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. A Web Based IDE that I open-sourced 5 years ago launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Whiteboard▲93

   the open-source IDE for thoughtful software design

   4d ago · dev.fast · its alternatives →

2. 2
   I started building an open-source suite of tools for web apps▲9

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3IB
   I built a tool that gives any website an API and MCP▲5

   27d ago · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Insight▲11

   IDE-like code search and navigation, on the cloud

   2017 · elastic.co · its alternatives →

5. 5PW
   Progressive Web App “An Easy Programming Language”▲5

   2018 · easyprog.app · its alternatives →

6. 6AS
   A side project iOS app that took 5 years [NSFW]▲9

   2014 · sexlifeapp.cc · its alternatives →

7. 7IB
   I built an online programming language▲8

   2023 · lineone.dev · its alternatives →

8. 8IM
   I made my schema explorer product free and open source▲7

   2019 · schemaexplorer.io · its alternatives →

9. 9IM
   I made a site and repo for sharing algorithm implementations▲6

   2014 · dry-sea-7022.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10IB
    I built an IDE for devs who live in the terminal▲6

    2025 · trycodigo.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    I made an open-source Replit▲9

    I spent the past few weeks making an open source cloud code editing environment with an AI copilot and multiplayer collaboration! It's fully self-hostable in 5-10 minutes. There's a lot of minor improvements to be made, and some are already listed in the Github issues. Let me know what you think and feel free to try it out.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AI
    An IDE for programming and OS education▲5

    2021 · ide.peritiae.dev · its alternatives →

13. 13AV
    A visual browser for open source projects that anyone can edit▲5

    2024 · openopensource.com · its alternatives →

14. 14WA
    Whilelse – a programming platform that represents code as a web▲7

    2016 · whilelse.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AP
    A Python Web Framework with Rust Runtime▲5

    2022 · sanskar.me · its alternatives →

16. 16MF
    My first paid product / Open source Elm and Rust / E2E encryption▲7

    2020 · bolster.pro · its alternatives →

17. 17TT
    Turn the Web into an API – A case study▲8

    2016 · blog.extracty.com · its alternatives →

18. 18WM
    We made an open-source visual data ETL▲8

    2022 · go.instill.tech · its alternatives →

19. 19MF
    My first webapp, a simple, very simple notepad.▲6

    2013 · dl.dropboxusercontent.com · its alternatives →

20. 20IM
    I made a web application framework for .NET Blazor▲6

    2023 · blazorspark.com · its alternatives →

21. 21NC
    Nitrous – Cloud-Based Web Dev IDE in a Chrome App▲6

    2015 · community.nitrous.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    My wedding website open-sourced▲7

    2020 · blog.rampatra.com · its alternatives →

23. 23IM
    I made an API builder for side projects▲6

    2022 · getquickbase.com · its alternatives →

24. 24DA
    Daintree, an open source AWS webconsole▲7

    2020 · daintree.app · 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 →