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24 alternatives to Forge

Convert Structured HTML into Native CMS & SSG Themes

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Hey folks, I'm building a free and open-source monorepo template for "production-grade Next.js apps". Basically everything you need to go from "new idea" to "Series A level product" very quickly. It's almost at 500 stars on GitHub so I thought I might share it here. It comes pre-configured with analytics, auth, a blog, dark mode, transactional email, feature flags, monitoring, ORM + database, payments and heaps more. It's quite opinionated but very fast and very neat. I hope it helps you make something awesome.

    2025 · next-forge.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello, My name is Yahia, I've been working on scraping products for a long time and maintain a couple of free sites in my spare time (E.g. knifegeek.io) What prompted this is i've rebuilt scraping infra at every company I've started and finally just made it a product. Pass a URL, get clean markdown, html, images, sitemap or pass a domain, get logos, colors, socials, industry data. Goal is to offer a better service than VC funded competitors at a fraction of the cost. Stealth is included and automatic at no additional cost (normally an upcharge by alternatives). Would love your honest thoughts.

    Jul 2026 · context.dev · its alternatives →

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    Build performant, native and cross-platform desktop applications with native Svelte + powerful CSS-like styling.🚀 - nodegui/svelte-nodegui

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Hi HN, I'm Ahmad from the Intuned (https://intunedhq.com) team. Today, we're releasing and open-sourcing Selector Forge (https://selectorforge.ai/), a browser extension that generates reliable CSS/XPath selectors using AI. You can use it to create a selector for a single element or for an array of elements. The selectors it creates are meant to be "semantic" and more resilient to page changes than what Chrome DevTool’s “Copy Selector” (and other similar extensions) give you. Those tend to hand you something brittle like `#top > div.w-100.ph0-l.ph3.ph4-m > h1 >…

    Jun 2026 · selectorforge.ai · its alternatives →

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    A powerful Bootstrap theme builder

    2017 · bootstrap.build · its alternatives →

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    Generate UI from your design system, not around it

    Apr 2026 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

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    A free WordPress page builder that works on the front end.

    2016 · bigtheme.net · its alternatives →

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    Make free (Do whatever you want), fully-responsive themes for your next startup, newsletter, lead capture and side-project. ThemesForApp is a free online website builder that helps you create beautiful, responsive themes with ease.

    2018 · themesfor.app · its alternatives →

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    Forge▲66

    A complete React toolkit made for AI

    May 2026 · forge.webba-creative.com · its alternatives →

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    Make any web page a desktop application. Contribute to nativefier/nativefier development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    (spoiler: its XSLT) I've been working on a little demo for how to avoid copy-pasting header/footer boilerplate on a simple static webpage. My goal is to approximate the experience of Jekyll/Hugo but eliminate the need for a build step before publishing. This demo shows how to get basic templating features with XSL so you could write a blog post which looks like My Article some content hello hello Some properties which set this approach apart from other methods: - no build step (no need to setup Jekyll on the client or configure Github/Gitlab actions) - works on any webserver…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Copy any webpage component straight into Lovable Bolt or V0

    2025 · superhands.ai · its alternatives →

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    Website creator based on Material Design & Bootstrap 5

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Forge▲81

    Dynamic PDF / DOCX document generation

    2021 · useforge.app · its alternatives →

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    Kirki▲209

    WordPress finally has a freeform canvas website builder.

    May 2026 · kirki.com · its alternatives →

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    Last week's post from Thariq "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of HTML" went viral in X. He made a good point about HTML being the more expressive and human friendly alternative to markdown files. I completely buy in where he's coming from, I've been asking Claude Code to create me HTML files to better understand what we're planning and building together. What Thariq didn't address was the part of sharing and collaborating on these HTML artifacts (he proposed uploading to S3). While I've been heavy user of HTML artifacts to share quarterly plans, implementation specs, technical guides and…

    May 2026 · display.dev · its alternatives →

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    21 browser tools for sellers, creators & businesses - no sub

    Apr 2026 · theforgetools.surge.sh · its alternatives →

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    I built a web-based HTML/CSS/JS editor focused on speed, simplicity, and offline access. No bloat — just open and start coding. What makes it different: Live Preview – Edit HTML, CSS, and JS side-by-side with instant feedback. Offline support – Works without internet. You can even install it as a PWA and use it like a native app. No Login Required – Just visit, code, and preview. Login only if you want to save/share. Savable & Shareable Links – Save scripts in the cloud and get shareable links. Customizable Editor – Themes, fonts, auto-format on save, layout tweaks, line…

    2025 · scriptpad.dev · its alternatives →

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    Make▲95

    Beautiful and customizable WordPress page builder.

    2016 · thethemefoundry.com · its alternatives →

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    NW.js▲77

    A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies

    2015 · nwjs.io · its alternatives →

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    Stack55 helps businesses modernize systems, automate repeatable work, and apply AI where it has a clear job. It also builds serious AI products for information-heavy workflows.

    2021 · stack55.com · its alternatives →

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    Forge▲8

    Static web hosting made simple.

    2015 · getforge.com · its alternatives →

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