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24 alternatives to Drafts

An app that's the composition box of everything

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Drafts launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Box Notes▲196

   A note-taking app built for teams

   2017 · box.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Draftr▲70

   Share drafts of your work & collect feedback easily.

   2016 · draftr.xyz · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Boximize▲85

   Structured note-taking app

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Only Rough Drafts▲139

   A community to share rough drafts & improve your writing

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Mosaic▲161

   The app for ideas

   2015 · baronfig.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Draft▲56

   GitHub for Writing

   2013 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Draft▲149

   GitHub for writing

   2013 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   First Draft▲70

   Edit Free Drafting

   2014 · beta.firstdraft.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Paper App▲46

   Sketch, Draw, Outline, Color, etc

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Drafts 4▲130

    Quickly capture text on iOS and send it anywhere

    2014 · agiletortoise.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Draft.js▲166

    A framework for building rich text editors in React

    2016 · facebook.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Forge▲84

    Sketching App for iPad Focused On Brainstorming Idea

    2015 · adonit.net · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Composé▲91

    An editor for creating interactive iOS prototypes and apps

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Drafts▲171

    Distraction-free note taking app

    2022 · getdrafts.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Curator▲95

    A visual notes app for iPad

    2014 · curator.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Draft▲5

    Easy version control and collaboration for writers

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sketch Toolbox▲128

    A super simple plugin manager for Sketch

    2014 · sketchtoolbox.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Stack▲120

    A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

    2017 · stack-writer.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hemingway Desktop App▲218

    An editor that makes your writing bold and clear.

    2014 · hemingwayapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Scrapbox▲153

    A new style of note-taking where ideas connect

    2017 · scrapbox.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Draft▲196

    If Hacker News and Medium had a child

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Concepts▲125

    A smarter sketching, design and visual thinking app for iPad

    2015 · concepts.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Mixim Drafts▲74

    Simple yet powerful note-taking app for productive minds

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24DA
    Draft – A Design Feedback Tool for Designers and Small Teams▲70

    2013 · draftapp.co · 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 →