Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to GitHub Writer

An Open Source WYSIWYG editor for GitHub

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

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   gist.io, blogless writing for hackers▲286

   2012 · gist.io · its alternatives →

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   A simple Go web server with logging, tracing, health check▲318

   GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

   2018 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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   A Github for writers?▲181

   2013 · penflip.com · its alternatives →

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   Github for Designers▲409

   2012 · pixelapse.com · its alternatives →

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   GitPress▲120

   A blog writing tool based on GitHub, designed for developers

   2019 · quaily.com · its alternatives →

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   Replacing WordPress with GitHub Issues-like Blog Comments▲90

   2017 · dmitri.shuralyov.com · its alternatives →

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   GittyLib▲75

   Get your blog written with no code approach

   2020 · gittylib.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Draft▲149

   GitHub for writing

   2013 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GitHub Projects▲718

   GitHub takes on Trello with new project management tools

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Github for recipes▲134

    2013 · forkingrecipes.com · its alternatives →

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    Refined GitHub▲324

    Browser extension that makes GitHub cleaner & more powerful

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Gitdot – A better GitHub. Open-source, written in Rust▲334

    What works now: user signups, org creations, private/public repos, and importing GitHub repositories (both as read-only mirrors and full migrations). So basically, you can create, push and pull to a repo, but we don't have many features quite yet (issues, PRs, CI). What is a bit unique is: 1) we built it in Rust and 2) the website is a little odd. Its design is inspired by CLIs (e.g., fzf, broot, vim) instead of web apps, and as such, lacks some affordances that you might typically expect in favor of keyboard-driven instant navigations (we have the very ambitious goal of an FCP of…

    Jun 2026 · gitdot.io · its alternatives →

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    GitHub CLI▲408

    GitHub’s official free and open source command line tool

    2020 · cli.github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bookmarking for GitHub▲204

    Save and organize your favorite GitHub repositories

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Openblog – Blogging with GitHub Issues▲78

    Blogging with Github Issues. Contribute to mateogianolio/issuance development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Octomments▲88

    Using GitHub issues as a comment plugin.

    2020 · ocs.vercel.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Board For GitHub▲293

    A webview based GitHub project app with native features

    2017 · justinfincher.github.io · its alternatives →

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    APIs With GitHub▲276

    Create simple JSON APIs with GitHub Repository

    2019 · apiwithgithub.com · its alternatives →

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    Git Hooting▲124

    00's called, they want their RSS feeds back. I was looking at my growing Github gist collection when a sudden urge to blog and make a name for myself "by not programming" struck. Part way into implementing my oh so special static website generator it occurred to me that, quite frankly, Github gists is a pretty decent publishing platform. I mean, it gives you reasonably extended markdown with previews, heck I could even write in org-mode, has comments, follower - followee relationship, extended search with filters, check out locally and push your edits. Did someone say "edit button"? Thus the…

    2023 · git.ht · its alternatives →

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    Git Blog▲156

    Publish sites using Markdown & GitHub from your phone

    Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Github Issue Helper▲103

    AI-powered issue summaries and solutions to save your time

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Wysihtml – Open-source rich text editor for web apps▲215

    Open source rich text editor for the modern web. Contribute to Voog/wysihtml development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Instant documentation site for Github projects▲157

    2012 · documentup.com · its alternatives →

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    Comment on GitHub Projects▲19

    2015 · chrome.google.com · 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 →