Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Spreadsheets for hierarchical data – real-time collaborative editing launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Jottings▲95

   Real-time collaboration in Markdown

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2PA
   Polyphony – A realtime collaborative text editing lib for web/mobile▲8

   2014 · polyphony-ot.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Collaborate on Slides▲99

   Shared editing and per-slide feedback on presentations

   2016 · slides.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Collaborative text editing in ~220 lines of JavaScript▲5

   2021 · git.ce9e.org · its alternatives →

6. 6TD
   Tandem – Decentralized, cross-editor, collaborative editing▲6

   2018 · typeintandem.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Markdoc▲84

   A shared Markdown editor for people and their agents

   14d ago · markdoc.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Editorially▲95

   Collaborative writing tool

   2013 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Datamatic▲156

   Editable data visualizations for the web

   2017 · datamatic.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    FocusWrite▲115

    A local-first writing app with focus modes.

    11d ago · focuswrite.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Typewrite▲103

    Real-time collaborative writing

    2014 · typewrite.io · its alternatives →

12. 12CE
    Collaborative editing with Quill▲5

    2018 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

13. 13AG
    A grid based editor for Markdown tables, CSV, Gherkin tables, HTML▲9

    2021 · eviltester.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14NC
    Nimble collaborative note-taking▲5

    2018 · rexpad.com · its alternatives →

15. 15OT
    Operational transform for realtime collaborative editing in JS/Flow▲56

    2016 · cricklet.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Markly▲64

    A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

    27d ago · markly.justghali.dev · its alternatives →

17. 17AR
    Add Real-Time Collaboration to Excel 2013, 2016 and Online▲5

    2016 · quant.cloud · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Etherpad▲1

    Collaborative editing in really real-time

    2016 · etherpad.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    KeenWrite, a Desktop Text Editor▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    wolkenkit-boards – a tool for collaboratively organizing notes▲8

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21RT
    Real-Time Web Collaborative Code Editing▲15

    2012 · cocode.io · its alternatives →

22. 22LA
    Lity – A collaborative note graph using Yjs and Tauri▲6

    2021 · lity.cc · its alternatives →

23. 23AK
    A keyboard-centric flowchart editor▲6

    2021 · knotend.com · its alternatives →

24. 24RD
    Re:dash - collaborative dashboards using RedShift▲7

    2013 · geeks.everything.me · 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 →