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24 alternatives to Pen Type-A

A minimal pen and ruler sleeve

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pen Type-A launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Universal Typeface▲100

   Unifying the world’s handwriting

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   DrawType▲109

   The Drawing Keyboard

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ZenPen▲125

   The minimal writing tool of web

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Paragraphs▲272

   A minimalist writing app for Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Penxo▲63

   A minimalist 2mm lead pencil.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   01▲7

   A smart pen and ruler

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Adobe Ink & Slide▲77

   Touch Screen Pen and Digital Ruler

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Sens Pen▲88

   Minimalistic pen for thinkers, solvers, and creators

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Felt for iPhone▲261

   Handwritten cards for the modern world

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Keybr▲91

    Improve your touch typing

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Everlast Notebook▲137

    Smart paper-and-pen notebook

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Line-us▲146

    A small robot arm that draws with a pen on paper

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Typeplate▲83

    A typographic starter kit.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Typewriter▲72

    A Text Editor with No Features

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    3D PRINTING PEN▲11

    lix, lixpen, 3d, 3dpen, the smallest

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AirType▲85

    The keyless keyboard of the future

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Dictate by Microsoft▲140

    Hands free typing in Microsoft Office

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sorta Notebinder▲69

    A notebook with pages that can be removed & reordered

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Find Guidelines▲174

    A repository of products' design guidelines

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22WA
    Writing – A lightweight distraction-free editor (MathJax and Markdown)▲133

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Bezier Game▲106

    Beautiful game to master the Pen Tool

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Curator▲95

    A visual notes app for iPad

    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 →