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Freedom blocks distractions across all your Mac, Windows, Android, iOS, and Chrome devices so you don’t have to fight off the temptation of distracting pings, notifications, headlines, and emails.
Platforms: Mac, Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad, Chrome, Online, PC
Best for: Productivity, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, Blog, and Free
Website: https://freedom.to/
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Block the entire Internet
See the time you spend on sites
Set your daily limits on sites
★★★★★ Performance
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Also rated 4.4 ★ on Google Play
Slick Write is a powerful, free application that makes it easy to check your writing for grammar errors, potential stylistic mistakes, and other features of interest. Whether you're a blogger, novelist, SEO professional, or student writing an essay for school, Slick Write can help take your writing to the next level.
Platforms: Online
Best for: Editing, Proofreading, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.slickwrite.com/
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Grammar checker
Customizable feedback
Grammar reports
★★★★ Performance
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Also rated 4.4 ★ on Capterra
Build your best ideas together, in Google Docs. Create, edit, and collaborate with others on documents from your Android phone or tablet with the Google Docs app.
Platforms: Online, Chrome, iPhone, iPad, Android
Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.google.com/docs/about/
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Create and share new documents
Work online and offline
Export in multiple formats
Collaborate in real time
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Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
Built for teams and individuals to create, collaborate, and organize all your knowledge in one place from anywhere in the world. Create fast dynamic notes, documents, wikis, knowledge bases, and projects while integrating across the apps you work with.
Platforms: Online
Best for: Productivity, Blog, and Free
Website: https://bit.ai/
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Folders and subfolders
Smart search
Cloud upload
Interlinking & document sharing
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Also rated 5.0 ★ on Capterra
Dropbox Paper is more than a doc — it’s a co-editing tool that brings creation and coordination together in one place.
Platforms: Online, Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Chrome, PC
Best for: Note-taking, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.dropbox.com/paper/start?no_redirect=1
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Collaborative editing and commenting
Pre-made templates
App integrations
Turn docs into presentations
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Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
Gingko is a new kind of tool, that lets you shape your ideas with lists, outlines and cards, all in the same clean interface.
Platforms: Online
Best for: Outlining, Essay, Book, Story, and Blog
Website: https://gingkowriter.com/
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Drag-and-droppable lists
An intuitive outliner
Movable index cards
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We’re more than a doc. Or a table. Customize Notion to work the way you do.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Chrome, PC
Best for: Note-taking, Outlining, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.notion.so/product
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Create wikis
Link to different pages
Hundreds of pre-made wikis
Create table of contents
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Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
Whether you’re brainstorming ideas, presenting in meetings, or managing tasks, Ayoa provides you with flexibility and intuitive working methods every step of the way.
Platforms: Online, Mac, Windows, Android, PC
Best for: Outlining, Blog, and Essay
Website: https://www.ayoa.com/
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Collaborative online whiteboard
Mind mapping
Focus on progress
Idea bank
★★★★ Performance
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Also rated 4.1 ★ on Google Play
The best outlining app for your best work. Where brilliant ideas are captured, fleshed out, and realized.
Platforms: Online, Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, PC
Best for: Outlining, Book, Story, Blog, Essay, and Free
Website: https://dynalist.io/
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Tags & cross-linking
Color code anything
Easy export
★★★★ Performance
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Also rated 4.2 ★ on Google Play
WPS Office is a lightweight, feature-rich comprehensive office suite with high compatibility. As a handy and professional office software, WPS Office allows you to edit files in Writer, Presentation, Spreadsheet, and PDF to improve your work efficiency.
Platforms: Mac, Windows, Android, iPad, iPhone, PC
Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.wps.com/
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Cross platform file management
Free templates
Colorful themes
★★★★ Performance
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Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
Create beautiful handwritten notes, sketch your ideas, record audio, and organize your notes like never before.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, and Blog
Website: https://www.noteshelf.net/
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Create your own diary
Search your handwritten notes
Syncs across devices
★★★ Performance
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Also rated 4.4 ★ on the App Store
Textilus Pro is a great word processor app for students and business people, also being excellent for writing reports, papers, blog posts, journals or ebooks! Textilus Pro can help you organize your research, generate ideas, and remove distractions so you can focus on the most important thing: writing.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Drafting, Blog, Essay, and Free
Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/textilus-pro-word-processor...
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MLA and APA format and citations
Create your own templates
Dark mode & split screen mode
★★★★ Performance
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Also rated 4.5 ★ on the App Store
Bring your stories to life
Our free writing app lets you set writing goals and track your progress, so you can finally write that book!