Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Beeftext

An open-source text substitution tool for Windows

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Beeftext launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   CotEditor▲102

   The free plain-text editor for OS X

   2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   MuM▲93

   A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

   24d ago · mum.jiker.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MarkRight▲84

   A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Liquid Text 2.0▲157

   A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

   2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Atom▲145

   A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

   2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Atavist▲116

   A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

   2015 · magazine.atavist.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    FoldingText▲83

    Plain text productivity for geeks

    2014 · foldingtext.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Glorium▲83

    A contextual filler text generator for Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Katib▲99

    A Markdown Editor for Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Hebrew

    2014 · katibapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Squire▲123

    The <textarea> of the future. A HTML5 rich text editor.

    2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Paragraph Notes▲155

    A private Markdown notes app for Mac

    Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lime Text▲76

    Open Source code editor

    2014 · limetext.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FocusWrite▲115

    A local-first writing app with focus modes.

    12d ago · focuswrite.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Markoff▲94

    A free Markdown previewer for OS X

    2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    KeenWrite, a Desktop Text Editor▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    JotDown▲81

    A Markdown editor with built-in productivity functions

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Coati▲63

    A cross-platform source explorer for C/C++ & Java

    2016 · thaicockfight.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TextCraft▲66

    Slack as old-school MUD client

    2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ghostwriter▲5

    A distraction-free Markdown editor for Windows and Linux

    2016 · wereturtle.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    TextExpander for Windows▲7

    Productivity multiplier, now available on Windows

    2017 · textexpander.com · 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 →