WriteMonkey Alternatives

WriteMonkey is described as 'Writemonkey is a Windows zenware writing application with an extremely stripped down user interface, leaving you alone with your thoughts and your words' and is a very popular Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to WriteMonkey for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best WriteMonkey alternative is Zettlr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WriteMonkey are Typora, ghostwriter, FocusWriter and Manuskript.

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  1. ZenWriter, an online text editor that cuts out all the distraction and lets you focus on letting your thoughts flow. It’s a full screen, zen-like program that offers few formatting options but a whole lot of tranquility

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. JotterPad icon
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    Designed 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.

    32 JotterPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. MarkRight icon
     6 likes

    MarkRight is a simple but very efficient Markdown editor built using Electron and ClojureScript. It uses a dual pane interface that lets you focus on the task of writing, while providing a live preview so you can instantly see the results.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  4. Desk icon
     4 likes

    An award-winning & beloved desktop publishing client, exclusively for OS X.

    You are a storyteller, passionate about crafting narratives that capture, express, and delight in what it means to be human.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Qute icon
     2 likes

    Qute for PC/Mac is a text editor with Markdown and TeX support. Qute offers per paragraph preview, i.e., users can switch between editing the source and viewing a rich text rendering with typeset formulas for each paragraph separately.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. A beautiful markdown note-taking app for GNOME (forked from Paper).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. Super-clean writing space with a lot of configurability that stays out of sight when you don’t need it.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. FoldingText icon
     8 likes

    FoldingText makes you productive in easily formatted plain text. Turn your ideas into plans. Your to-dos into results. Your writing into clear, focused documents.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Void Writer icon
     3 likes

    A portable distraction-free writer with customizable themes, auto-save, and overwrite protection. Made with minimalism in mind.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Entry icon
     3 likes

    Lightweight and anonymous Markdown pastebin, based on Rentry and written in TypeScript. It allows for publishing Markdown documents with Markdown preview, easy editing, quick deletion and custom URLs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Lines is a modern and minimalist text editor - IDE with support for over 150 programming languages, embedded code inspectors and many other cool tools to help you write better code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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