Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Google Chrome App Builder is a tool that generates manifest.json files needed to build Chrome apps. It currently supports hosted Chrome apps, with support for packaged and extension Chrome apps coming soon. The tool… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Google Chrome App Builder launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   UI Builder + Mockup tool▲315

   Sketch UI mockups directly on live websites in Chrome

   2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   OpenAPI DevTools – Chrome extension that generates an API spec▲811

   Effortlessly discover API behaviour with a Chrome extension that automatically generates OpenAPI specifications in real time for any app or website.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   ExtensionKit 2.0▲118

   Build your next Chrome Extension project faster than ever

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   ToDesktop Builder▲401

   Web app to desktop app in minutes

   2023 · todesktop.com · its alternatives →

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   NoCode Chrome Extensions Builder▲149

   Turn any web app into a Chrome extension

   2021 · nocodeextensions.com · its alternatives →

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   Chrome App and Extension Creator▲88

   Create chrome apps easily without needing to type any code

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Builder Book▲130

   Learn how to build a full stack JS web app from scratch

   2018 · builderbook.org · its alternatives →

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   Plasmo – a framework for building modern Chrome extensions▲132

   Hey HN, we're excited to have people try out our framework! When we built out a Chrome extension earlier this year, we noticed that the config was too imperative. You had to constantly tell Chrome via the manifest.json file where your files were, what your permissions should be, etc. So we thought it might be interesting to build a more declarative framework. When we built a proof of concept, we enjoyed working with it and decided to invest more time into making it usable and adding more features. We're still pretty early in building it out, and there's a bunch more we want to add, but this…

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Webflow App Gen▲376

   Build full-stack web apps natively in Webflow with AI

   Nov 2025 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Chrome Extension for Bubble▲143

    Build Google Chrome Extensions using your Bubble app

    2021 · bubble.io · its alternatives →

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    Write Chrome Extensions in Go▲72

    GopherJS Bindings for Chrome. Contribute to fabioberger/chrome development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    AppMaster.io▲383

    No-code app builder with code generation & export

    2022 · appmaster.io · its alternatives →

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    Create Chrome Extensions for internal use▲47

    Develop, preview, and ship browser extensions for every browser.

    2021 · extension.dev · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Chrome Extension CLI▲224

    The CLI for your next Chrome extension 🚀

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15CI
    Create instantly shareable native app with a single JSON markup▲165

    2016 · jasonclient.org · its alternatives →

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    AI Chrome Extension Builder▲239

    Hey HN, I'm David, one of the creators of Shipper. My brother and I made this tool that builds full-stack software from a few prompts, so it's like talking to ChatGPT. Its purpose is to help you go from idea to product without starting from scratch. There are other no-code builders out there but they either require a technical background or become unreliable for long term projects (e.g. they lose context and break your project). Shipper writes code for you and asks for technical knowledge only if you're comfortable with it. Technical details: I think you could also call it a vibe coding tool…

    Jan 2026 · app.shipper.now · its alternatives →

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    Swizzle▲271

    Build apps in your browser with natural language

    2024 · getluckycard.com · its alternatives →

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    Skaffolder 2.0▲162

    Create web applications in a few clicks 💻

    2019 · skaffolder.com · its alternatives →

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    Chrome Developer Tool▲107

    Develop and Debug Chrome Apps & Extensions. By Google

    2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20WV
    WrapAPI v2 – Build APIs, scrapers, bots on any website▲166

    Build an API on top of any existing website or find an API for a site that you need

    2017 · wrapapi.com · its alternatives →

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    JSON Hero Chrome extension▲109

    A beautiful JSON explorer packed with features

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CE
    Chrome Extension Starter Kit and eBook▲85

    2020 · chromeextensionkit.com · its alternatives →

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    WAHA API▲104

    Generate android app by website URL in a few minutes

    2022 · rapidapi.com · its alternatives →

24. 24BR
    Build, run and share React Native apps in your browser▲124

    2015 · rnplay.org · its alternatives →

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