Typewrite Alternatives

Typewrite is described as 'Real-time collaborative writing environment with Markdown support, versioning and Dropbox syncing' and is an website in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Typewrite, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Typewrite alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ghostwriter or Mark Text. Other great sites and apps similar to Typewrite are StackEdit, GitBook, iA Writer and Hemingway Editor.

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  1. Typora icon

    Typora

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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.

    175 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 Typewrite.

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to Typewrite.

    • Typora is Paid and ProprietaryTypewrite is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Typora is Lightweight, Minimalistic and CustomizableTypewrite is not according to our users
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    ghostwriter

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    ghostwriter is a feature-rich text editor using Markdown syntax which makes it suitable for note-taking, document redaction, simple HTML website creation and much more.

    136 ghostwriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    • ghostwriter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Typewrite.

    • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceTypewrite is Freemium and Proprietary
    • ghostwriter is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTypewrite is not according to our users
  4. Mark Text icon

    Mark Text

     120 likes
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    Open-source Markdown editor on Mac, Windows, and Linux offering real-time preview, clean interface, and various themes. Supports math expressions, exports HTML/PDF, allows image pasting, and more.

    103 Mark Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GitHub Flavored Markdown
     
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    Typora

    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 manag...

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    StackEdit

     90 likes
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    Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    StackEdit 5 - Split interface (Dark)
     

    • StackEdit is the most popular Web-based alternative to Typewrite.

    • StackEdit is Free and Open SourceTypewrite is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. iA Writer icon

    iA Writer

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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.

    118 iA Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • iA Writer is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Typewrite.

    • iA Writer is Paid and ProprietaryTypewrite is Freemium and Proprietary
    • iA Writer is Privacy focused and LightweightTypewrite is not according to our users
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    Archivy

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    A self-hosted knowledge repository that allows you to safely preserve useful content that contributes to your own personal, searchable and extensible wiki.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
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    • Archivy is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Typewrite.

    • Archivy is Free and Open SourceTypewrite is Freemium and Proprietary
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    scrutch

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    End-to-encrypted, laser-focussed yet elegant editor. No registration, no login, no ads, no tracking, no hassle. Just write. In private or together with others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • scrutch is the most popular SaaS alternative to Typewrite.

    • scrutch is Free and ProprietaryTypewrite is Freemium and Proprietary
    • scrutch is Security-focused, Minimalistic, Lightweight and Privacy focusedTypewrite is not according to our users
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    Haroopad

     69 likes
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    Haroopad is a markdown enabled document processor for creating web-friendly documents. You can author various formats of documents such as blog article, slide, presentation, report, and e-mail as if experts did.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    MarkdownPad

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    MarkdownPad is a full-featured Markdown editor for Windows. Features: LivePreview : Instantly see how your documents look in HTML as you create them. Easy formatting with keyboard shortcuts. Markdown formatting can be applied (and removed) with handy keyboard shortcuts and toolb.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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