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24 alternatives to Comet

openAPI editor for nerds

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Comet launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

   2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wick Editor▲88

   The Internet's free and open-source creation suite

   2016 · wickeditor.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Quill▲83

   An Open Source Rich Text Editor with an API.

   2014 · quilljs.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Omniref▲144

   Stackoverflow for Github

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lime Text▲76

   Open Source code editor

   2014 · limetext.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Draft▲149

   GitHub for writing

   2013 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Atom▲145

   A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

   2014 · github.blog · 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
   editorr▲116

   Get instant writing help from real editors.

   2016 · editorr.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Beautiful Open▲132

    Beautiful sites for Open Source projects

    2014 · beautifulopen.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Restyaboard▲197

    An open source alternative to Trello

    2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Explore GitHub▲73

    Explore GitHub with Alexa

    2017 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Telepat.io Cloud▲128

    Open source, real time API platform

    2016 · telepat.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Stacksight▲97

    Operational insights for your Open Source applications

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Waffle▲84

    Your github workflow open sourced.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ReadMe.io▲39

    A Developer Hub for your open source software

    2014 · readme.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Omniref▲145

    Sticky notes for code: annotation and code review for GitHub

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Monocle▲71

    HN-like Community for Tech and Startups (now open source)

    2013 · monocle.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Inside Dev▲114

    Breaking news and info for developers

    2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · macropod.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hawk Eye▲78

    A useful app for GitHub Notifications

    2017 · harksys.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    CotEditor▲102

    The free plain-text editor for OS X

    2014 · coteditor.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 →