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24 alternatives to Lorem

Write and discover micropoetry.

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

1. 1
   µPeek▲71

   The professional microscope that fits in your wallet

   2015 · upeek.net · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Microcosm▲72

   A modern forum platform

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Micro▲88

   A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Daily Micro▲192

   Screenshot summaries of the best essays in tech sent via SMS

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Microlancer▲61

   A community of handpicked designers & developers.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tiny Docs▲121

   Simple place to write

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mini Mammoth▲87

   Powerful research companion from Mammoth

   2015 · mammothhq.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tinycon▲197

   A small library for manipulating the favicon

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   One Codex ▲67

   The Google For Genomic Data

   2014 · onecodex.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Storybird▲77

    Visual storytelling and poetry writing

    2014 · storybird.com · its alternatives →

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    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mosaic▲161

    The app for ideas

    2015 · baronfig.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Authorea▲94

    GitHub for scientific works

    2014 · authorea.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Glyphter▲66

    The SVG Font Machine

    2014 · glyphter.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Proto.io▲135

    Fast, fully-interactive, high-fidelity mobile prototypes

    2014 · proto.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ginkgotree▲73

    A Tumblr for making your own textbooks

    2014 · ginkgotree.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Word Perhect▲59

    the artistic online word processor

    2014 · wordperhect.net · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Papers We Love▲90

    A repository of academic computer science papers

    2015 · paperswelove.org · its alternatives →

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    Findery▲63

    Social local discovery

    2014 · findery.com · its alternatives →

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    Prototypo▲83

    Streamlining font creation with open source typeface editor

    2014 · mathey.notion.site · its alternatives →

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    Haven▲97

    A set of tools to inspire creative writing

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

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    Irregardless.ly▲85

    A crowdsourced style guide for writers

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Scribble▲84

    A revolutionary pen that draws in any color (pre-launch)

    2014 · kickstarter.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 →