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Products that do what Folio V1 does

Local-first novel writing, now on every desktop

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Folio for Mac▲219
Simple version control app for designers
2015
2
note.md▲243
Local-first markdown based workspace for research writings
May 2026
3
Muse 2.0▲246
Whiteboarding, notetaking, and connecting the dots
2022
4
Writty▲306
An open-source text editor to help you focus on what matters
2020
5
OmniaWrite▲89
A text editor engineered for creative writing.
2019
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Prosed▲155
Go from newsletters & podcasts to published manuscript
May 2026
7
Muse by Sudowrite▲127
Fiction’s first AI sidekick.
2025
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Edward the App▲129
Write your first novel.
2018
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Prosaic▲89
A minimal, open-source, writer-first terminal writing app
Feb 2026
10
Hemingway Desktop App▲218
An editor that makes your writing bold and clear.
2014
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Codex app for Windows▲145
Codex now runs natively on Windows with secure sandbox
Mar 2026
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Epilogue. Write novels, scripts & poetry▲135
The professional book writing app built for serious authors
Jun 2026
13
iA Writer 4▲314
Embed images, tables and text as blocks of content in text
2016
14
Manuscripts.app▲87
For academics who have outgrown the spreadsheet tracker
May 2026
15
First Draft Pro▲75
Collaborative writing software for story-nerds
2022
16
s'More▲265
A desktop app for writing Medium stories
2016
17
Scribeist V2▲132
Write without switching tools
Feb 2026
18
WriteMapper▲236
Get from idea 💭 to final draft 📄 in no time using mind maps
2017
19
Desk 3.0▲211
Writing, blogging, and notetaking for WordPress
2016
20
Justwrite▲122
A private, local-first writing space that works offline
Jun 2026
21
Paragraphs▲272
A minimalist writing app for Mac
2015
22
Origin▲132
Typewriter styled, minimalistic writing app for Mac
2017
23
CodeX▲124
Build webapps in minutes for completely free
2025
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Pinery Prose▲109
AI co-author for books + every edit is a diff you approve
Jul 2026 · pinery.app

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