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 website for my dog Frank (svelte.js and tailwind.css) launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Agent Pets▲95

   Coding agents as pets that live on every page in Chrome

   3d ago · getagentpets.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Paw-Paw▲86

   A tiny desktop pet for your Mac that types along with you

   18d ago · paw-paw.pet · its alternatives →

3. 3FA
   Free and Easy HTML Website▲6

   2017 · htmlight.com · its alternatives →

4. 4JC
   JS Cloud/Web Desktop I made in my spare-time▲5

   2013 · andersevenrud.github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5NS
   New Site Design for Ripe Apps (Lot's of jQuery goodies)▲5

   2012 · ripeapps.com · its alternatives →

6. 6IM
   I made a browser TUI with its own layout engine▲6

   Try it at: ssh krnl.duetbrowser.com No sign up, totally free - no download. Let me know what you think. Prior art exists (brow.sh) but I wasn't satisfied with their graphical take. I wanted the raw, old skool terminal days of the early internet - BBS, and old green phosphor library comptuers - but running the modern web, with all the bells and jingle jangle whistles (JavaScript, etc). No funding, no VC, just 100% raw terminal fun. Not sure how long the demo will last, but try it out.

   Jul 2026 · its alternatives →

7. 7DL
   DIY Logo Designer Based on HTML5▲8

   2015 · designimo.com · its alternatives →

8. 8MW
   My weekend project - CuteAdoptablePets.com▲6

   Just deployed my weekend project. It's a mashup of Petfinder results with Google Maps. Let me know if you have any comments, questions, suggestions, etc. Thanks!

   2010 · its alternatives →

9. 9AV
   A vanilla JavaScript alternative to the buggy vh/vw CSS units▲8

   2015 · joaocunha.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10TL
    To learn Clojure I made a “Spotify Wrapped”-like website for Goodreads▲7

    2021 · readingyear.com · its alternatives →

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    Monkberry▲6

    A JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

    2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

12. 12DF
    Developer-friendly new tab page for Chrome▲6

    2016 · noveltab.com · its alternatives →

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    Pet Shop Website Template▲8

    Next.js pet shop website template – build online pet store

    2024 · webbytemplate.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Scratchpad.io▲8

    A realtime HTML + CSS editor.

    2016 · dash.generalassemb.ly · its alternatives →

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    My first Facebook Game built entirely in HTML▲5

    2011 · apps.facebook.com · its alternatives →

16. 16MF
    My first webapp, a simple, very simple notepad.▲6

    2013 · dl.dropboxusercontent.com · its alternatives →

17. 17AA
    A app that generates a Tailwinds CSS site template once a week▲6

    2022 · tailwindsites.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AW
    Ajaxy webapp (side project) for making css web logos or fonts▲7

    2011 · fontorie.com · its alternatives →

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    I made a desktop dithering app▲5

    makeworld’s website.

    2025 · makeworld.space · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Matt's DOM Utils—a modular HTML DOM library with wide browser support▲6

    2012 · fortybelow.ca · its alternatives →

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    I made a (self-hosted) Website Builder▲7

    Hey Hacker News, I'm the maker of Kopage, a free & self-hosted Website Builder. While working on new, cool features (AI, of course), it would be great to hear some HN feedback :) Thanks, Simon

    2024 · kopage.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    I Made a Chrome Extension for Vocabulary Building▲6

    2023 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    My HTML course for complete beginners▲5

    2020 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Awsm.css 2.0 “Charmander” – Simple CSS library for semantic HTML markup▲5

    2017 · github.com · 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 →