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24 alternatives to Write Monkey

Offline writing software

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Write Monkey launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Data Monkey▲244

   Codeacademy for data

   2014 · datamonkey.pro · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Onword▲158

   Just Write

   2014 · onword.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   WriteRoom▲67

   Distraction Free Writing

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Programmar▲88

   A place for developers to read and write

   2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ZenPen▲125

   The minimal writing tool of web

   2014 · zenpen.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tiny Docs▲121

   Simple place to write

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Prompts▲109

   Build a better writing habit

   2014 · getprompts.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hawkee▲73

   A writing platform for web developers

   2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bear▲38

    Beautiful writing app for notes and prose

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Help Me Write▲94

    Get your audience to help you decide what to write about.

    2013 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Draft▲149

    GitHub for writing

    2013 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chrome Experiments▲137

    Showcase of web experiments written by creative coders

    2015 · experiments.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Medium Battle▲177

    See who's better at writing on Medium

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    One Thing Well▲95

    A weblog about simple, useful software

    2014 · onethingwell.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Monkey Test It▲234

    Automated website testing by clever monkeys 🐵

    2016 · monkeytest.it · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fiddle.md▲91

    Simple and collaborative writing with Markdown

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    textlog▲63

    Jot down publicly

    2015 · textlog.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    dotCOMpad▲69

    A journal that helps you keep on top of your domains offline

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Draft▲56

    GitHub for Writing

    2013 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Jotterpad▲115

    The writing app for creatives

    2015 · 2appstudio.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Marked 2▲105

    Smarter tools for smarter writers

    2014 · marked2app.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Typewrite▲103

    Real-time collaborative writing

    2014 · typewrite.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hemingwrite▲137

    Digital typewriter for distraction free writing (pre-launch)

    2014 · hemingwrite.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 →