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24 alternatives to PaperLike

13.3″ e-ink monitor

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PaperLike launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1OH
   Our Hackable E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android▲342

   2012 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Packed Pixels▲107

   An extra monitor for your laptop! (Kickstarter)

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Project E Ink▲203

   32" e-ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall

   2023 · projecteink.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sony Digital Paper▲375

   Reinventing paper. Sony's e-ink tablet.

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Hacker News on Your Wall▲92

   32" e-ink screen with generated art based on tech headlines

   2023 · projecteink.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Adobe Ink & Slide▲77

   Touch Screen Pen and Digital Ruler

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Joto▲132

   The first connected display that draws with a pen

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Red Pen▲120

   Effing Fast Feedback

   2013 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Equil Smartpen 2▲117

   Real ink. Real paper. Digitized

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10TP
    Turn Pocketbook e-ink reader into computer monitor▲7

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Bullet Journal▲86

    An analog note-taking system for the digital age

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Scribble▲84

    A revolutionary pen that draws in any color (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Displio▲91

    A tiny, programmable e-ink wifi display (pre-launch)

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    N2 Smartpen▲93

    Writes on paper but also mirrors into smart devices.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Everlast Notebook▲137

    Smart paper-and-pen notebook

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Electric Objects▲271

    Digital artwork from the Internet on your wall (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    A 13.3" battery-powered e-paper picture frame to display digital art▲64

    2021 · blog.framelabs.eu · its alternatives →

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    Ink Messenger▲80

    Scribble, doodle, write, draw, sketch your message

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Stylograph▲102

    Take your ideas from paper to digital

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20IM
    I made my own TRMNL e-ink device▲85

    2025 · stavros.io · its alternatives →

21. 21PL
    Paperman – LaTeX editor with a Markdown feel▲120

    2014 · paperman.patricklorio.com · its alternatives →

22. 22IM
    I made a battery-powered e-ink display that shows my calendar▲68

    2023 · stavros.io · its alternatives →

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    Mod Notebooks▲186

    A paper notebook that syncs to the cloud

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Movable Ink▲86

    Target email at the moments of open

    2014 · 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 →