Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Clext

The first clever, colourful and fun word processor.

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

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   Atavist▲116

   A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

   2015 · magazine.atavist.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lunette – A word processor designed around writing, not formatting▲133

   Lunette is a word processor designed to organize your ideas and support the writing process.

   2023 · lunette.app · its alternatives →

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   WordMark▲78

   A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

   2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Medium CLI▲244

   A command line Interface for reading Medium stories

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Word Perhect▲59

   the artistic online word processor

   2014 · wordperhect.net · its alternatives →

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   Lex▲452

   AI-powered word processor, to help you write faster

   2022 · lex.page · its alternatives →

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   Cleartext▲307

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

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Trix▲184

   A rich text editor for everyday writing

   2015 · trix-editor.org · its alternatives →

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   Liquid Text 2.0▲157

   A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

   2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

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    Desk 3.0▲211

    Writing, blogging, and notetaking for WordPress

    2016 · desk.pm · its alternatives →

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    Paragraphs▲272

    A minimalist writing app for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Typewrite▲103

    Real-time collaborative writing

    2014 · typewrite.io · its alternatives →

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    LiquidText Ink▲136

    A fast, ink based way to review and analyze documents

    2017 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Breveto▲163

    A Beautiful Writing App

    2023 · breveto.app · its alternatives →

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    FlipWord▲214

    Intelligently integrate language learning into web browsing

    2017 · flipword.co · its alternatives →

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    Jotterpad▲115

    The writing app for creatives

    2015 · 2appstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    Stack▲120

    A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

    2017 · stack-writer.com · its alternatives →

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    JotDown▲81

    A Markdown editor with built-in productivity functions

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A WYSIWYG word processor in Python▲91

    Hi all, Finding a good data structure for a word processor is a difficult problem. My notebook diaries on the problem go back 25 years when I was frustrated with using Word for my diploma thesis - it was slow and unstable at that time. I ended up getting pretty hooked on the problem. Right now I’m taking a professional break and decided to finally use the time to push these ideas further, and build MiniWord — a WYSIWYG word processor in Python. My goal is to have a native, non-HTML-based editor that stays simple, fast, and is hackable. So far I am focusing on getting the fundamentals right.…

    Apr 2026 · codeberg.org · its alternatives →

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    Accelerator▲119

    Read faster, one word at a time

    2015 · acceleratorapp.com · its alternatives →

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    1Writer▲83

    Beautiful & easy to use Markdown editor w/ powerful features

    2014 · 1writerapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Word Flow 2.0▲80

    Blazing fast keyboard for iOS now with GIFs and more

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    ClozeGPT▲80

    Turn learning into a tailored experience

    2023 · cloze-gpt.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Frost▲110

    Minimalistic word processor with integrated thematic music

    2019 · frostwriter.com · its alternatives →

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