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24 alternatives to Sidenotes

Medium & Rap Genius-like in-line commenting by Livefyre

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

1. 1
   SideComments.js▲209

   add Medium like comments to your site

   2014 · aroc.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   RapGenii▲67

   Crowdsource your own rap

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Beatstrap▲102

   Live-blog as a team using twitter.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   FootNotes▲72

   SoundCloud-style time-tied comments for youtube

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Rap Pad▲80

   Anyone can write rap lyrics.

   2014 · rappad.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   hearthis.at▲75

   A serious SoundCloud alternative

   2015 · hearthis.at · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Shotnote▲70

   Leave a shot. Leave a note.

   2014 · shotnote.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tenuto.fm▲77

   A Search Engine for Hip Hop Beats

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Rap Shirts▲112

   #RAPSHIRTSFORWHITEPEOPLE

   2014 · rapshirtsforwhitepeople.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Genius Fact Tracks▲111

    Get the facts behind the tracks! Genius + Spotify = 💃

    2016 · genius.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Poetica▲91

    Intuitive feedback in Gmail, Wordpress and more

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Irregardless.ly▲85

    A crowdsourced style guide for writers

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    If You're Typing This▲56

    Generate your own Drake cover

    2015 · ifyouretypingthisitstoolate.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    5iler▲81

    A notepad for the rhythm of your mind

    2014 · 5iler.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Timbre▲78

    The simple way to find live music

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fever Reader▲73

    A Feed Reader with A Brain

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    DownWrite▲71

    Buy custom songs from your favorite artists

    2014 · downwrite.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    TabShare▲78

    Save your tabs to a link to revisit later or share

    2014 · tabshare.me · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Broadsheet▲79

    Create and publish responsive pages for free

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LMGTFY▲135

    For people who bother you, rather than google it themselves

    2014 · lmgtfy.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sett▲82

    The Blog That Builds Your Audience.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Medium Sounds▲116

    Add music to your Medium posts

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Nooot▲68

    Collaborative notes in your browser

    2015 · its alternatives →

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