Dev tools · 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. FunkLang a new open-source visual front-end framework launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Max▲107

   A visual programming language for media

   2017 · cycling74.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Apache Weex▲127

   A framework for building mobile cross-platform UIs

   2017 · incubator.apache.org · its alternatives →

3. 3S
   sidebranch▲102

   Easy git-based visual diffing

   Sep 2026 · sidebranch.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Framefields▲99

   Open-source code-first video for AGI era

   5d ago · framefields.dev · its alternatives →

6. 6
   lagom▲109

   A simplistic presentation generator

   2016 · lagom.re.im · its alternatives →

7. 7VP
   Visual programming for iOS and Android▲5

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

8. 8PV
   Penchestra – Visual real-time collaboration▲6

   2014 · penchestra.com · its alternatives →

9. 9TA
   Tweed – An OO JavaScript VDOM UI Library▲5

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AV
    A visual browser for open source projects that anyone can edit▲5

    2024 · openopensource.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ep. #8, Isomorphic Rendering in the JAMstack▲6

    experiments with isomorphic rendering in the JAMstack

    2017 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →

12. 12DP
    Dynamic Programming Visualizer▲5

    2015 · easyhard.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13IM
    I made a visual UI creation tool.▲9

    2025 · uiblocks.xyz · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TouchDesigner▲6

    Visual programming language for interactive content

    2017 · derivative.ca · its alternatives →

15. 15PW
    Progressive Web App “An Easy Programming Language”▲5

    2018 · easyprog.app · its alternatives →

16. 169C
    999.css, a barebones CSS framework in 999 bytes (Not gzipped)▲7

    2016 · 999.surge.sh · its alternatives →

17. 17AR
    A React port of Sketch's grid system▲7

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Visualgo▲3

    Visualising data structures and algorithms through animation

    2016 · visualgo.net · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Prettier 1.0▲11

    An opinionated JavaScript formatter

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20QT
    Quokka – The Live Scratchpad for JavaScript▲8

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

21. 21CV
    Cnverg – visual planning with GitHub issues▲7

    2015 · cnverg.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Choo▲3

    A 5kb framework for creating sturdy frontend applications

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23VI
    vim.ink – A vim color scheme designer built with React▲7

    2014 · vim.ink · its alternatives →

24. 24MA
    Moon – a blazing fast, tiny UI library inspired by Vue▲9

    2017 · medium.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 →