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24 alternatives to Typst

Compose papers faster

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Typst launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tiip.app▲227

   Chegg For Writing Assignments.

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Just Open & Type (JOT)▲339

   A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Typed▲526

   Next-generation document editor and collaboration tool

   2022 · typed.do · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Typewrite▲103

   Real-time collaborative writing

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Blurt▲442

   Writing tool optimized for productivity and focus

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Typ▲73

   Turn plain Markdown into a formatted PDF, ready for print.

   2019 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tyles▲156

   An AI-driven note app that magically sorts your knowledge

   2023 · tyles.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Slashit App▲314

   Turn your common text into shortcuts and work faster with AI

   2025 · slashit.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SpeedNote AI▲211

   Convert your typo-riddled mess into clear notes

   2024 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Typed▲256

    The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Typora▲236

    A truly minimal markdown editor.

    2019 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Smarkup Notes▲191

    Extremely simple, productivity-focused, collaboration notes

    2022 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pages by Scribe▲382

    Create beautiful process documents, fast

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Jots▲305

    Unlock the benefits of journaling to become a better dev.

    2025 · daily-jots.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Jot & Paste▲85

    Keyboard-oriented desktop app for fast note-taking and paste

    2022 · jotnpaste.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    NoteLedge▲210

    Take better notes, your way

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dumbnote▲141

    Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.

    2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →

18. 18AM
    A Markdown Notepad App▲57

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Writer▲134

    Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    TikTok but for scientific papers▲200

    Papel is a black-and-white research app for discovering papers, reading with on-device AI, and discussing work with other researchers.

    May 2026 · andreaturchet.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stack▲120

    A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    MarkTwo▲71

    A seamless, speedy, syncing markdown editor

    2020 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Jot▲100

    Jot is the fastest app for notes & sketches

    2020 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Txt Muse▲122

    Write 10x better, not 10x faster

    2023 · txtmuse.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 →