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24 alternatives to Colofon

Making Writer’s life easier

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Colofon launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Collato▲820

   Chat with your tools: find info, summarize, & create content

   2023 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bear▲600

   A beautiful, flexible writing app for notes and prose

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spill▲409

   Minimalist freewriting app

   2025 · tryspill.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ButterDocs▲571

   The Google Docs alternative for serious writers & teams

   2024 · butterdocs.com · its alternatives →

5. 5AG
   A Github for writers?▲181

   2013 · penflip.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Collabwriting▲380

   Add structure and collaborate around stuff you find online

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slite for Mobile▲370

   The easiest way to write with your team, on iOS & Android

   2018 · slite.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   s'More▲265

   A desktop app for writing Medium stories

   2016 · gavindinubilo.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ulysses 18▲119

   A writing app that helps you focus on what you want to say

   2019 · ulysses.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Writty▲292

    An open-source text editor to help you focus on what matters

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Chunks▲138

    A new way to write a whole bunch of stuff

    2018 · chunks.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Easy Writer▲115

    Simple, elegant, distraction free writing.

    2018 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    StoryLegend▲142

    Write smarter and create faster, complete your story in days

    2024 · storylegend.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Writeathon▲100

    Provide the writing flow and inspiration creators need

    2023 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Offline Writing App▲110

    The only writing app that forces you to disconnect.

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TheRightMargin▲130

    A smart writing app built for writers, by writers.

    2016 · therightmargin.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Collate: Cross platform note taking app based on plain text data format▲85

    Welcome to the Collate Blog! As our first blog post, let’s kick things off with the...

    2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →

18. 18NY
    No YC interview, but here's my application▲148

    2013 · penflip.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    WriteRush 2.0▲114

    The writing app that feels like a game

    2025 · writerush.net · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ruff▲73

    An app for writing on the go

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Scrilys▲85

    The all-in-one writing app for authors

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Laconic▲168

    App to scan a paper book to save quotes and organize summary

    2021 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Writeathon▲92

    A minimal writing tool

    2018 · writeathon.cn · its alternatives →

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    Collobox▲77

    Digital content sharing and collaboration platform

    2023 · 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 →