Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Filmbox, physically accurate film emulation, now on Linux and Windows
We released Filmbox two years ago, and it has gotten a great response. It's been used in huge movies like "Everything Everywhere All At Once". It's been a huge rewrite to get this working on Linux and Windows from our original Mac and Metal code. We also have some interesting uses of cross-platform Swift + Electron in our plugin manager app, and cross-platform Swift generally in the plugin. Hopefully we can detail that in a blog post at some point. There's a free Filmbox Lite version to try, if you're interested.
Filmbox is a physically accurate film emulation tool now available on Linux and Windows, expanding from its original Mac release. The software has been used on major films including "Everything Everywhere All At Once."… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier. Filmbox, physically accurate film emulation, now on Linux and Windows launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2021 · filmulator.org · its alternatives →
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Filmora▲218Easy + beautiful video editor for Windows & Mac
2016 · filmora.wondershare.com · its alternatives →
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FilmSandbox▲11Create stunning 3D storyboards & animations in your browser
2025 · filmsandbox.com · its alternatives →
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Example repo: https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezydemo The underlying ESP-IDF component: https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezybox It is something like Raspberry Pi, but without the overhead of a full server-grade OS. It captures a lot of the old school DOS era coding experience. I created a custom fast text mode driver, plan to add VGA-like graphics next. ANSI text demos run smooth, as you can see in the demo video featured in the Readme. App installs also work smoothly. The first time it installed 6 apps from my git repo with one command, felt…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Motion Software▲447Beautiful screen recordings for Windows, made simple.
2025 · motion.software · its alternatives →
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Refbox▲171Collect, organize and float your references. Refbox is a fast reference board app for Mac, Windows and iPad.
Nov 2025 · ref.box · its alternatives →
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Screen Charm▲315Hi HN, I started building my product around 2 years ago as a Chrome extension. After releasing it, I realized I would never reach the quality of desktop apps, so at the beginning of 2025 I pivoted to a macOS app. I spent 3 months rewriting the codebase for Electron. I’m still using Next.js under the hood because the chrome extension used it, but in the near future I want to switch to ViteJS since it’s lighter and I don’t need backend functionality for an Electron app. Overall I spent about 2 years on the development. The more interesting part is tracking the cursor movements when user starts…
Jun 2026 · screencharm.com · its alternatives →
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BoxBox▲89File manager for Linux homelab and NAS-style servers
Jun 2026 · boxbox.radhey.dev · its alternatives →
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repo of my sizecoding entries. Contribute to ilmenit/sizecoding development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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After 25 years of writing software, I was feeling nostalgic for the kinds of things that got me into programming in the first place: the old DOS demoscene. I spent a weekend seeing if I could recapture some of that INT 13H VGA magic using today's web tech, but with the old-school constraints of doing it from scratch. The result is this portfolio of ten classic effects running in a single HTML file. It's all vanilla JavaScript writing to a element, with no external libraries. It was a fun challenge to implement things like: * The color palette cycling and smooth fading in the Plasma demo. *…
2025 · jdfio.com · its alternatives →
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ArtCraft▲68Cursor for film-Consistent control, virtual sets, BYOC, Open
Mar 2026 · getartcraft.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I've always found Screen Studio recordings superb. Unfortunately I'm not on a Mac, so I've developed my own tool that works in the browser for all OS. I hope you'll find it useful, and I'd be delighted to hear your feedback.
2024 · smooth.video · its alternatives →
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I've been building open-source tools in the video/multimedia space for 10+ years. Finally shipped the commercial product I always wanted to exist — Video Commander, a desktop app that consolidates FFmpeg, ffprobe, MediaInfo, VMAF and more into a single workspace where you can inspect, encode and analyze video. Built with Tauri + Rust backend, React frontend. FFmpeg and VMAF. Not a cool AI/LLM project, just a tool I've been heads-down building over the last six months. Happy to answer any questions!
Apr 2026 · video-commander.com · its alternatives →
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MediaOptim▲92Compress images, video & audio locally and save storage
May 2026 · mediaoptim.com · its alternatives →
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ScreenBuddyfree tier, from $49.99/mo▲79ScreenBuddy turns a real screen recording into a launch film — scenes, brand templates, auto-zoom, local captions. Mac & Windows. Try free; $49.99 once.
Apr 2026 · screenbuddy.xyz · its alternatives →
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I've never posted on ShowHN before, but I wanted to share my Xmas 2025 project; to try a new approach to controlling our kids screen time. This also involved massively over-engineering a solution in order to play with a shiny new gadget (and avoid the in laws at Christmas, obviously) I've shared some learnings on AI coding with embedded devices, and how I approached the product design/hardware selection side of things. The Web App is at https://screenie.org - and I'm Open Sourcing the device and web app code later today (links to follow on that site)
Jan 2026 · partridge.works · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I've been working on this project for a while, and it has been in an "open" beta for some time. I finally believe it's ready for its first release. I hope you like it. Here are some potential questions that may arise: 1. How does it compare to LM Studio? It's likely that if you're already using LM Studio, you'll continue to do so. This project is designed to be more user-friendly. 2. Is it open-source? No, it is not. 3. Does it use any open-source libraries? Yes, it uses llama.cpp and a few others, as indicated in the license information included with the application. 4. Why is not…
2023 · avapls.com · its alternatives →
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