Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

This is a web-based version of Emacs that integrates with cloud storage and code hosting services including Dropbox, Google Drive, and GitHub. Designed for developers who want to use Emacs without installing it… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Emacs in the browser with Dropbox, GDrive, Github, etc. launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Ymacs - Emacs in the browser with Dropbox, GDrive, etc▲125

   2012 · tageorgiou.github.com · its alternatives →

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   Emacs Anywhere▲248

   Configurable automation + hooks called with application information - zachcurry/emacs-anywhere

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Google Drive as a file system▲374

   a FUSE file system based on Google Drive. Contribute to harababurel/gcsf development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Browser Use Cloud▲379

   Control the web with prompts (open source)

   2025 · browser-use.com · its alternatives →

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   vi in your browser - edit files directly from Dropbox, etc▲206

   The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

   2012 · mit.edu · its alternatives →

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   React File Upload by Apideck▲145

   Embeddable file uploader for Box, Dropbox, Gdrive, and more

   2022 · reactfileupload.com · its alternatives →

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   A web front end for your Org-files▲92

   emacs-viewer - A web frontend for your Org-files (100% faithful to GNU+Emacs!)

   2022 · codeberg.org · its alternatives →

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   Stop paying for Dropbox/Google Drive, use your own S3 bucket instead▲252

   Last week SWYX nerd-sniped me into building an Open-source Dropbox. Here is Locker: the ultimate open-source Google Drive/box/Dropbox alternative - Provider agnostic (S3, R2, vercel blob, local) - BYOB (Bring your own bucket) - Virtual file system - QMD Search plugin

   Apr 2026 · locker.dev · its alternatives →

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   A remote browser product, open-sourced▲253

   💚🇺🇸🗽Secure remote browsing anywhere, any way you like it. - GitHub - BrowserBox/BrowserBox: 💚🇺🇸🗽Secure remote browsing anywhere, any way you like it.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    FileRoom.io▲322

    Browser airdrop to send files to anyone, on any device

    2018 · cartonline.co.com · its alternatives →

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    Drivebase▲98

    Unified file manager for all your cloud storage with E2EE

    Feb 2026 · drivebase.io · its alternatives →

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    Board For GitHub▲293

    A webview based GitHub project app with native features

    2017 · justinfincher.github.io · its alternatives →

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    ArDrive▲213

    Web3 dropbox, and so much more

    2024 · ardrive.io · its alternatives →

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    Dropbox Smart Sync▲286

    Get access to every file and folder shared in your Dropbox

    2017 · dropbox.com · its alternatives →

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    Dropbox API v2▲151

    A powerful API for apps that work with files

    2015 · dropbox.com · its alternatives →

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    FlashDrive.io▲73

    noOps app platform for your apps

    2021 · lp.qoddi.com · its alternatives →

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    HTMLDrive – serve HTML files from your Google Drive▲22

    I found that AI tools are generating excellent HTML documents nowadays, yet there's no easy way to show them to others. Yes, there's GitHub pages - but I don't know if it is user-friendly for non-technical people. This app allows you to keep your HTML file in your Google Drive and serve it from there. Feedback is most welcome.

    Jul 2026 · html-drive.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source Workspace (mail,docs,spreadsheet,drive) web/iOS▲111

    Free, open-source cloud productivity suite. Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Drive - faster and leaner than Google Apps. Self-host or use our cloud.

    May 2026 · tinycld.org · its alternatives →

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    Devbox▲103

    A UI for local storage

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Codebox - Open-source cloud and desktop IDE▲136

    Open source cloud & desktop IDE. Contribute to CodeboxIDE/codebox development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Emacs minor mode for connecting assembly and assembled code buffers▲128

    I made a little emacs minor mode for connecting assembly code and assembled code buffers I'm really fascinated by the idea of demystifying an operating system, so to be able to view the alignment between code and data I find really satisfying

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Insync - use GDocs like Dropbox▲32

    Sync your cloud and manage your files across Linux, Windows and macOS. Insync supports Google Drive, OneDrive, Sharepoint and Dropbox with advanced local sync features.

    2011 · insynchq.com · its alternatives →

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    Free open-source isolated browser for security▲71

    💚🇺🇸🗽Secure remote browsing anywhere, any way you like it. - GitHub - BrowserBox/BrowserBox: 💚🇺🇸🗽Secure remote browsing anywhere, any way you like it.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    FileRock, a Secure Dropbox Clone, goes Open Source▲97

    2013 · blog.filerock.com · its alternatives →

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