Dev tools · 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. A blog running on a terminal emulator launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   ZenPen▲125

   The minimal writing tool of web

   2014 · zenpen.io · its alternatives →

2. 2AB
   A blog engine based on GitHub issue with the power of Next.js ISR▲6

   2022 · blog.sairinjs.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Heap▲113

   Mobile blogging platform with beautiful multimedia posts

   2015 · thisisheap.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Meddle▲61

   Blogging re-invented.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Blot▲84

   The simplest way to blog

   2014 · blot.im · its alternatives →

6. 6GB
   Got Bored This Afternoon – Made a Terminal Emulator in HTML5▲5

   2014 · rbsn.me · its alternatives →

7. 7
   BlogTouch 2.0▲66

   A clever Mac client for Google's Blogger/Blogspot platform

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8CB
   CodeWrite – Blogging Tool for Developers▲6

   2021 · codewrite.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Stack Exchange Engineering Blog▲7

   2015 · blog.stackexchange.com · its alternatives →

10. 10MU
    Multi-user Gist Powered Blog for AppEngine▲5

    2012 · stackgeek.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Jupyter Notebook Blog Platform with Actions & GitHub Pages▲7

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AG
    Automatic Ghost Blog Hosting▲9

    2014 · ghost.3942.pw · its alternatives →

13. 13WB
    we built a blog platform in Meteor▲9

    2013 · blog.percolatestudio.com · its alternatives →

14. 14IM
    Introducing Moya Techblog, a blogging engine for coders and photographers▲7

    2015 · willmcgugan.com · its alternatives →

15. 15SA
    Setup a Ghost Blog Using Docker and Nginx▲7

    2014 · carloscheddar.com · its alternatives →

16. 16BW
    Blog with a Single File▲5

    2023 · post.mw · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Aegea, a smart blogging engine▲7

    2017 · blogengine.me · its alternatives →

18. 18SD
    Serverless, DB-less Blog▲6

    2018 · drors.functionfactory.io · its alternatives →

19. 19AG
    A guest blogging directory website▲5

    2020 · guestpost.directory · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Verbatm▲12

    Blogging for the mobile generation

    2015 · panik.tv · its alternatives →

21. 21BM
    Blog made with CouchDB/PouchDB▲6

    2018 · cherrypc.com · its alternatives →

22. 22SA
    Start a blog backed by GitHub issues▲9

    2020 · essay.dev · its alternatives →

23. 23BA
    Barf – An Minimal Blog Generator▲9

    2023 · barf.bt.ht · its alternatives →

24. 24PA
    Piggy – a mobile-first blogging platform▲8

    2022 · piggy.to · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →