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24 alternatives to Draftly

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Letterly▲937

   Turn your speech into well-written text

   2024 · letterly.app · its alternatives →

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   WriteFreely – minimalist, federated blogging platform▲337

   Minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform.

   2018 · writefreely.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Draftonn Desktop▲93

   The minimalistic note taking app of the future

   2023 · rangerdevv.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Grammarly for Desktop▲266

   Write confidently across desktop apps and websites

   2021 · grammarly.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   WriteDaily▲251

   Make writing a habit.

   2018 · wordfloor.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Drafty▲119

   A place to draft content & share it.

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Spill▲409

   Minimalist freewriting app

   2025 · tryspill.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Signaturely▲436

   Free eSignatures for life, free contract templates

   2021 · signaturely.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   DraftOnn▲99

   The next-gen minimalist note-taking app for students

   2023 · opencollective.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Draftly WordPress Theme▲77

    Create the blog you've always wanted with 1 click

    2023 · superbthemes.com · its alternatives →

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    Refly▲492

    Smart editor that helps you write better content, faster

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Grammarly▲385

    Clear, effective, mistake-free writing.

    2014 · grammarly.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Writty▲292

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

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    BetterWrite▲134

    So this weekend I and a friend of mine (@ronitrajfr) created a minimalist writing editor. It's ui is clean, beautiful and distraction free, it also has a vim mode and everything stays on your computer no authentication is required to write your thoughts and all we wanted an application where we just start typing with no BS and that's what we made. and did I tell ya that it's open source as well lmk your thoughts and feedback!!

    Dec 2025 · betterwrite.ronitt.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Drafts▲171

    Distraction-free note taking app

    2022 · getdrafts.com · its alternatives →

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    Justwrite▲122

    A private, local-first writing space that works offline

    Jun 2026 · justwrite.sbs · its alternatives →

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    Magic Notebook▲82

    A calm writing app with no complexity and no AI

    May 2026 · magic-notebook.com · its alternatives →

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    Notesmartly▲78

    Organise your work in one place

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hemingway Desktop App▲218

    An editor that makes your writing bold and clear.

    2014 · hemingwayapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Typely▲222

    Typely helps you write better english

    2017 · typely.com · its alternatives →

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    Draftlytic▲42

    Stop re-prompting. Start with a spec.

    Jun 2026 · draftlytic.com · its alternatives →

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    Only Rough Drafts▲139

    A community to share rough drafts & improve your writing

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Penbook▲117

    The nicest freehand writing app ✍️

    2018 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Draftly▲3

    Cold email personalization powered by AI and web-scraping.

    2024 · draftly.io · its alternatives →

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