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24 alternatives to Byline
Multiplayer writing where you create stories line by line
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Byline launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Eveline▲66You play as a writer with one task — to write a novel
2016 · pippinbarr.com · its alternatives →
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Medium 3.0▲858Next step of an exciting new phase and the Partners Program
2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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Byword▲103Markdown app for writing in plain text efficiently
2017 · bywordapp.com · its alternatives →
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Write and publish directly from your iPhone and iPad
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Medium for iOS▲137Everyone’s stories and ideas. Anywhere, anytime
2014 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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iA Writer 4▲315Embed images, tables and text as blocks of content in text
2016 · ia.net · its alternatives →
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Medium▲409Everyone's stories, now w/ an inline editor, tags & stream
2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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Get from idea to final draft in no time with mind maps
2019 · writemapper.com · its alternatives →
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Shortly▲142Write stories with an AI creative writing assistant
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Prewrite▲88Create better, more engaging content with storytelling
2022 · prewrite.com · its alternatives →
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s'More▲265A desktop app for writing Medium stories
2016 · gavindinubilo.github.io · its alternatives →
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Turn ideas 💭 into text documents 📄 using mind maps
2018 · writemapper.com · its alternatives →
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Storyboarder▲76An app to help you plan and create illustrated stories
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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