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24 alternatives to Plain Text Table

Create tables and export them to plain text

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Plain Text Table launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Notion Simple Table by HelpKit▲228

   A free table generator for Notion using the equation block

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Plain Text List▲133

   Easily copy and paste-able lists for all your needs

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tables by Playmaker▲467

   Transform unstructured data into actionable data, instantly

   2024 · portday.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   FoldingText▲83

   Plain text productivity for geeks

   2014 · foldingtext.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Table for Medium▲181

   The easiest way to embed beautiful tables into your stories.

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ListFromText▲73

   Turn any text into useful lists

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Table to Text▲12

   Make data journalism easy. Send data, get text and images.

   2021 · tabletotext.shinyapps.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fieldbook▲592

   Create a database, as easily as a spreadsheet

   2015 · fieldbook.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Very Good Table▲242

   Build custom apps for your business in minutes with no code

   2022 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Textpad▲200

    Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.

    2016 · textpad.surge.sh · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Medium TOC▲162

    Easily create a 'Table Of Contents' for your Medium article.

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Electric Tables – an experiment in personal databases▲231

    Tom Critchlow. Move. Think. Create.

    2022 · tomcritchlow.com · its alternatives →

13. 13TI
    Tool I created to covert tabular data to a 'pretty' table▲107

    2019 · dv.dbb1.dev · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Table Apps▲182

    Make apps with data table, simply

    2023 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Text is▲98

    Simple and fast markdown pastebin

    2023 · text.is · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Plain Text Edit▲65

    Create and edit plain text documents in a Chrome tab

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Draft▲149

    GitHub for writing

    2013 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Markdown Tables▲71

    Create and edit Markdown tables on iPhone

    2019 · markdowntables.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    TaskPaper 3▲122

    Plain text to-do lists for Mac

    2016 · taskpaper.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Excel-like table editing for Markdown▲246

    The intention of Markdown is to minimise the formatting burden while writing and keep the content as plaintext for easy to read and share. But, when it comes to tables, things are a bit embarrassing. In nature, tables are structured into rows and columns and heavily depend on the format to visually

    2020 · blog.documentnode.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tweetable▲104

    A plugin to make any text easily tweetable

    2015 · omarish.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Typewriter▲72

    A Text Editor with No Features

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Getting more done with less — plain text notes and inside out todo lists▲6

    Turn plain text notes into a task board you can share

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Liquid Text 2.0▲157

    A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

    2016 · liquidtext.net · 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 →