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24 alternatives to Rwtxt – a space for reading and writing text
A cms for absolute minimalists. Contribute to schollz/rwtxt development by creating an account on GitHub.
Rwtxt is a minimalist text platform launched in 2018 for reading and writing. It provides a simple, distraction-free space designed for people who want to focus on text without unnecessary features or complexity. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rwtxt – a space for reading and writing text launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Decentralised, minimalist microblogging service for hackers. - buckket/twtxt
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Medium 2.0▲1,131A new look, app, and features to move thinking forward
2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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Minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform.
2018 · writefreely.org · its alternatives →
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Medium 3.0▲858Next step of an exciting new phase and the Partners Program
2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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A twtxt client with minimal dependencies. Contribute to mdom/txtnish development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · gist.io · its alternatives →
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Medium▲409Everyone's stories, now w/ an inline editor, tags & stream
2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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Extremely simple note-taking and blogging without any sign up required. Create your own online notebook in seconds.
2023 · notepin.co · its alternatives →
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Eric Lawler, Boise-based software engineering leader: Scrivings, musings, and more
2019 · lawler.io · its alternatives →
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Highlight any text to instantly translate and explain it.
2025 · explaintxt.com · its alternatives →
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Hey all, I’ve made this bot, it fetches every story that enters the HN Top 10, summarizes it with AI to a tweet-sized textlog note and publishes it. textlog.cc offers these endpoints as RSS/Atom through textlog.cc/u/hn10.rss and textlog.cc/u/hn10.atom so you can subscribe easily. Enjoy!
Aug 2026 · textlog.cc · its alternatives →
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Writing is a lightweight distraction-free text editor, in the browser (Markdown and LaTeX supported). - josephernest/writing
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Since 2019, I’ve been working on a writing platform designed for creating complex documents (e.g., theses). I personally use it for everything as it also allows to classify documents in categories so you can organize them efficiently. As of a few months ago, the app is also available in the browser, and you can now invite coworkers to collaborate on a document in real time. The app is somewhat inspired by LyX. It offers an intuitive, modern editor, but users don’t need to know any LaTeX. When it’s time to export, they can choose from a range of templates (IEEE paper, thesis, etc.). A…
2025 · its alternatives →
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Telescope▲246A beautiful, stylish and minimal publishing platform ✏️
2019 · telescope.ac · its alternatives →
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NXT Editor▲71The best app for working with raw text (.txt) files
2020 · alexhawking.itch.io · its alternatives →
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A human-writable text format for musical notes, timing, and expression. - Daninet/mtxt
Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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InstaText▲175AI-based editing tool that helps you improve your text
2021 · instatext.io · its alternatives →
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Why not make a useful LLM wrapper for once? Websites are officially over. Teletext is the future? Made at my favourite kind of hackathon - Stupid Hackathon.
Nov 2025 · textable.live · its alternatives →
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