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A calm writing app with no complexity and no AI

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2
Handwriting.io▲355
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3
Still▲207
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4
Chunks▲138
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5
Minimal▲166
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Justwrite▲122
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Notebook.ai▲255
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2016
8
Writer▲81
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The Offline Writing App▲110
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10
Simply Write▲154
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WriteRush 2.0▲114
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Writers brew AI▲129
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13
Alta 2.0▲183
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14
Paper▲94
Distraction-free writing app for your iPhone, iPad and Mac
2017
15
AI Writer: Essay Email Writing(APP)▲218
ChatGPT app in your pocket
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WriteRush 3.0▲79
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17
UpNote▲161
The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020
18
Pennen▲122
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19
ZenJournal▲105
Fastest stress-free journal with chatting interface.
2018
20
Writer▲134
Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown
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Easy Writer▲115
Simple, elegant, distraction free writing.
2018
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JournalBook – Privacy centric, offline first, personal journal app▲268
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Notebook▲251
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2016
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Txt Muse▲122
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