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24 alternatives to eGranary Pocket Library

A library on a chip: knowledge for those w/o internet access

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

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   LittleBits - the bitLab▲84

   The Marketplace For User-Generated Hardware

   2014 · edu.sphero.com · its alternatives →

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   Tinycon▲197

   A small library for manipulating the favicon

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3IW
   I wrote a technical history book on Lisp▲252

   The book page links to a blog post that explains how I got about it (and has a link to sample content), but the TL&DR is that I could not find a lot of books that were on "our" history _and_ were larded with technical details. So I set about writing one, and some five years later I'm happy to share the result. I think it's one of the few "computer history" books that has tons of code, but correct me if I'm wrong (I wrote this both to tell a story and to learn :-)). My favorite languages are Smalltalk and Lisp, but as an Emacs user, I've been using the latter for much longer and for my…

   Feb 2026 · berksoft.ca · its alternatives →

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   Basics Wallet▲105

   A functional wallet for minimalists

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Limitless▲90

   A productivity companion for Chrome

   2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Hardware Hacker▲63

   Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware

   2016 · nostarch.com · its alternatives →

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   Humin▲225

   A smart(er) phonebook

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Readtime ▲68

   Helps me get through my pocket

   2013 · readtimeapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Tubes▲54

   A Journey to the Center of the Internet

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    PocketScan▲110

    Portable, smallest wireless scanner than fits in your pocket

    2016 · dacuda.com · its alternatives →

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    Littlebits▲93

    Programmable modules that snap together

    2013 · edu.sphero.com · its alternatives →

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    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    VoCore▲75

    A coin-sized Linux computer with wifi

    2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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    Code▲76

    The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

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    Coin Out▲64

    The digital coin jar

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Cobook▲91

    The Unified Address Book

    2014 · cobook.co · its alternatives →

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    Pocket Square▲78

    The best looking place for developers to showcase their work

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Papers We Love▲90

    A repository of academic computer science papers

    2015 · paperswelove.org · its alternatives →

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    Digital Bitbox▲103

    A minimalist and secure Bitcoin hardware wallet

    2017 · bitbox.swiss · its alternatives →

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    Scanner Pro by Readdle▲88

    A scanner in your pocket

    2014 · readdle.com · its alternatives →

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    Computer Networks▲55

    Ideal introduction to the networking field

    2016 · amazon.in · its alternatives →

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    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

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    LibHunt▲90

    A network of curated lists of useful libraries and resources

    2016 · libhunt.com · its alternatives →

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