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24 alternatives to Hi

A real-time writing community.

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

1. 1
   Typewrite▲103

   Real-time collaborative writing

   2014 · typewrite.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Writrsbloc▲64

   A curated newsletter with the week's best writing

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Help Me Write▲94

   Get your audience to help you decide what to write about.

   2013 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Jotterpad▲115

   The writing app for creatives

   2015 · 2appstudio.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Typewriter▲248

   Your on-demand editor

   2016 · typewriter.plus · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Word Geeks▲133

   A curated marketplace of on-demand writers

   2016 · wordgeeks.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ZenPen▲125

   The minimal writing tool of web

   2014 · zenpen.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hawkee▲73

   A writing platform for web developers

   2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Chunks▲138

    A new way to write a whole bunch of stuff

    2018 · chunks.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Writer▲111

    Clean, crisp space to write and discuss.

    2016 · zoho.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Only Rough Drafts▲139

    A community to share rough drafts & improve your writing

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Editorially▲95

    Collaborative writing tool

    2013 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    WriteTheScene▲67

    Realtime storytelling with strangers

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Littlelogs▲145

    A social journal of progress on your projects

    2015 · littlelogs.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Medium Battle▲177

    See who's better at writing on Medium

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    WriteRoom▲67

    Distraction Free Writing

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Posts 2.0▲240

    Glorious paragraph creator from Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    AuthorsNote▲14

    The Community for Kids Who Love to Write

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Jottings▲95

    Real-time collaboration in Markdown

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    FocusWrite▲115

    A local-first writing app with focus modes.

    11d ago · focuswrite.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tiny Docs▲121

    Simple place to write

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Wish Dish▲68

    Authentic community-driven writing platform

    2015 · thewishdish.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Draft▲149

    GitHub for writing

    2013 · 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 →