Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Carbon Design Engine
A new way to design latticed products
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Carbon Design Engine launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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For the past three years I've been building what I hope will be the next Blender, tackling the lack of any good 2D design or image editing tools outside the Adobe monopoly. This was our first year participating in Google Summer of Code and this Q3 update includes the big payoff from that, covering the most progress we've made so far as a project. If you're a Rust dev, consider getting involved as we apply for the next GSoC in the new year— you could be our intern next summer :) Q3 progress report: https://graphite.rs/blog/graphite-progress-report-q3-2024/
2024 · graphite.rs · its alternatives →
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IBM’s open-source design system for products and experiences
2019 · carbondesignsystem.com · its alternatives →
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A CSS 3D engine for the DOM. Renders polygon meshes in HTML by leveraging matrix3d transforms. - GitHub - layoutit/polycss: A CSS 3D engine for the DOM. Renders polygon meshes in HTML by leveraging matrix3d transforms.
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Graphite▲510Create live websites just like in a graphic editor
2021 · graphite.space · its alternatives →
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2016 · alpha.trycarbide.com · its alternatives →
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Carbon▲209A directory theme built with Astro, Tailwind CSS & MDX
2023 · lexingtonthemes.com · its alternatives →
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Carbon is an open source ERP, MES and QMS for manufacturing. Perfect for complex assembly, contract manufacturing, high volume, and configure to order manufacturing. - crbnos/carbon
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Paraflow ▲502Paraflow is a canvas-based agent that defines, designs, and delivers. Create PRD, user flow, UI, prototype, and frontend code—all in one Canvas.
Nov 2025 · paraflow.com · its alternatives →
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Create beautiful user flows prototypes for your next project
2017 · its alternatives →
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For the last 5 years I've been working on a layout engine that targets CSS2 and some more modern properties. Live demo: https://chearon.github.io/dropflow/ It matches browsers in all cases I can find where they agree, and it's fast. It supports `position`, `inline-block`, `z-index`, and complex properties like `float` and `vertical-align`. It doesn't support high-level layout like flexbox or grid yet, but you can get intrinsics to easily divide space yourself and paint multiple layout trees. It has a great text layout implementation, and supporting non-Latin scripts is a…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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IBM's Open Source Design System and Component Library
2017 · carbondesignsystem.com · its alternatives →
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Atomic.io 2.0▲328Ultra fast, scalable and fully collaborative prototyping
2016 · atomic.io · its alternatives →
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3Flow AI▲114Generate design images and 3D models for product design
Mar 2026 · 3flow-ai.com · its alternatives →
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Measure carbon emissions with an API
2020 · carboninterface.com · its alternatives →
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Build 3D interactions visually, without writing any code
2015 · 3d-transforms.webflow.com · its alternatives →
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Material UI▲247A CSS Framework that Implements Google's Material Design
2014 · mui.com · its alternatives →
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A top-down 2d game engine, written from scratch in under 1000 lines of C. Development of the game based on this engine is streamed on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ryanpcmcquen - ryanpcmcquen/basque
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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CSS Grid Generator - a user-friendly tool designed for web developers to effortlessly create customizable CSS grids for seamless web development.
2024 · cssgridgenerator.io · its alternatives →
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A completely visual way to build CSS grid–powered layouts
2018 · its alternatives →
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