Work · 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. TextCal – A Minimalist Fullscreen Calendar for Text Todo List launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

2. 2FC
   Fullscreen Calendar for Your Existing Todo List▲5

   2017 · textcal.com · its alternatives →

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   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Calerto for Mac▲123

   Full-screen meeting alerts for your Mac

   Sep 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Liquid Text 2.0▲157

   A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

   2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

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   Timeless▲80

   A unique clock and calendar visualization

   2015 · timeless.simplebots.co · its alternatives →

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   Curator▲95

   A visual notes app for iPad

   2014 · curator.co · its alternatives →

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   The Non-App Calendar▲127

   A printable calendar for goal oriented planning

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   TIME Planner▲74

   Todo list meets calendar

   2013 · timeplannerapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MuM▲93

    A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

    26d ago · mum.jiker.ai · its alternatives →

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    High-Res Day Planner + Visualizer in Plain Text▲9

    2020 · crushentropy.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tasks▲68

    A simplistic todo list manager written in Go

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13BA
    Building an E-Ink Calendar and a UI Toolkit along the way▲64

    2020 · rahulrav.com · its alternatives →

14. 14CW
    Calendar with integrated timeline for fast navigation▲8

    2018 · chronoflocalendar.com · its alternatives →

15. 15NM
    Notably – minimalist markdown notes app▲5

    2018 · producthunt.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AT
    A todo list app with infinite subtasks and pomodoro (iOS)▲5

    2018 · producthunt.com · its alternatives →

17. 17SP
    Slideas: Presentation software for Mac OS using Markdown▲6

    2020 · slideas.app · its alternatives →

18. 18CA
    Calendar API for Developers▲9

    2019 · campaigndays.com · its alternatives →

19. 19BA
    BeforeShutdown – a macOS menubar todo app with reminders on system off▲9

    2020 · beforeshutdown.app · its alternatives →

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    Collate Notes▲9

    A flexible cross-platform note-taking application

    2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →

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    KeenWrite, a Desktop Text Editor▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CC
    Code Calendar – open-source app to keep track of coding contests▲8

    2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23CO
    CSS-only Calendar App Concept (Chrome-only)▲7

    2014 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

24. 24LA
    Lez – a list app for pleasurable tasks▲7

    2018 · lez.mamota.net · 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 →