Show HN: Notion-like editor for formal docs
We’ve been building HERO – a collaborative workspace designed for teams working on formal, structured documents like legal contracts, technical specs, SOPs, and policies.
This project is the result of many years as corporate lawyer and mega-project specialist, navigating through the maze of complex legal, financial & technical docs.
HERO isn’t a word processor or another note-taking app. It uniquely combines the flexibility of text, the structure of databases and the power of integrations.
Think of it like Notion, but purpose-built for teams that write compliance-heavy, technical, or legal content – where structure, consistency, and version control really matter.
What makes it different?
- Structural Hierarchy: Notion does pages within pages, HERO does sections within sections (sub/sections, sub/clauses, sub/paragraphs, schedules/appendices, etc.) to reflect the real structure of formal writing.
- Dynamic Variables: Notion has pages and databases (sometimes a database within a page), HERO can embed specific data points within the text for powerful, fine-grained templating and dynamic content reusability.
- Defined Terms & Acronyms: Reference and auto-manage key terms across large documents and projects.
- Project-Based & Context-Aware: HERO can reference, update, and respond to changes across multiple files in real time for consistency, efficiency & accuracy. It turns static files into interconnected systems of living documents & records.
- Footnotes & Cross-Referencing: Native support for citations and internal linking.
- AI-Powered Workflows: Auto-draft clauses, explain sections, check for inconsistencies, and restructure content across multiple files simultaneously using integrated AI tools, much like in Cursor.
- Collaborative & Secure Workspaces: Organize your teams for collaborative & adversarial settings.
It also supports:
- Markdown - LaTeX/KaTeX - Charts & graphs - Code blocks (or inline) - Callouts - iFrames & Embeds - Footnotes - Tables & Columns - Math Blocks (or inline) - Images - Buttons - Quotes - Location, Date & Time - Signature Blocks
We’d love your feedback!
Try it out at [https://www.myhero.so](https://www.myhero.so/).
Thanks!
The HERO Team
I found that there are so many choices of editors now that putting out a new one isn't a compelling story anymore. I had numerous discussions with people talking about what can be done with the documents and content after they are created. How AI can be applied (and where it should not), and what new ways of distributing and engaging with the content are now possible. Our talks centered around the cost of implementing a new editor vs. the benefits.
So when I see this editor, I see it reflecting that experience, and I'd be interested to hear in which scenarios people find the editor improvements compelling enough to migrate to this tool.
BTW. Your domain authority is 0 but you claim your app ist trusted by teams from GitHub, AWS, MongoDB, ... Hard to believe.
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