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Work · October 8, 2019

Almanac

Doc Editor & Platform for Async Collaboration

Almanac launched on October 8, 2019 with 393 votes, #18 of 3,363 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

In plain words

Almanac is a document editor and collaboration platform designed to reduce meetings through asynchronous teamwork. It allows users to request reviews, create linked document versions, assign tasks, and work together without real-time coordination. The tool targets teams and professionals seeking more flexible ways to collaborate on documents and projects without constant synchronous communication.

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From the sources

Free yourself from endless meetings with async collaboration. Request reviews, create linked versions, assign tasks, and collaborate asynchronously. All in your doc editor.

Consolidate your docs in a beautiful, organized Single Source of Truth to get 5 hours back every week.

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