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Chardin.js is a JavaScript library that creates on-screen instruction overlays for web applications. It helps developers add guided tours and feature explanations directly into their apps by highlighting specific… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chardin.js, beautiful instructions for apps launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1WP
   Weekend project - Chardin.js, simple overlay instructions for apps▲12

   2013 · heelhook.github.com · its alternatives →

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   Editor.js▲723

   A block-styled editor with clean JSON output

   2019 · editorjs.io · its alternatives →

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   deco.cx 2.0▲1,078

   Build web apps 10x faster with Deno, JSX, TS & Tailwind

   2024 · decocms.com · its alternatives →

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   Weekend project, Intro.js▲716

   2013 · usablica.github.com · its alternatives →

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   An Isomorphic JavaScript Framework Faster Than React▲337

   2015 · jsblocks.com · its alternatives →

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   Stitches▲135

   The modern CSS-in-JS library with near-zero runtime.

   2020 · stitches.dev · its alternatives →

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   A JavaScript library for data visualization in both SVG and Canvas▲161

   Here's a project I've been working on for a little while now. Ripl is a JS library that provides a unified API for rendering shapes on both canvas and SVG interchangeably. Over the years I've used D3 extensively to create data visualisations so I figured I'd have a go at making my own version with a slightly more modern API and stricter TypeScript support. I am aware there are already libraries that can draw to multiple contexts interchangeably, but I've added a few little niceties to Ripl that (as far as I know) some other libraries don't have such as CSS-like query selectors, DOM-like…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Intro.js v2.0▲328

   Javascript framework for adding guide and screen tips

   2015 · usablica.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9JS
   Joyride: script VSCode like Emacs but using Clojure▲211

   Together with PEZ (Peter Strömberg) I made a VSCode extension that allows you to script VSCode using Clojure (interpreted CLJS). The repo: https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/joyride Introductory video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1oTf-1EchU See examples directory: https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/joyride/tree/master/ex... See animated gifs and news on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/vsjoyride?src=hashtag_click&f=li...

   2022 · its alternatives →

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    I finished v5 of a JVM framework I've spent spent half a decade making▲377

    ForewordJavalin is a Java and Kotlin web framework which focuses on simplicity and Java/Kotlin interoperability.It supports WebSockets and HTTP3, and it uses...

    2022 · javalin.io · its alternatives →

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    I made a CLI tool to create web extensions with no build configuration▲381

    Hello HN! I'm the creator and solo developer of Extension.js, a development tool for browser extensions with built-in support for TypeScript, WebAssembly, React, and modern JavaScript. Developers use it to spend less time configuring the compilation config or learning new frameworks and more time actually writing code. Most projects similar to Extension.js rely on some sort of abstraction or configuration to get started, making the initial development process slow given the extra learning curve and setup guidelines. By using Extension.js, adding the package to your npm scripts is all it…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Drawingboard.js▲233

    2013 · leimi.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Scratch.js – Interactive JavaScript Scratchpad▲169

    2020 · hole.dev · its alternatives →

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    Zuck.js▲391

    JavaScript library that lets you add Stories everywhere

    2017 · ramon.codes · its alternatives →

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    1 KB JavaScript library for building front end apps▲242

    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Kerning.js — Take control of your web typography▲154

    2011 · endtwist.github.com · its alternatives →

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    DisplayJS▲210

    A simple JavaScript framework for building ambitious UIs 😊

    2017 · display.js.org · its alternatives →

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    Behave.js – Coding Behaviors for textarea elements▲180

    2013 · jakiestfu.github.com · its alternatives →

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    LayerJS – A simple UI composition and navigation library▲176

    2018 · layerjs.org · its alternatives →

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    CLJS Fiddle – ClojureScript▲82

    A private, browser-only ClojureScript playground powered by the self-hosted compiler.

    2016 · cljsfiddle.com · its alternatives →

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    Codewich – A live-updating TypeScript/CSS/HTML playground▲114

    Create and share simple web demos using TypeScript, CSS, and HTML. Prototype new ideas quickly.

    2017 · codewich.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AD
    A DOM text-selection highlight renderer▲93

    A simple and fast zero-dependencies-library to transform text-selections into serializable markings.

    2015 · bowlingx.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Mosaic – A declarative, front-end JavaScript library for building UIs▲63

    🎨 A front-end JavaScript library for building user interfaces! - Authman2/Mosaic

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    My winter project, BlockLike.js, an educational JavaScript library▲35

    2018 · blocklike.org · its alternatives →

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