Lexicon
Notes & Editors
v0.10.3
Lexicon is a local-first desktop writing assistant that merges a distraction-free rich-text editor with built-in proofreading and AI-powered rewriting.todayMITNo DockerEasy
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About these Quillbot alternatives
1 open-source, self-hosted alternatives to Quillbot are listed here, ranked by popularity, maintenance and documentation.
- Highest rated
- Lexicon (222 GitHub stars, MIT license, written in JavaScript)
- Easiest to set up
- Lexicon
- Recently updated
- Lexicon v0.10.3 on 2026-10-28
Quillbot alternatives compared
| Project | License | Language | Stars | Docker | Setup | Latest release | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexicon | MIT | JavaScript | 222 | — | Easy | v0.10.3 | 47 |