Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Homer
Store and share your dotfiles and homefiles.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Homer launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Homer▲193A app for everything in your home (receipts, manuals, etc)
2020 · homer.co · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, my name is Rahul Sarathy and I built Homer (https://usehomer.app), a tool to allow creators to build more interactive digital textbooks. Right now the software supports image based scrollytelling with a roadmap to add interactive components such as annotations, animations, backlinks, and more. You can check out a demo of an interactive history book here: https://usehomer.app/demo Here's another short example of how a personal finance related book could look like: https://usehomer.app/rahul/8 If you're interested in checking out the UI used…
2021 · usehomer.app · its alternatives →
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Homer, a text analyser in Python, can help make your text more clear, simple and useful for your readers. - wyounas/homer
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Firefiles▲253Get your own file-hosting service in minutes.
2022 · firefiles.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Shelf.so is for sale on Spaceship. Secure checkout and quick transfer. See all purchase options. No hidden fees.
2021 · shelf.so · its alternatives →
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Bring your dotfiles to remote machine via SSH. Contribute to FOBshippingpoint/shittp development by creating an account on GitHub.
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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We are rapidly approaching the beta release of Homerun Desktop and thought it would be a good time to solicit feedback before marketing to a wider audience. We are also looking for intrepid individuals interested in evaluating Homerun Desktop and providing feedback.
2025 · gethomerun.app · its alternatives →
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2018 · dotmesh.com · its alternatives →
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Your very own offline-first privacy-centric open-source data-center! https://homelabos.com/
2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I've spent the last few months building HomeSheet - The all in one tool to track your personal assets. I built HomeSheet to make organizing and documenting my belongings a breeze. I've always wanted to put together a home inventory to protect myself in the event of a disaster, but I never found a solution that I liked. Right now HomeSheet is in early access, and I'm still working on determining what additional features users would like. I'll be around in the comments if you have any feedback, questions, or just want to say hi!
2022 · homesheet.co · its alternatives →
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Pile Commander▲115Open-source file manager for creative people
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ArchiveBox▲121The open-source, self-hosted internet archiving solution
2019 · archivebox.io · its alternatives →
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Building rental units in homes, with no money down.
2019 · buildhomer.com · its alternatives →
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A general-purpose file explorer for (rooted) Android, with support for compressed archives, remote file servers, device-to-device file transfers, checksums, etc... - pgp/XFiles
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Mirror of https://gitlab.com/risserlabs/community/dotstow - clayrisser/dotstow
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Basefolder ▲128Use your home PC as your own personal cloud storage server.
2016 · basefolder.com · its alternatives →
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Move dotfiles to ~/.config/lnk, get symlinks back, use Git normally. Single binary, no config files, no fluff. Built because chezmoi was too complex and plain Git was too manual.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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