Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to MNML AF

A Writing, Blogging, and Notetaking App for Medium.com.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MNML AF launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Medium 2.0▲1,131

   A new look, app, and features to move thinking forward

   2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Paragraphs▲272

   A minimalist writing app for Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Medium▲409

   Everyone's stories, now w/ an inline editor, tags & stream

   2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Medium for iOS▲137

   Everyone’s stories and ideas. Anywhere, anytime

   2014 · medium.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Letterspace▲446

   A simple note-taking app on iOS & Mac

   2015 · programmerbird.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Medium CLI▲244

   A command line Interface for reading Medium stories

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Typed▲256

   The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac

   2014 · realmacsoftware.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
   MediumDesk▲18

   Desktop App for Medium developed by Medium enthusiasts

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Paragraph Notes▲155

    A private Markdown notes app for Mac

    Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Trix▲184

    A rich text editor for everyday writing

    2015 · trix-editor.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Typewrite▲103

    Real-time collaborative writing

    2014 · typewrite.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Medium for Publishers▲360

    New custom tool for Medium's publishers

    2016 · publishers.medium.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Coda 3.0▲332

    The doc that brings it all together

    2022 · coda.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mag.io▲75

    Collaboration tool for teams crafting magazines

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    s'More▲265

    A desktop app for writing Medium stories

    2016 · gavindinubilo.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17FM
    Fiddle.md – a collaborative writing tool by Swipe▲129

    2015 · fiddle.md · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Medium Editor▲266

    The dead simple inline editor toolbar

    2016 · yabwe.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mnmllist▲208

    Listing all things minimal

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    McWig – A modal, Vim-like text editor written in Go▲152

    Hey! Check out my "toy" text editor which I use as my daily driver. Features LSP autocomplete, goto definition, hover info Tree-sitter support Color themes (borrowed from the Helix text editor) Lots of bugs Macro support Something like Emacs org-mode: Open test.txt, place the cursor at line 15, and press "Ctrl-C Ctrl-C". This project was written as a "speed run" — not for speed in terms of time, but rather as an exercise to explore the text editor problem space without overthinking or planning ahead. It’s a quick and "dirty" implementation, so to speak.…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Chunks▲138

    A new way to write a whole bunch of stuff

    2018 · chunks.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    FundaMine▲234

    Get Medium style annotations on your site

    2015 · fundamine.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Standard Notes▲164

    A simple and private notes app.

    2017 · standardnotes.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Stack▲120

    A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

    2017 · stack-writer.com · its alternatives →

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