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. Tandem – Decentralized, cross-editor, collaborative editing launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Editorially▲95

   Collaborative writing tool

   2013 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Atom▲145

   A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

   2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

4. 4PA
   Polyphony – A realtime collaborative text editing lib for web/mobile▲8

   2014 · polyphony-ot.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Markdoc▲84

   A shared Markdown editor for people and their agents

   14d ago · markdoc.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HyperFrames Studio (Desktop)▲164

   The First Video Editor built for Agents

   16d ago · hyperframes.dev · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Spreadsheets for hierarchical data – real-time collaborative editing▲5

   2016 · datascribbler.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   FocusWrite▲115

   A local-first writing app with focus modes.

   11d ago · focuswrite.app · its alternatives →

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    Collaborative editing with Quill▲5

    2018 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

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    Jottings▲95

    Real-time collaboration in Markdown

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Atavist▲116

    A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

    2015 · magazine.atavist.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Collaborative text editing in ~220 lines of JavaScript▲5

    2021 · git.ce9e.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    CotEditor▲102

    The free plain-text editor for OS X

    2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Collaborate on Slides▲99

    Shared editing and per-slide feedback on presentations

    2016 · slides.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    MarkRight▲84

    A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wipster▲96

    A workflow and collaboration tool for video creatives

    2015 · wipster.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Etherpad▲1

    Collaborative editing in really real-time

    2016 · etherpad.org · its alternatives →

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    KeenWrite, a Desktop Text Editor▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Composé▲91

    An editor for creating interactive iOS prototypes and apps

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Collaborative Markdown Editor▲83

    Collaborative editor with end-to-end encryption.

    2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Markly▲64

    A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

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

24. 24
    Aperture▲63

    An AI code editor that checks its own work

    18d ago · 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 →