IWL: Smarter Writing AlternativesText Editors and other similar apps like IWL: Smarter Writing

IWL: Smarter Writing is described as 'IWL is a beautiful Markdown text editor designed to help you write with focus, powered by a suite of intelligent tools that elevate your writing to a professional level' and is a Text Editor in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to IWL: Smarter Writing for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad and Linux apps. The best IWL: Smarter Writing alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try FocusWriter or Bear. Other great apps like IWL: Smarter Writing are iA Writer, Ulysses, novelWriter and OmmWriter.

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  1. Typora icon

    Typora

     325 likes
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    A minimalist Markdown editor offering cross-platform synchronization, live preview, and seamless export/import in various formats like PDF, DOCX, and LaTeX. Features include distraction-free Focus and Typewriter modes, file management with tree and articles panels, and content organization through an outline panel.

    174 Typora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
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    • Typora is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to IWL: Smarter Writing.

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to IWL: Smarter Writing.

    • Typora is Paid and ProprietaryIWL: Smarter Writing is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Typora is Lightweight, Minimalistic and CustomizableIWL: Smarter Writing is not according to our users
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    FocusWriter

     207 likes
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    Simple but configurable and themeable, distraction-free text editor for writers. Open-source and available across desktop platforms.

    98 FocusWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    • FocusWriter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to IWL: Smarter Writing.

    • FocusWriter is Free and Open SourceIWL: Smarter Writing is Paid and Proprietary
    • FocusWriter is Customizable and LightweightIWL: Smarter Writing is not according to our users
  4. Bear icon

    Bear

     94 likes
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    Flexible note-taking and writing tool featuring advanced markdown with in-line images, cross-note links, live preview, hashtags, Focus Mode, plain text storage, iCloud sync, one-tap formatting, smart data recognition, and multiple export formats for portability.

    242 Bear alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Bear is the most popular Web-based, iPhone & iPad alternative to IWL: Smarter Writing.

    • Bear is Freemium and ProprietaryIWL: Smarter Writing is Paid and Proprietary
    • Bear is LightweightIWL: Smarter Writing is not according to our users
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    iA Writer

     96 likes
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    The key to good writing is not that magical glass of Bordeaux, the right kind of tobacco or that groovy background music. The key is focus. What you need to write well is a spartan setting that allows you to fully concentrate on your text and nothing but your text.

    117 iA Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  7. Ulysses icon

    Ulysses

     69 likes
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    Ulysses is a text editor for creative writers. Used by bloggers, poets, students and published novelists all over the world, it offers an integrated environment to brainstorm, draft, revise and even submit text on a professional level.

    124 Ulysses alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    novelWriter

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    novelWriter is a Markdown-like text editor designed for writing novels and larger projects of many smaller plain text documents. It uses its own flavor of Markdown that supports a meta data syntax for comments, synopsis and cross-referencing between files.

    61 novelWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Qt
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    OmmWriter

     47 likes
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    Ommwriter is a simple text processor that firmly believes in making writing a pleasure once again, reinvindicating the close relationship between writer and paper. The more intimate the relation, the smoother the flow of inspiration.

    51 OmmWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Byword

     53 likes
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    Byword is designed to make writing more enjoyable with Markdown on your Mac, iPhone and iPad.

    148 Byword alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    ZenWriter

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    ZenWriter is a full-screen text editor that minimizes distractions with its tranquil, zen-like interface for Windows, offering limited formatting options designed to support uninterrupted writing flow and creativity while providing a calm atmosphere for authors and poets.

    63 ZenWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Paper - Writing App

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    Super-clean writing space with a lot of configurability that stays out of sight when you don’t need it.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Protowords

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    Its primary goal is to make writing the first draft of your novel as easy as possible by improving the writing experience. It pulls you into your story with audio-visual themes, makes you feel comfortable in your writing space with its minimalist approach, and helps you hit...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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