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24 alternatives to AuthorsNote

The Community for Kids Who Love to Write

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. AuthorsNote launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Notey▲164

   Discover the Best Stories for You

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Help Me Write▲94

   Get your audience to help you decide what to write about.

   2013 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hi▲62

   A real-time writing community.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Canvas▲317

   Notes for teams of nerds

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bear▲38

   Beautiful writing app for notes and prose

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Writepls▲97

   A curated list of articles to help you write

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Typewriter▲248

   Your on-demand editor

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Typewrite▲103

   Real-time collaborative writing

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sidenotes▲125

    Annotate the web.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Refind for Writers▲260

    Reach a community of hipsters, hackers, and hustlers

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Paragraphs▲272

    A minimalist writing app for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Better Notes▲359

    Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tiny Docs▲121

    Simple place to write

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Pocket Explore▲351

    A human curated version of the web

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    s'More▲265

    A desktop app for writing Medium stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Littlelogs▲145

    A social journal of progress on your projects

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Facebook Notes▲254

    Facebook launches a platform for writers and bloggers

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Writer Pro▲91

    Note. Write. Edit.

    2013 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ArticleBunny▲167

    Get fast, professional articles at an affordable price

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Only Rough Drafts▲139

    A community to share rough drafts & improve your writing

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    postach.io▲88

    The Evernote Powered Blogging Platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Papermark▲103

    A better way to track what you’re reading

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →