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. Grunt Livereload for ClojureScript launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Grunt▲124

   Automate just about developer task with a minimum of effort.

   2014 · gruntjs.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   CLJS Fiddle – ClojureScript▲82

   A private, browser-only ClojureScript playground powered by the self-hosted compiler.

   2016 · cljsfiddle.com · its alternatives →

3. 3JS
   Joyride: script VSCode like Emacs but using Clojure▲211

   Together with PEZ (Peter Strömberg) I made a VSCode extension that allows you to script VSCode using Clojure (interpreted CLJS). The repo: https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/joyride Introductory video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1oTf-1EchU See examples directory: https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/joyride/tree/master/ex... See animated gifs and news on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/vsjoyride?src=hashtag_click&f=li...

   2022 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Open sourcing a data flow engine for Clojure/Script▲116

   2019 · domino-clj.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pingy CLI▲140

   The simple frontend build tool. No config. No plugins

   2017 · pin.gy · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CoderPad▲77

   In-browser REPL and compiler for programmer interviews.

   2014 · coderpad.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bashnode▲125

   Build code-free custom CLIs

   2024 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MashuPack▲112

   Turn codebases into a clean file for Claude and ChatGPT

   May 2026 · mashupack.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   livereload▲5

   LiveReload plugin for VS Code

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Ghostwheel – easy spec, side effect detection and tracing for Clojure▲64

    Hassle-free inline clojure.spec with semi-automatic generative testing and side effect detection - gnl/ghostwheel

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11CP
    Clojure parser and core library in JavaScript, live on CodeCombat▲57

    2014 · vickychijwani.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    DevTerminal▲73

    A macOS terminal with a Run button that knows your project

    14d ago · devterminal.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Open-sourcing our large Clojure(Script) Re-frame/Hasura web app▲21

    SaaS buying and decision platform. Contribute to Vetd-Inc/vetd-app development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ClavaScript: a ClojureScript syntax to JavaScript compiler▲24

    Light-weight ClojureScript dialect. Contribute to squint-cljs/squint development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15LA
    Lightmod, an all-in-one tool for full stack Clojure▲7

    2017 · sekao.net · its alternatives →

16. 16CM
    Clojuredriven mid/enterprise CMS opens limited free beta▲8

    2019 · sabrecms.com · its alternatives →

17. 17RC
    run ClojureScript expressions in script tags▲13

    2021 · borkdude.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18SC
    Simple command-line utilities for Redis pubsub▲7

    2016 · ajguenther.com · its alternatives →

19. 19IC
    iOS ClojureScript REPL▲12

    2015 · blog.fikesfarm.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Replete 2.0▲14

    A ClojureScript REPL for iOS and Android

    2019 · replete-repl.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    A modular, durable web-crawler for Clojure▲29

    :racehorse:✈️ Pegasus is a scalable, modular, polite web-crawler for Clojure - shriphani/pegasus

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22MC
    Make CRUD apps in real-time with ClojureScript▲16

    A PII-safe service observability and management surface. Classpath-connected, no REST APIs.

    2018 · hyperfiddle.net · its alternatives →

23. 23HS
    Halcyon – System for installing Haskell apps▲6

    2015 · halcyon.sh · its alternatives →

24. 24AR
    An REPL oriented testing framework for Clojure(script)▲7

    2021 · fctorial.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 →