Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Manuscripts.app

For academics who have outgrown the spreadsheet tracker

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Journal App▲325

   A beautiful journal app for macOS

   2023 · journal.do · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Paper 3.0▲779

   The new sticky note

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3CN
   Collected Notes – A note-taking blogging app I made▲457

   2020 · collectednotes.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Scraib.app▲315

   AI writing partner in every app on your Mac

   Nov 2025 · scraib.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Paper 4.0▲181

   Arrange sketches and notes in your online journal

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Agenda▲416

   Notes, your time has come

   2018 · agenda.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Apple Journal▲259

   A new app from Apple to start journalling

   2023 · apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Rough Draft▲408

   Write now. Edit later. Remember, it's just a rough draft.

   2015 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pages by Scribe▲373

   Create beautiful process documents, fast

   2022 · get.scribehow.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Manuscripts▲4

    A simple authoring tool for complex documents.

    2020 · atypon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Journal 2.0 for iOS▲106

    Bring your projects to life.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Writing Analytics▲99

    Writing tracker for authors and bloggers

    2020 · writinganalytics.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GoJournal▲71

    A digital journaling app for everyone

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Drift▲228

    Minimalist journal app that fades over time

    Apr 2026 · letitdrift.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Laconic▲168

    App to scan a paper book to save quotes and organize summary

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tidy▲98

    Spotlight returns nothing for words you know are in a scanned document. It is not a bug: a scan has no text layer, so there is nothing to index. How to check, and three ways to make those documents searchable on a Mac.

    Jul 2026 · tidymacapp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Microsoft Journal▲71

    A delightful freeform notetaking experience by Microsoft

    2022 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    MonsterWriter▲103

    MonsterWriter is the academic writing tool for students and researchers. Distraction-free document editing, powerful citation management, and full LaTeX workspace support. Better than Overleaf.

    Oct 2025 · monsterwriter.com · its alternatives →

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    Plume▲75

    App for writing documents, scripts, books and more.

    2018 · danmoop.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Manage, annotate, and share research papers▲24

    PaperShip for Mac, iPad and iPhone - Annotate, Manage, and Share your Papers with Mendeley and Zotero

    2013 · papershipapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Written Down▲77

    Your journal everywhere you go

    2017 · tinkerbuilt.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Writer▲81

    Beautiful, secure and fast text editor and notes app.

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Elephant Folio▲69

    The PDF Library that automatically organizes itself

    Apr 2026 · beroea.tech · its alternatives →

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    Manuscript▲4

    Writing tool for research documents

    2015 · atypon.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 →