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24 alternatives to Readable

A jquery plugin to display better paragraphs

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

1. 1
   Paragraphs▲272

   A minimalist writing app for Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Quoty▲98

   A WordPress plugin for sharing selected text

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sayable▲138

   It allows you to send a link with an easy to remember phrase

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   New Readability▲75

   Read Comfortably— Anytime, Anywhere

   2013 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pubble▲92

   The smart Q&A system for your site.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6AJ
   A jQuery plugin for easy single page web sites.▲49

   2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7PT
   Plain text for the web▲151

   2016 · saola.in · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Just Read▲213

   Reader view for web browsers

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9WO
   Wysihtml – Open-source rich text editor for web apps▲215

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    jquer.in▲68

    A jQuery plugin a day

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11TI
    txtify.it – Easily convert web articles to plain text▲51

    2018 · txtify.it · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Thimble by Mozilla ▲152

    A web based code editor that helps you learn as you code

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Brackets 1.0▲190

    An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ExplainToMe▲182

    Automatic web article summarizer

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Readsy▲77

    The easiest way to speed-read, right in your browser

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SetNeedsReadable▲86

    Extensions for CGFloat and UIView to improve readability

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Squire▲123

    The <textarea> of the future. A HTML5 rich text editor.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Atom▲145

    A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Papermark▲103

    A better way to track what you’re reading

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    PostScripting▲111

    Proofreading and editing done right

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21SP
    Simple Print – Convert web articles into printable PDFs▲122

    2018 · pdf.fivefilters.org · its alternatives →

22. 22RH
    Readable-HN Chrome extension▲28

    2011 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Folio▲98

    A read-later app sending a typeset digest to your e-reader

    17d ago · myfolio.so · its alternatives →

24. 24
    TwentyTwenty▲93

    JQuery visual diff tool

    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 →