Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Explore Borges' Library of Babel from your browser launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Library of Babel▲67

   All the words ever written. All the words to be written.

   2016 · libraryofbabel.info · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Babel – browse every book that will ever be written using simple math▲6

   Browse, explore, and search a complete re-creation of Jorge Luis Borges

   2024 · libraryofbabel.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Library of Babel▲2

   Search every possible page. Share the one you find.

   Aug 2026 · libraryofbabel.space · its alternatives →

4. 4
   AniJS▲87

   UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

   2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Founch▲95

   A new way to explore the web (an advanced Wikipedia)

   2015 · founch.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Exploring ES6▲55

   Upgrade to the next version of JavaScript

   2015 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   CODY▲136

   Free library of HTML, CSS, & JS nuggets

   2014 · codyhouse.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   for / with / in▲54

   Experiments and conversations about design in the browser

   2015 · htmloutput.risd.gd · its alternatives →

9. 9
   &what;▲75

   interactive reference of 14,500 HTML character entities

   2015 · amp-what.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    LibHunt▲90

    A network of curated lists of useful libraries and resources

    2016 · libhunt.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    NotebookJS▲109

    Scientific computation for JavaScript

    2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Web Rewind▲98

    An interactive journey through 30 years of the web

    Mar 2026 · web-rewind.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Libscore▲106

    Scans web sites to collect stats on JavaScript library usage

    2014 · libscore.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Data Viz with JS (book)▲81

    Free chapters from a book by Stephen A. Thomas

    2014 · jsdatav.is · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Programmer’s Odyssey▲64

    A riveting history of programming

    2017 · theprogrammersodyssey.com · its alternatives →

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    Babel▲60

    Frictionless in-context mobile app translations

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    6to5 – Turn ES6 code into vanilla ES5 with source maps and no runtime▲48

    🐠 Babel is a compiler for writing next generation JavaScript. - babel/babel

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    RAML▲62

    A Standard for API modeling, documentation and exploration

    2014 · raml.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    HTML5 For Web Designers 2nd Edition▲67

    Harness the power of the evolving HTML5 Spec

    2016 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21EB
    E-Book Site for Classics▲9

    2018 · brainab.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Codyhouse▲4

    A library of HTML, CSS, JS nuggets

    2016 · codyhouse.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    BabelShark▲15

    Rapid localization of websites and HTML mobile apps

    2025 · babelshark.net · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Nuxt.js▲21

    The Intuitive Vue Framework

    2017 · nuxt.com · its alternatives →

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