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24 alternatives to Only Rough Drafts

A community to share rough drafts & improve your writing

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Only Rough Drafts launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Rough Draft▲408

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

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Draftr▲70

   Share drafts of your work & collect feedback easily.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hi▲62

   A real-time writing community.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Refind for Writers▲260

   Reach a community of hipsters, hackers, and hustlers

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Medium Battle▲177

   See who's better at writing on Medium

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Draft▲149

   GitHub for writing

   2013 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Typewrite▲103

   Real-time collaborative writing

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chunks▲138

   A new way to write a whole bunch of stuff

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Paragraphs▲272

   A minimalist writing app for Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Drafts▲71

    An app that's the composition box of everything

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Draft▲56

    GitHub for Writing

    2013 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Typewriter▲248

    Your on-demand editor

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Verses▲93

    A place to write and share poems

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    s'More▲265

    A desktop app for writing Medium stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hemingway Desktop App▲218

    An editor that makes your writing bold and clear.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Rough Draft for iPhone & iPad▲158

    The worst text editor -- because it doesn't let you edit

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    WriterKata▲123

    Simple exercises to become a better writer

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Help Me Write▲94

    Get your audience to help you decide what to write about.

    2013 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Pitchdeckers▲335

    Weekly free pitch deck templates

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Daily Page▲119

    A tool for writing daily. Become a better writer.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hardbound Writer's Program▲297

    YC for writers: experiment in a new media format

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Headlines▲288

    Analyse how engaging your headline is

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Medium Editor▲266

    The dead simple inline editor toolbar

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Analyze My Writing▲160

    Text content and readability analyzer

    2015 · 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 →