Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Jot

Craft expressive documents with ease.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Jot launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Jots▲292
Unlock the benefits of journaling to become a better dev.
2025 · daily-jots.com · its alternatives →
2
JotDown▲81
A Markdown editor with built-in productivity functions
2015 · its alternatives →
3
Jot▲100
Jot is the fastest app for notes & sketches
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
jotnoted.▲170
Minimalistic notes with sketches editor
2024 · its alternatives →
5
Just Open & Type (JOT)▲345
A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas
2017 · jot.webflow.io · its alternatives →
6
Jot▲115
Simplest notes app for the Mac Menu Bar the world has seen.
2020 · getjot.app · its alternatives →
7
Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian▲146
⚡Rapid note management for the terminal. Contribute to shashwatah/jot development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Jot▲120
An essential app for quickly collecting thoughts and ideas
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
jot — a terminal notebook▲19
for thoughts you’re embarrassed to open Notion for.
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
JotBot▲113
A document assistant that helps you write better, faster
2024 · myjotbot.com · its alternatives →
11
Jot▲235
The no-fuss way to take notes
2018 · gogetjot.com · its alternatives →
12
Writing – A lightweight distraction-free editor (MathJax and Markdown)▲133
Writing is a lightweight distraction-free text editor, in the browser (Markdown and LaTeX supported). - josephernest/writing
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
13
MarkTwo▲71
A seamless, speedy, syncing markdown editor
2020 · marktwo.app · its alternatives →
14
Caret▲265
Beautiful and clever Markdown editor for Mac and PC
2017 · caret.io · its alternatives →
15
Jot▲187
Ever write yourself notes and/or emails? Enter Jot
2014 · drivn.co · its alternatives →
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Jot▲16
Jot is the simplest way to quickly write down your thoughts.
2015 · facebook.com · its alternatives →
17
An open-source, collaborative, WYSIWYG Markdown editor▲460
Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when…
2023 · editor.vrite.io · its alternatives →
18
Jotted – jsfiddle for self-hosted client-side demos▲47
Environment for showcasing HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with editable source. - ghinda/jotted
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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jotted▲119
The brilliant bookmark bar
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
20
Typed▲256
The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac
2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →
21
Jott▲152
Fast, local, linked notes
2020 · its alternatives →
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Writebin, an inline markdown editor▲67
2014 · writebin.io · its alternatives →
23
jotted▲99
Turn your tabs into collaborative mind maps
2023 · jotted.club · its alternatives →
24
Jot & Paste▲85
Keyboard-oriented desktop app for fast note-taking and paste
2022 · jotnpaste.com · its alternatives →

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