Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Twriter

Type like it’s yesterday, with today’s tech

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Twriter launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   USB Typewriter▲97

   Old manual typewriters as retro-futuristic marvels

   2015 · usbtypewriter.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Typewriter▲248

   Your on-demand editor

   2016 · typewriter.plus · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Retrotype▲218

   Feels like a real typewriter

   2025 · retrotype.ink · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Typewriter▲72

   A Text Editor with No Features

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Typed▲526

   Next-generation document editor and collaboration tool

   2022 · typed.do · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Type▲527

   The AI-first document editor

   2023 · type.ai · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Typeletter▲139

   Turn your browser into a cozy, nostalgic writing nook

   Feb 2026 · typeletter.aishashok.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Typewrite▲69

   A minimalist virtual typewriter for ios

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Professional Web Typography▲92

   Start learning about type on the web

   2016 · prowebtype.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Typewriter Revolution▲65

    A typist's companion for the 21st century

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Typed▲256

    The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac

    2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Classics+typing.works▲89

    practice typing with classic literature

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Turn your fancy, expensive computer into a stupid typewriter▲90

    A tool for just writing. No editing allowed.

    2020 · couchto50k.club · its alternatives →

14. 14
    typing.io▲255

    Typing practice for programmers

    2015 · typing.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Typewaiter, the typewriter that doesn't wait▲135

    Howdy HN, just recently made this silly typewriter variant and think some of you might enjoy it so thought I'd share. Here the cursor takes no heed of what you're typing and just advances at a steady pace, with the effect that typing something reasonable-looking requires you to type at a very steady rhythm. There's also the bonus that the space character is no longer needed—you can (and kind of have to) just wait—so the keyboard minimalists among us can shave even more space off their devices. Only desktop for now. It's an interesting contrast to the last one I made—which requires you to do…

    2022 · oisinmoran.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Iofree▲251

    The first mechanical keyboard inspired by typewriters

    2017 · lofree.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Typewriter for Markdown▲67

    iOS and macOS native markdown editor with live preview

    2021 · eightysix.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Typecast▲85

    Design for the reader by putting type first

    2014 · monotype.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Freewrite Smart Typewriter▲123

    Distraction-free tool for writing composition

    2016 · getfreewrite.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hemingwrite▲137

    Digital typewriter for distraction free writing (pre-launch)

    2014 · hemingwrite.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TypeHere▲71

    Type stuff. Come back anytime. It's still there.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Azio Keyboard▲93

    Vintage typewriter mechanical keyboard

    2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Typeform Connect▲207

    Get your data moving

    2018 · typeform.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Medium Typewriter▲2

    Inspire yourself writing as if you were doing it on Medium.

    2020 · felibuscaglia.github.io · 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 →