Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Scroll.pub is a tool for creating footnotes in a new way, launched in November 2022. It serves writers and content creators who want to add referenced material or supplementary information to their work. The product… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A new way to do footnotes launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Scroll – A New Way to Publish▲26

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Tome Beta▲697

   The storytelling tool for work

   2022 · tome.app · its alternatives →

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   Hemingway Editor 3.0▲410

   Make your writing bold and clear, send to Medium/Wordpress

   2017 · hemingwayapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4FM
   Fiddle.md – a collaborative writing tool by Swipe▲129

   2015 · fiddle.md · its alternatives →

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   Notepin – Extremely simple blogging platform▲144

   Extremely simple note-taking and blogging without any sign up required. Create your own online notebook in seconds.

   2019 · notepin.co · its alternatives →

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   Snap Scroll▲84

   Instant, precise scrolling via point & click

   2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Tome, aka Tom's Editor – a new command-line text editor▲131

   A command line text editor written in Node.js, focused on JavaScript. - tome/README.md at main · boutell/tome

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   ScrollNotes▲65

   Easy flash notes

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tome 1.0 + iOS app▲345

   The new storytelling format for work and important ideas

   2022 · tome.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sidenotes▲125

    Annotate the web.

    2014 · sidenotes.co · its alternatives →

11. 11CN
    Collected Notes – A note-taking blogging app I made▲457

    2020 · collectednotes.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AH
    A HN/Reddit-style site for scientific pre-prints and publications▲275

    2018 · upvote.pub · its alternatives →

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    Notepin▲349

    Extremely simple note-taking

    2017 · notepin.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Facebook Notes▲254

    Facebook launches a platform for writers and bloggers

    2015 · about.fb.com · its alternatives →

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    dewey.▲288

    Get the most out of your Twitter bookmarks

    2021 · getdewey.co · its alternatives →

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    LinkRoll▲105

    The easiest bookmark sharing tool

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Tab Notes▲74

    Make notes on the browser new tab like articles

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18WA
    WingNotes – A two-column, markdown notes web app for referential notes▲19

    2019 · wingnotes.co · its alternatives →

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    WebStickies – Sticky notes for the internet▲201

    I made a browser extension that lets you leave notes on websites. Some features: search by content, add tags, sync, export/import

    2022 · lawrencehook.com · its alternatives →

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    Hemingway Desktop App▲218

    An editor that makes your writing bold and clear.

    2014 · hemingwayapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Notepin 2.0▲123

    Extremely simple note-taking + blogging ✍️

    2018 · notepin.co · its alternatives →

22. 22SS
    Scroll – Search or share articles with clean view▲28

    2014 · getscroll.com · its alternatives →

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    PubPub▲88

    Publish knowledge with your community.

    2021 · pubpub.org · its alternatives →

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    Markdown New Tab – A new tab replacement to jot down notes in Markdown▲218

    🗒️ ⏰ ✅ Save notes in Markdown directly in the 'New Tab' page - plibither8/markdown-new-tab

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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