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. GnuCOBOL on Windows – From Compilation to HelloWorld launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Nodeterm▲130

   A node-based free open source terminal manager

   Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →

2. 2WA
   Wish - A command line enhancement for Windows (Kickstarter)▲7

   2012 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Commitdog – Git on steroids CLI (pure Go, ~3MB binary)▲5

   Mar 2026 · aysdog.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Ikkekernel – The Fork of Linux▲7

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GNU Emacs▲8

   An extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor and more

   2016 · gnu.org · its alternatives →

6. 6CF
   Cygnal: fork of Cygwin DLL for native Windows apps▲5

   2016 · kylheku.com · its alternatives →

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   Openemacs – a tiny emacs clone, ≤ 1024 LOC (C), based on kilo (BSD)▲8

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8EG
   Enhanced GNU Awk▲6

   2022 · kylheku.com · its alternatives →

9. 9PA
   Philip2 – an Elm-to-OCaml compiler▲8

   2019 · medium.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Linux Command Line▲6

    A Complete Introduction

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Linux-based OS with HTML, CSS, JS, and JSON environment▲8

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AL
    A LESS compiler for all platforms▲9

    2011 · wearekiss.com · its alternatives →

13. 13PA
    Pineapple, a standalone IPython front end for Mac▲6

    2015 · nwhitehead.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Libreboot▲7

    A free BIOS or UEFI replacement

    2016 · minifree.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Fuge, an Erlang Port of GitHub's Scientist Library▲6

    An Erlang library for carefully refactoring critical paths - sthadka/fuge

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16CA
    Crsh – A JavaScript based command line shell▲9

    2020 · crwi.uk · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Scoop▲3

    A command-line installer for Windows

    2019 · scoop.sh · its alternatives →

18. 18PG
    Penflip - GitHub for writing▲8

    2014 · penflip.com · its alternatives →

19. 19JA
    JumpFm – a file manager that understand git▲7

    2017 · jumpfm.org · its alternatives →

20. 20GC
    GitHub Copilot Can Help with Shell Scripting▲5

    2022 · medium.com · its alternatives →

21. 21PA
    Ply – a dynamic tracer for Linux▲7

    2017 · wkz.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hello-world.rs, a memory-safe minimal hello world with 774 dependencies▲7

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AS
    A scalable clipboard manager for Linux▲6

    This is incredibly over-engineered, but it was quite a fun process. :)

    2024 · alexsaveau.dev · its alternatives →

24. 24
    GHEdit: web-based GitHub-integrated code editor forked from VS Code▲8

    2016 · spiffcode.github.io · 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 →