure.

  • Review the Quick Start for setup instructions.
  • Dive into architecture and integration docs to customise your deployment.
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Contribute to RefMD

Report issues, improve docs, or build plugins—the roadmap is community driven.

Questions or deployment stories? Reach us at contact@refmd.io.