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24 alternatives to FFFFALLBACK

A simple tool for bulletproof web typography.

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

1. 1AD
   A designer friend and I made ffffallback.com for testing fallback fonts▲56

   2011 · ffffallback.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   An open-source, collaborative, WYSIWYG Markdown editor▲460

   Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when…

   2023 · editor.vrite.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Wysihtml▲69

   A typewriter for the modern web (HTML rich text editor)

   2014 · wysihtml.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Irregardless.ly▲85

   A crowdsourced style guide for writers

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121

   Turns websites into markdown

   2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Redacted Font▲104

   Keep your wireframes free of distracting Lorem Ipsum

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Squints▲81

   Design tools for the live web

   29d ago · squints.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   MarkRight▲84

   A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Squire▲123

    The <textarea> of the future. A HTML5 rich text editor.

    2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Katib▲99

    A Markdown Editor for Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Hebrew

    2014 · katibapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Fulvid▲86

    A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

    Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Prototypo▲83

    Streamlining font creation with open source typeface editor

    2014 · mathey.notion.site · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Type Sample▲105

    A tool for identifying and sampling webfonts

    2014 · typewolf.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Fonts In Use▲103

    Type in the real world: an amazing archive of typography.

    2014 · fontsinuse.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CotEditor▲102

    The free plain-text editor for OS X

    2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Typeplate▲83

    A typographic starter kit.

    2014 · typeplate.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ColorZilla▲73

    An eyedropper for your browser.

    2014 · colorzilla.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Glyphter▲66

    The SVG Font Machine

    2014 · glyphter.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Markly▲64

    A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

    29d ago · markly.justghali.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Typoscan▲7

    A tool which can help you to scan typography of your website

    2017 · market.name.am · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Work Sans▲12

    An open source typeface family based on early Grotesques

    2015 · weiweihuanghuang.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    HTBL – A stupid way to write back ends in HTML▲8

    2023 · github.com · 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 →