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24 alternatives to Gingko

Write better, faster with a new kind of 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. Gingko launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Gingko Writer▲169

   Writing software that gets you to first draft, fast

   2022 · gingkowriter.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Word Perhect▲59

   the artistic online word processor

   2014 · wordperhect.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Velocity▲109

   Read faster, one word at a time

   2013 · velocity.black · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hemingwrite▲137

   Digital typewriter for distraction free writing (pre-launch)

   2014 · hemingwrite.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Accelerator▲119

   Read faster, one word at a time

   2015 · acceleratorapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Marked 2▲105

   Smarter tools for smarter writers

   2014 · marked2app.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Prompts▲109

   Build a better writing habit

   2014 · getprompts.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Orton▲122

   Discovering the next generation of writers

   2017 · orton.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Typewriter▲248

    Your on-demand editor

    2016 · typewriter.plus · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Typewrite▲103

    Real-time collaborative writing

    2014 · typewrite.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Word Flow 2.0▲80

    Blazing fast keyboard for iOS now with GIFs and more

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Notebooks▲74

    Get feedback easier and iterate faster

    2016 · zurb.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Medium Battle▲177

    See who's better at writing on Medium

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Atavist▲116

    A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

    2015 · magazine.atavist.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Onword▲158

    Just Write

    2014 · onword.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hi▲62

    A real-time writing community.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    8pen▲84

    Writing made fast, natural and fun.

    2014 · 8pen.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ZenPen▲125

    The minimal writing tool of web

    2014 · zenpen.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Edgee▲119

    A new medium to transcend tweeting, blogging and pinning

    2015 · edgee.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Typewriter▲72

    A Text Editor with No Features

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    jasper▲96

    The Future of writing

    2022 · jasper.ai · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Wordbolt▲59

    Compete with friends on who's the quickest typer

    2015 · 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 →