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Products that do what Manuscripts.app does

For academics who have outgrown the spreadsheet tracker

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2
Journal 2.0 for iOS▲106
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3
Day One 2.0▲266
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4
Writing Analytics▲99
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5
GoJournal▲71
A digital journaling app for everyone
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6
Paste for iOS▲313
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2018
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Drift▲228
Minimalist journal app that fades over time
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8
Laconic▲168
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2021
9
Microsoft Journal▲71
A delightful freeform notetaking experience by Microsoft
2022
10
Dayflow▲175
Open source tools that help you get promoted
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11
Papery▲238
A journal, habit tracker, mood tracker, todos, all in one
2024
12
NotePlan 3▲264
Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files
2020
13
Dropbox Paper for Mac (Unofficial)▲195
An unofficial Mac app for Dropbox Paper
2017
14
Once▲179
Keep a journal like a real life book.
2018
15
Journal 2.0 for Desktop▲179
Bring your projects to life.
2020
16
UpNote▲161
The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020
17
Written Down▲77
Your journal everywhere you go
2017
18
Muse▲104
Al Visual Bookmark Manager for Mac
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Paste 4.0 for iOS▲220
The clipboard as it should be
2023
20
Writer▲81
Beautiful, secure and fast text editor and notes app.
2021
21
PeekNote▲176
Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025
22
MeisterNote▲181
Stunning online documentation - write, organize, collaborate
2021
23
CodeX Docs▲163
Self-hosted alternative to Notion, Paper and Google Docs
2022
24
WriteMapper▲236
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