Platforms
- Windows
Pen and Quiet Alternatives
Sites and apps similar to Pen and Quiet include Joplin, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Zettlr, Simplenote, Typora and HelixNotes. You're spoiled for choice with Text Editors like Pen and Quiet: we list more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad.
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Prime Draft helps writers maintain focus by using a distraction-free fullscreen interface, automatic goal tracking, customizable writing environment, and limited text view, preventing edits once a sentence is finished. Supports backup creation and secured progress tracking.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
85 Zen Editor alternativesZen by Unit is a free, minimal, fast, private writing app. Just open and use.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
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Blank is a minimalistic, opinionated markdown editor made for writing. It works purely keyboard-based. Its minimalistic UI and WYSIWYG helps you stay focused on what really matters: content. Save to markdown or export your files to PDF.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
62 Many Notes alternativesMany Notes is a markdown note-taking app designed for simplicity! Easily create or import your vaults and organize your thoughts right away.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
Elegant Markdown Editor (EME) is an intuitive Markdown text editor with distraction-free mode, auto-sync for GitHub Gist, math typesetting support and more.
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Markdown editor that gets out of your way. Split-pane editing with live preview, 4 themes (Editorial, Midnight, Mono, Sepia), focus mode, tabbed editing, auto-save, version history, image paste support, and 10 built-in templates.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Free writing app that progressively hides previous paragraphs as you write. Set time/word/character goals and focus on progress, not perfection. WriteForward v1.0.4 brings major UX improvements: Import text files to continue drafts, customise layout width, UI scaling, and font...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
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33 JotterPad alternativesDesigned for creative writers, JotterPad is a plain text editor without the fuss and distraction of a word processor. It is perfect for writing books, novels, lyrics, poems, essays, drafts and screenplays.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
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52 Calmly Writer alternativesCalmly Writer is a professional text editor designed to focus on what you want to tell, with a simple, unobtrusive and distraction-free user interface.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Chrome OS
102 Deepdwn alternativesDeepdwn is a markdown editing suite, designed to organize and edit collections of markdown files.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
uFocus is a distraction-free writing application that allows you to open plain text files and manage them inside libraries. Looking for an alternative to those heavy word processors? Seeking for freshness? You are on the right place to start.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
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