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. The Polyglot Bible Typography Project launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Universal Typeface▲100

   Unifying the world’s handwriting

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   GLYPH Immersive▲83

   a free tool for modular grid lettering

   Sep 2026 · glyph.kateander.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Curious Letters▲65

   A visual puzzle inspired by beautiful typography

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Prototypo▲83

   Streamlining font creation with open source typeface editor

   2014 · mathey.notion.site · its alternatives →

5. 5TO
   Typegram – open source publishing platform▲8

   2018 · en.tgr.am · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Grid Lover▲68

   Typographic system with modular scale and vertical rhythm.

   2014 · gridlover.net · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Work Sans▲12

   An open source typeface family based on early Grotesques

   2015 · weiweihuanghuang.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Feminist Letters▲10

   A font advocating for gender equality

   2018 · thefeministletters.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   UXPin + Typekit▲22

   Typography consistency for the whole design workflow

   2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

10. 10DA
    Diffboard, a pastebin alternative with diffs▲5

    2012 · diffboard.com · its alternatives →

11. 11AM
    Artwork made with Common Lisp, with source code▲6

    2015 · burtonsamograd.deviantart.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mixfont▲13

    A modern font generator

    2017 · mixfont.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sketch Libraries 💎📚▲16

    Sketch 47's new native shared symbol library

    2017 · sketch.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    KeenWrite, a Desktop Text Editor▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Taetype – a complete font engine for Rust and WASM▲5

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16HP
    Hand-picked templates and themes▲7

    2015 · templatestash.com · its alternatives →

17. 17EE
    Early English Print N-Gram Browser▲9

    2014 · earlyprint.wustl.edu · its alternatives →

18. 18BE
    Bob-editor – create and edit ASCII art graphically▲6

    2024 · ivanceras.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19PT
    Poemr: The Imgur of Poetry▲5

    2013 · poemr.com · its alternatives →

20. 20GA
    Glancy - Article lengths at a glance▲6

    2013 · glancyapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Collection of visualizations for IPython▲5

    2015 · nbviewer.ipython.org · its alternatives →

22. 22LT
    Little typographic experiment with SVG and CSS transitions▲5

    2013 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

23. 23TI
    tascii.io – a multiplayer ASCII character grid▲9

    2018 · tascii.io · its alternatives →

24. 24AL
    A little index card typewriter simulator▲6

    2024 · card.zjm.me · 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 →