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24 alternatives to Design Patterns

Elements of reusable object-oriented software

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Design Patterns launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Design Patterns▲79

   Elements of reusable object-oriented software

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Inclusive Design Patterns▲79

   Dozens of practical examples and workflows

   2016 · smashingmagazine.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   UI Patterns▲333

   Level up with interactive mobile design patterns

   2016 · uipatterns.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mobile Patterns▲111

   UI examples for common Mobile features/interactions

   2014 · mobile-patterns.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   99 Bottles of OOP▲66

   A practical guide to object oriented design

   2016 · sandimetz.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A Pattern Language▲68

   Applying Patterns to Solve Design Problems

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Design Patterns▲6

   Building Maintainable and Scalable Software

   2016 · dzone.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Design Patterns for Humans▲13

   An ultra-simplified explanation to Design Patterns

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   UI Sources▲418

   Curated interaction design patterns from the best apps

   2018 · screensdesign.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Patternry▲65

    A tool for building living UI libraries

    2014 · pathmode.io · its alternatives →

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    Composé▲91

    An editor for creating interactive iOS prototypes and apps

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    IBAnimatable▲125

    Design and prototype UI, interaction, navigation, transition

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Whiteboard▲94

    the open-source IDE for thoughtful software design

    8d ago · dev.fast · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Framer Cloud▲218

    A modern design workflow

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

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    UI-Patterns▲2

    User Interface Design Pattern Library

    2015 · ui-patterns.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pattern Tap▲113

    Design Patterns from Zurb

    2014 · zurb.com · its alternatives →

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    Patterninja▲176

    Create patterns online

    2016 · patterninja.com · its alternatives →

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    Reeoo▲90

    Web design inspiration, iPhone/iPad Patterns

    2016 · reeoo.com · its alternatives →

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    UI Breakfast Podcast #47: Using Pattern Libraries in Web Design with Laura Elizabeth▲56

    How to plan, build, and document pattern libraries

    2017 · uibreakfast.com · its alternatives →

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    PATTTTERNS▲129

    Build your FREE UI Library based on real UX-UI patterns.

    2021 · patttterns.com · its alternatives →

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    Form▲203

    Interaction & prototyping design tool for iOS apps

    2014 · m3.material.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    User Flow Patterns▲203

    Collection of short user-flow videos for mobile apps

    2015 · userflowpatterns.com · its alternatives →

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    iOS Human Interface Guidelines▲64

    Apple's Design Principles and Guidelines for iOS

    2016 · books.apple.com · its alternatives →

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