Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Tech Notes

A weekly longform newsletter on tech

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tech Notes launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Tech Memo▲191

   A weekly 1-min summary of top tech news for busy founders

   2019 · thetechmemo.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Charged newsletter▲156

   Weekly roundup of tech, boiled down into bite sized pieces

   2014 · char.gd · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Product Design Weekly▲118

   Digital product design newsletter

   2014 · designweekly.atomic.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SubList▲83

   Email newsletters for blogs

   2014 · bbrandsproductinformationvideo5.in.net · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Monkey Keyboard Productivity Newsletter▲83

   A weekly roundup of the best lifehacks and productivity tips

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Dev Ideas▲86

   An email newsletter for dev project ideas.

   2014 · devideas.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Studio Neat Gazette▲85

   Weekly newsletter from the guys at Studio Neat

   2015 · studioneat.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Vox Sentences Newsletter▲89

   Daily summary of the news in an easily digestible format

   2015 · vox.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Product Manager Handbook▲116

   Interviews w/ product managers + weekly newsletter

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tech Productivity▲5

    A Newsletter for Tech Pros Who Want to Get Stuff Done

    2021 · techproductivity.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tech Productivity – A Newsletter for Techs Who Want to Get Stuff Done▲25

    A weekly newsletter featuring tools and articles on productivity, remote work, wellness, brain science, and more.

    2019 · techproductivity.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    TL;DR Weekly▲121

    Digest the tech world in minutes

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Letterlist▲122

    The Simplest Way To Discover Amazing Newsletters

    2014 · letterlist.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Web Tools Weekly▲94

    One email per week with the best front-end web tools

    2014 · webtoolsweekly.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    EMERGING▲141

    Weekly newsletter about technology in the developing world

    2016 · emerging.news · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PatchNotes▲7

    Curated newsletters for engineers, and tech professionals.

    2025 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tools for Reporters▲72

    A newsletter with awesome tools for storytellers

    2014 · toolsforreporters.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tech Pizza▲77

    Tech news for busy people

    2022 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Spotlight Newsletter▲78

    Surfacing underappreciated content once a week.

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Good Morning Tech▲83

    Your daily dose of tech, straight to your inbox

    2023 · goodmorningtech.news · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TechByte Newsletter▲5

    a weekly technolgy newsletter

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    iOS Components Weekly▲119

    Weekly newsletter dedicated to iOS developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Note Tracks▲80

    Annotated notes for audio content

    2015 · notetracks.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Benedict Evans Newsletter▲77

    Great newsletter for tech, mobile, trends, data, and news

    2014 · ben-evans.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 →