Alternatives to Lex
A minimalist online word processor with built-in AI feedback, rewriting and live collaboration. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Lex
A minimalist online word processor with built-in AI feedback, rewriting and live collaboration.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Lex.
HyperWrite
An AI writing assistant with a document editor and Chrome extension for autocomplete, rewriting and research.
HyperWrite pairs a document editor with a Chrome extension for autocomplete and rewriting, plus research with citations, instead of a minimalist collaborative editor.
Sudowrite
A web-based AI writing partner built for novelists and fiction writers.
Sudowrite is a web writing partner built for fiction, using the Muse model and in-draft chat edits, with full use requiring a paid plan.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Lex as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Etherpad
Real-time collaborative plain-text editor you host yourself.
Lex is a hosted, closed-source web word processor with live collaboration and AI editing help, but it cannot be self-hosted like Etherpad.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Grammarly
An AI writing assistant that checks grammar and spelling and suggests rewrites and tone changes.
Wordtune
An AI writing assistant that suggests rewrites, adjusts tone and proofreads English text.
QuillBot
An AI writing tool for paraphrasing, grammar checking, summarizing and generating citations.
Rytr
An AI writing assistant with over 40 templates for drafting, rewriting and improving text.
Mem
An AI note-taking workspace with an agent that tracks your tasks, projects and goals from your notes.
ProWritingAid
A grammar checker and style editor with planning and critique tools aimed at fiction writers.
