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24 alternatives to Pretext

A powerful, clean Markdown & plain text editor for iOS 📝

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

1. 1
   Notion for iOS▲866

   A collaborative editor for notes, tasks, and wikis

   2017 · notion.so · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Cleartext▲307

   A text editor that allows only the 1,000 most common words

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Canvas for iOS▲307

   Write with your team, in realtime, using markdown

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TextFlex▲179

   Text editor & HTML viewer for iOS

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   txt.edit▲109

   The missing text editor for iPhone & iPad

   2020 · txtedit.dev · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Clean Text▲99

   Clean Text for iOS is a tool to reduce text cleanup time.

   2017 · apimac.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Editorial▲100

   Desktop-class text & markdown productivity on iOS

   2016 · omz-software.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Typed▲256

   The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac

   2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Scratchpad▲382

   Quick notes, always available

   2024 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pure Paste▲164

    Paste as plain text by default

    2022 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

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    Text is▲98

    Simple and fast markdown pastebin

    2023 · text.is · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Plain Org – A new org mode app for iOS▲132

    Download Plain Org by Xenodium Ltd. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Plain Org.

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Clean Text for iOS▲110

    An essential tool for removing text formatting on iOS 📱👌

    2016 · apimac.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Writer▲134

    Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Quote Block▲102

    Extract text from books/screenshots, make notes, learn ..

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    OnlyText - Simple Text Editor

    A Simple Way to Open Text Files on iOS

    Apr 2026 · onlytext.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    NotePlan 3▲264

    Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files

    2020 · noteplan.co · its alternatives →

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    Text Workflow▲151

    Transform your text with easy to use rules

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19IS
    I spent 10 months building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web▲69

    24d ago · markdown.beauty · its alternatives →

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    Byword▲103

    Markdown app for writing in plain text efficiently

    2017 · bywordapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21MF
    My first iOS app, WriteDown - a Markdown text editor▲6

    Hello everyone, I taught myself Objective-C late last year, and relentlessly working my first, real, production app since then. My app has been approved for sale last week, it is now on version 1.1, but I still very excited day by day since the launch day. :) About WriteDown, it is a Markdown down editor specifically for the iPhone. You can write your text in Markdown or just plain text. Syncing: It support Dropbox syncing. Optionally, you can upload your pieces of writing to Google Drive or Evernote as well, so you can keep it in your favorite Cloud service(s). You can email them to…

    2013 · its alternatives →

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    Typewriter for Markdown▲67

    iOS and macOS native markdown editor with live preview

    2021 · eightysix.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Copied▲162

    Instant Text Access, Easy Copy-Paste, and Organized Snippets

    2024 · copiedpro.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Quote Block 2.0▲67

    Extract text from books or screenshots, make notes & learn

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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