Life & fun · 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. Girih pattern editor launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Macaw▲90

   A simple code editor for Swift

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A Pattern Language▲68

   Applying Patterns to Solve Design Problems

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Composé▲91

   An editor for creating interactive iOS prototypes and apps

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pattern Tap▲113

   Design Patterns from Zurb

   2014 · zurb.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Patternry▲65

   A tool for building living UI libraries

   2014 · pathmode.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8SP
   Sewing Pattern Generator▲5

   2019 · easysloper.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GLYPH Immersive▲83

   a free tool for modular grid lettering

   Sep 2026 · glyph.kateander.com · its alternatives →

10. 10KA
    KAEditor – AI Code Editor▲9

    2025 · kaeditor.com · its alternatives →

11. 11AG
    A grid based editor for Markdown tables, CSV, Gherkin tables, HTML▲9

    2021 · eviltester.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A text editor with a programming language▲6

    2023 · lambdaway.free.fr · its alternatives →

13. 13ME
    MadPattern: explore the 17 planar tilings with vector art▲21

    a free tool for rapidly prototyping patterns

    2011 · madpattern.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    KeenWrite, a Desktop Text Editor▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Drizzle▲6

    A streamlined tool for presenting UI pattern libraries.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16BE
    Bob-editor – create and edit ASCII art graphically▲6

    2024 · ivanceras.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Deterministic Style Sheets▲6

    2018 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GHEdit: web-based GitHub-integrated code editor forked from VS Code▲8

    2016 · spiffcode.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19GA
    GifMe – A gif saving app and search engine▲7

    2014 · gifme.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Patterns▲5

    SVG pattern creator

    2016 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

21. 21HP
    Hand-picked templates and themes▲7

    2015 · templatestash.com · its alternatives →

22. 22YA
    Yet Another String to Pattern Generator. (Canvas/JS)▲5

    2014 · sunnykgupta.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23GR
    GitFrame, rapid mockups with GitHub and YAML▲9

    2014 · gitframe.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Stencil▲9

    A Compiler for Web Components

    2017 · stenciljs.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 →