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Flakes is a front-end framework designed specifically for building internal applications. Launched in 2014, it provides developers with tools optimized for the particular requirements of internal-facing software rather… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Front-end framework optimized for internal apps launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Flakes▲74

    Open source framework for internal business applications

    2014 · getflakes.com · its alternatives →

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    Flakes▲147

    A keyboard-first, AI-powered native browser for macOS.

    Jan 2026 · flakes.ai · its alternatives →

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    FlakeUI▲138

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    refine▲480

    100% open source React framework to build web apps 3x faster

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Polyglot Front-End Solution for running multiple frameworks as one - eavichay/microfronts

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Flask▲806

    Notion + Loom, for video collaboration.

    2025 · flask.do · its alternatives →

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    Free library of coded UI components to jumpstart development

    2017 · get.foundation · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, I'm Ron Efroni, CEO at Flox, and today we are releasing version 1.0 of our open source CLI, helping folks manage development environments everywhere.My own experience with development environments began with air-gapped systems, having to actually burn software to a CD to iterate over a very slow and expensive development cycle, sometimes reaching the server rack and realizing I have the wrong disk.... Fast forward to today and there are countless alternatives available backed by incredible compute resources, yet we somehow still find ourselves paying the price of long development…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! This is Daniel from Floutwork (https://www.floutwork.com) Floutwork is an all-in-one desktop app designed to serve as a personal work system, offering a no-BS approach to getting real work done online. Background: When I transitioned from a development role to a product management role, I realized there was no real organization or structure to the way I worked as a PM. Tasks I needed to complete were scattered across emails, Teams, meetings, etc. I was inundated with emails and found myself juggling multiple browser windows, numerous open tabs, and other desktop…

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Blitz.js▲270

    Rails-like framework for React apps, built on Next.js

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    FL0▲322

    Deploy fast, scale faster

    2023 · fl0.com · its alternatives →

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    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Foundry▲260

    Build your backend in minutes, instead of days

    2019 · foundryapp.co · its alternatives →

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    Open-source, serverless, fullstack framework that delivers

    2024 · baseline.technology · its alternatives →

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    flect is a Python framework for building full-stack web applications. It constructs user interfaces by utilizing Pydantic models in the backend that correspond to the properties of React components in the frontend. This integration enables quick development of interactive and beautiful UIs using Python.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Astrum▲172

    A lightweight pattern library for any web project

    2016 · astrum.nodividestudio.com · its alternatives →

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    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

  21. 21FV

    Hi HN, we’re building Floro (https://floro.io), an open-source, offline-first visual version control system that allows you to merge and diff graphical content. Demo video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fjixBNKUbM. We were a YC W21 startup (Cheqout) that originally worked on restaurant tech. We ended up pivoting after the pandemic and decided to build Floro due to a lot of problems we encountered while working on Cheqout. We struggled a lot with string content and dark mode, especially when it came to static assets. We were a cross-platform product, so…

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    A React Framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards & B2B apps with unmatched flexibility. - refinedev/refine

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Build static responsive websites playfully.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    The most advanced responsive front-end framework.

    2014 · get.foundation · its alternatives →

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