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24 alternatives to Electric Sheep

Collaborative abstract artwork as a screensaver

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Electric Sheep launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1KA
   Kubist, a little web app to make cubism-like images▲231

   2015 · williamngan.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Silk▲92

   An Interactive web canvas for "Light Painting"

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Curator▲95

   A visual notes app for iPad

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4VA
   Vector: a Matrix-powered open-source collaboration Web/Android/iOS app▲186

   2016 · vector.im · its alternatives →

5. 5MC
   my collaborative drawing webapp▲100

   2011 · awwapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   appealing▲245

   Mobile UI animations found in the wild

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   GraphPaper▲55

   Highly customisable collaboration & productivity canvas

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8MA
   Monodraw, an ASCII Art Editor for Mac▲141

   2015 · monodraw.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Apache Weex▲127

   A framework for building mobile cross-platform UIs

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Method Draw▲70

    A free browser-based vector creator

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sketch▲109

    Professional digital design for Mac.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    JazzHands by IFTTT▲107

    A keyframe-based animation framework

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ⌘+SPACE▲103

    Instant design portfolios via dribbble

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Framer▲121

    Prototyping tool for animation and interaction

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15PA
    Poxi – A Hackable Pixel Art Editor▲144

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Draw.io▲132

    Create and share diagrams easily

    2013 · its alternatives →

17. 17IW
    Interactive Wallpaper animated art tool (symmetry groups)▲64

    2018 · coloring-book.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Drape▲88

    A fabric design and simulation tool

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    CUBE▲139

    Mobile projector

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wipster▲96

    A workflow and collaboration tool for video creatives

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Iterograph▲74

    An iterative drawing tool

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Max▲107

    A visual programming language for media

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Threads▲14

    A collaborative drawing game

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · 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 →