Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Stempad
Scientific writing at the speed of thought
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stempad launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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I'm building an online text-editor editor to write and save scientific documents fast. Here's a video of how it works: https://youtu.be/Hyk8CvCdEWE As an engineering student, I hated that handwriting was the only viable way to do fast or impromptu scientific writing. It would be the only way to take quick notes in class or in a lab, write an assignment, or create a presentation. Here's a few things I witnessed in academia: * Unsuitable editors: Students attempt to resort to text editors unoptimized for science, such as Notion or Word, to take notes and write assignments. *…
2024 · stempad.io · its alternatives →
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Textpad▲200Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.
2016 · textpad.surge.sh · its alternatives →
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ButterDocs▲571The Google Docs alternative for serious writers & teams
2024 · butterdocs.com · its alternatives →
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Letterpad▲140A Blogging Platform without any paywall and distractions.
2022 · letterpad.app · its alternatives →
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Astropad▲246Transform your iPad into a professional graphics tablet
2015 · astropad.com · its alternatives →
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OrgPad▲133A simple and easy-to-use app that liberates your thinking
2021 · orgpad.com · its alternatives →
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STEMpedia▲93Effective learning-by-doing for young innovators
2019 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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Prism▲175A free, LaTeX-native workspace for scientists
Jan 2026 · prism.openai.com · its alternatives →
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ThoughtPad▲74Quick autosaving notepad on the web
2016 · thoughtpad.kingdomofs.com · its alternatives →
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Letterpad▲95A blogging platform without any paywall and with AI Editor
2022 · letterpad.app · its alternatives →
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The power of the Mac with the precision of Apple Pencil
2015 · astropad.com · its alternatives →
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Notepad▲113A rich, distraction-free alternative to sticky notes 📋
2018 · notepad.microtheta.com · its alternatives →
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Hello. Briefly about Structpad: All interaction with app comes down to simple typing, like in a notepad. No buttons, commands or special characters needed. However, you can still build complex structured data. Something about why I'm building Structpad: I love taking notes and I think it's necessary for deep thinking because our brain is very powerful, but it has one weakness - memory. I noticed that not only the text itself matters, but also some invisible structure in our minds. There are various tools that try to reveal this structure, such as filenames, folders, tags, links, tables of…
2022 · structpad.app · its alternatives →
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2013 · penflip.com · its alternatives →
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