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. Gundo (my Vim undo tree visualizer) launched in 2010; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1S
   sidebranch▲102

   Easy git-based visual diffing

   Sep 2026 · sidebranch.dev · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Max▲107

   A visual programming language for media

   2017 · cycling74.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AV
   A visual disassembler for JVM based languages▲5

   2023 · cafebabe.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   layernote▲63

   Visual feedback on websites, Figma files, PDFs and images

   27d ago · layernote.io · its alternatives →

6. 6XR
   XMap – Replacing your walls of sticky notes▲5

   2015 · xmapit.com · its alternatives →

7. 7IM
   I made a visual UI creation tool.▲9

   2025 · uiblocks.xyz · its alternatives →

8. 8AS
   A scalable clipboard manager for Linux▲6

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

   2024 · alexsaveau.dev · its alternatives →

9. 9DP
   Dynamic Programming Visualizer▲5

   2015 · easyhard.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    80s style NeonGrid visualizer for my ~6 year on-going DJ/VJ tool[video]▲7

    2020 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

11. 11VI
    vim.ink – A vim color scheme designer built with React▲7

    2014 · vim.ink · its alternatives →

12. 12VA
    (vy) A nifty vim-like editor running on python3 now▲6

    https://github.com/iogf/vy

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Practical Vim▲6

    Edit Text at the Speed of Thought

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Codi.vim – An interactive coding scratchpad for interpreted languages▲8

    :notebook_with_decorative_cover: The interactive scratchpad for hackers. - metakirby5/codi.vim

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15OP
    Openbloc: playing with React, D3, SVG path animation and morphing▲8

    2017 · lab.openbloc.fr · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Collection of visualizations for IPython▲5

    2015 · nbviewer.ipython.org · its alternatives →

17. 17TO
    Textyle – Online Tilemap Editor (ReactJS, WebGL and Rust (WASM))▲6

    2020 · textyle.app · its alternatives →

18. 18DA
    Diffboard, a pastebin alternative with diffs▲5

    2012 · diffboard.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    picodom▲6

    1kb Virtual DOM builder and patch algorithm.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Shadergraph – Online Unity shader graph viewer▲7

    2020 · shadergraph.stelabouras.com · its alternatives →

21. 21OV
    Octree Visualization▲7

    2020 · nickyvanurk.com · its alternatives →

22. 22VS
    Videos showing the vim-like editor that's written in python▲5

    2017 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

23. 23FA
    FunkLang a new open-source visual front-end framework▲7

    2021 · funklang.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Adobe Shortcut Mapper▲7

    An interactive visualisation of Keyboard Shortcuts

    2015 · fastprint.co.uk · 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 →