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24 alternatives to Dr. Opal

Browser based firmware updater

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dr. Opal launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Opal C1▲567
The first professional web camera that helps you look better
2021 · its alternatives →
2
Opal▲336
Describe, create, and share your AI mini-apps
2025 · opal.google · its alternatives →
3
Opal implementation of a simple server with Express and Socket.io▲44
Opal Ruby + Express + Socket.io. Contribute to sebyx07/opal-express-socketio development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
Updatest▲264
Your new home for Mac updates.
Jan 2026 · updatest.app · its alternatives →
5
Dinosave – Chrome Extension▲227
Save products, build wishlists, track price drops and more
2023 · its alternatives →
6
Phedra X▲291
Instantly edit & revisualize images with AI in your browser
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
7
Memex▲166
Instantly find websites again - but without organising them.
2018 · memex.garden · its alternatives →
8
Shorebird▲387
Flutter over the air updates
2024 · shorebird.dev · its alternatives →
9
Open-source .docx editor library for building document apps▲107
We are working on an open-source .docx editor library for apps that need to edit Word documents in the browser. We just shipped 1.0. A lot of existing approaches convert .docx into HTML and lose document semantics along the way. Our editor parses OOXML directly and uses its own rendering+layout engine to produce paged documents with html/css. Edits round-trip back to .docx, so you’re always editing the document, not its representation. The core rendering engine is framework agnostic, with React and Vue ui adapters on top. It’s Apache 2.0. Happy to answer questions.
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
Opal Editor, free Obsidian alternative for markdown and site publishing▲36
A fully featured markdown editor and publisher. Free, open-source and browser-first (no backend required). Built with modern technologies like React, TypeScript, Shadcn/UI, and Vite. (thoughtfully crafted, not vibe coded)
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
11
Beamer▲182
The best way to notify users about your product updates
2017 · getbeamer.com · its alternatives →
12
Update your footer▲142
It's 2015. Update your footer.
2015 · updateyourfooter.com · its alternatives →
13
Product Hunter ▲221
The latest from Product Hunt in every new Chrome tab
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
14
ReleaseNotes▲157
Update your product? Update your customers.
2020 · releasenotes.io · its alternatives →
15
UpdateCanary.com▲100
When a search engine updates, we send an SMS alert
2023 · updatecanary.com · its alternatives →
16
Opera One R2▲90
Latest version of Opera browser
2024 · opera.com · its alternatives →
17
Obie for Chrome▲110
Free browser extension to help you find docs & wikis, fast.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
18
ProductHero▲113
product updates, customer feedback, bugs tracking
2019 · its alternatives →
19
Update Your Footer 2016▲87
It is 2016. Update your website footer.
2016 · updateyourfooter.com · its alternatives →
20
Updatestream▲61
Update your users the easy way
2022 · its alternatives →
21
Online 3D Editor▲64
Blender-style 3D editing in your browser
May 2026 · 3d-editor.com · its alternatives →
22
I built 184 free browser tools – PDF, image, dev, AI tasks, no upload▲89
500+ browser tools — your files never get uploaded
Jun 2026 · brevio.pro · its alternatives →
23
Autoupdate▲75
Automatically update Gitea, Drone, Caddy, Podman & more
2023 · chapati.systems · its alternatives →
24
sleeper▲73
An ambient new tab brower extension
2020 · its alternatives →

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