CTF Tools - Shared Notes
Earlier this year, I participated in a lot of CTFs – PicoCTF, both THM CTFs, Blitz CTF, and so on.
Each time, I joined a random team – sometimes with strangers, sometimes with people I knew from previous CTFs. Every time, we faced the same problem: exchanging information over distance to solve tasks collaboratively.
We tried using Discord threads, Matrix channels, etc., but it always ended up in a huge mess. Someone recommended Microsoft OneNote, Office 365, or Google Docs to work on a document together – but I hate these corporate, bloated pieces of software.
I wanted something clean, simple, that enforces structure and ideally supports Markdown.
The solution:
I found HedgeDoc on GitHub – a simple tool that allows authorized users to create notes, set guest permissions, and collaborate in real-time with the whole team.
Test note for you to try:
Guestbook - Hedgedoc
Multiple people can write notes in one document at the same time, use Markdown, and post images. You can export the Markdown directly into your Obsidian vault (or whatever you use), or even export it as a web page to import into OneNote.
Thumbs up for HedgeDoc!
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