Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Scratchpad.io▲8

   A realtime HTML + CSS editor.

   2016 · dash.generalassemb.ly · its alternatives →

2. 2QT
   Quokka – The Live Scratchpad for JavaScript▲8

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Silk▲92

   An Interactive web canvas for "Light Painting"

   2015 · weavesilk.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   PeekPaste▲121

   Your clipboard, within reach

   Sep 2026 · lucidbit.app · its alternatives →

6. 6AS
   A scalable clipboard manager for Linux▲6

   This is incredibly over-engineered, but it was quite a fun process. :)

   2024 · alexsaveau.dev · its alternatives →

7. 7SO
   Scratchpad – online commonplace book▲5

   2017 · scratchpad.zone · its alternatives →

8. 8SU
   Smooth UI System, a new way to style components▲6

   2019 · smooth-ui.smooth-code.com · its alternatives →

9. 9OC
   One-click ink saving and document optimization▲8

   2021 · halftoner.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Matt's DOM Utils—a modular HTML DOM library with wide browser support▲6

    2012 · fortybelow.ca · its alternatives →

11. 11PA
    Pixeltex – a fun little LaTeX and emoji pixel typesetter▲5

    2021 · gurki.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12GT
    Gempad - third input device for developers, designers, and gamers▲5

    2013 · gempad.io · its alternatives →

13. 139C
    999.css, a barebones CSS framework in 999 bytes (Not gzipped)▲7

    2016 · 999.surge.sh · its alternatives →

14. 14
    3D Editor to Create Animations, in the Browser▲8

    2021 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ASCII pixel art editor for the terminal▲9

    feast your eyes

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16IM
    I made a visual UI creation tool.▲9

    2025 · uiblocks.xyz · its alternatives →

17. 17SP
    Slideas: Presentation software for Mac OS using Markdown▲6

    2020 · slideas.app · its alternatives →

18. 188A
    8192px, an expanding collaborative pixel art canvas▲5

    2017 · 8192px.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    TouchDesigner▲6

    Visual programming language for interactive content

    2017 · derivative.ca · its alternatives →

20. 20MF
    My first webapp, a simple, very simple notepad.▲6

    2013 · dl.dropboxusercontent.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AT
    A template for slide presentations using the browser▲5

    2019 · beothorn.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22A6
    A 683 byte tooltip in pure CSS▲9

    2016 · mightycrow.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23AR
    A React port of Sketch's grid system▲7

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

24. 24SI
    Small in-browser editor for ZIP and OLE archives▲8

    2017 · sheetjs.com · its alternatives →

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