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24 alternatives to Swift Publisher

Desktop publisher for Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Swift Publisher launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Desk App▲93

   Simple Desktop Publishing

   2014 · desk.pm · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Swift AI▲243

   A.I. and machine learning library written in Swift

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Swift ToolBox▲182

   Community-supported catalog of Swift libraries for iOS & OSX

   2016 · appifydev.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Medium for Publishers▲360

   New custom tool for Medium's publishers

   2016 · publishers.medium.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Desktop Fruit▲140

   Curated Mac application designs

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Swift Devs▲101

   A community for developers and students of Swift

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Quiver▲141

   A notebook built for programmers on your Mac

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Captain▲191

   A Docker menu bar app for Mac

   2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Swift Summary Book▲157

   Summary of Apple's Swift language written on Playgrounds

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Editorial▲100

    Desktop-class text & markdown productivity on iOS

    2016 · omz-software.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hemingway Desktop App▲218

    An editor that makes your writing bold and clear.

    2014 · hemingwayapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PublisherKit▲121

    Generate news content with AI

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Render▲169

    React-inspired Swift library for writing UIKit UIs

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Advanced Swift▲97

    From low-level programming to high-level abstractions

    2015 · objc.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Blocs▲165

    Mac web design app

    2014 · blocsapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Typed▲104

    New Markdown Editor for Mac by Realmac Software (pre-launch)

    2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    UINotebook▲183

    A notebook for creatives and engineers

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    LinkedIn Publishing▲198

    A brand new, sleek and intuitive editor

    2016 · linkedin.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Blurb▲89

    Self publishing book platform

    2014 · blurb.co.uk · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Swift Weekly▲87

    Free Swift development newsletter

    2014 · swiftweekly.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Koken▲69

    Creative website publishing

    2014 · koken.me · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Peach for Mac▲220

    Unofficial desktop client for 🍑

    2016 · ummjackson.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Desk 3.0▲211

    Writing, blogging, and notetaking for WordPress

    2016 · desk.pm · its alternatives →

24. 24
    FolioReaderKit▲70

    A Swift ePub reader and parser framework for iOS.

    2016 · github.com · 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 →