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24 alternatives to Cactus for Mac

A better workflow for hand coding websites

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cactus for Mac launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Cactus▲30

   A fast, easy and free static site generator

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Macaw▲72

   The code-savvy web design tool

   2013 · macaw.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Macaw▲90

   A simple code editor for Swift

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Macaw▲131

   The code-savvy web design tool (now available)

   2014 · macaw.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Desktop Fruit▲140

   Curated Mac application designs

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Quiver▲141

   A notebook built for programmers on your Mac

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   CodeCode Ninja▲114

   Flashcards for programmers

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Docsify▲214

   A magical documentation site generator

   2017 · docsify.js.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Restyaboard▲197

    An open source alternative to Trello

    2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cwiki▲130

    A Command line interface for searching Wikipedia!

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Desk 3.0▲211

    Writing, blogging, and notetaking for WordPress

    2016 · desk.pm · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hawkee▲73

    A writing platform for web developers

    2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Blocs▲165

    Mac web design app

    2014 · blocsapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Banana IDE▲68

    In-browser Xcode for remote coding interviews

    2019 · adwords.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Markoff▲94

    A free Markdown previewer for OS X

    2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pagekit 1.0▲137

    A modular and lightweight open source CMS

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Urubu▲70

    A micro CMS for static websites

    2016 · urubu.jandecaluwe.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Code Mill▲85

    A marketplace for pull requests

    2016 · codemill.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Min▲85

    A smarter web browser

    2016 · palmeral.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Glorium▲83

    A contextual filler text generator for Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Quiver▲9

    A notebook built for programmers

    2016 · yliansoft.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Fraym▲67

    A new open-source CMS

    2014 · fraymm.wordpress.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 →