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24 alternatives to Cleartext

A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words

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

1. 1
   Cleartext▲307

   A text editor that allows only the 1,000 most common words

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Cleartext▲5

   Editor that only allows the 1000 most common English words

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Trix▲184

   A rich text editor for everyday writing

   2015 · trix-editor.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   FoldingText▲83

   Plain text productivity for geeks

   2014 · foldingtext.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Text is▲98

   Simple and fast markdown pastebin

   2023 · text.is · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Liquid Text 2.0▲157

   A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

   2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Textpad▲200

   Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.

   2016 · textpad.surge.sh · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The up-goer five text editor▲64

   A tool to track your use of the top 1000 most popular words

   2016 · splasho.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pretext▲142

   A powerful, clean Markdown & plain text editor for iOS 📝

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Typewriter▲72

    A Text Editor with No Features

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Atom▲145

    A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

    2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PureText▲15

    Plain Text, Made Pure — AI & Plagiarism Free (Almost)

    2024 · puretextbydatco.vercel.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    LightPaper▲169

    Simple, beautiful yet powerful text/md editor for your Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    NotePad▲78

    Simple text editor with a resizable menu bar window

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Easy Write▲198

    Write clearly using only 1,000 commonly used words

    2016 · easywrite.parishod.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lime Text▲76

    Open Source code editor

    2014 · limetext.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TextFlex▲179

    Text editor & HTML viewer for iOS

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Pure Paste▲164

    Paste as plain text by default

    2022 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Micro▲88

    A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Clarity Keyboard▲63

    You usually only need a few different replies

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tincta▲87

    Free, fast and simple open source text editor for Mac

    2021 · codingfriends.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Clean Text for iOS▲110

    An essential tool for removing text formatting on iOS 📱👌

    2016 · apimac.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    1Writer▲83

    Beautiful & easy to use Markdown editor w/ powerful features

    2014 · 1writerapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Clean Text▲99

    Clean Text for iOS is a tool to reduce text cleanup time.

    2017 · apimac.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 →