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24 alternatives to Hypsum

The <HackerYou> themed placeholder text generator

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hypsum launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Character Generator▲145

   Create your unique character

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slate▲167

   A simple animated text meme generator

   2015 · bitshadow.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TextCraft▲66

   Slack as old-school MUD client

   2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Random User Generator▲110

   Like Lorem Ipsum, but for people.

   2014 · randomuser.me · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hacker News Search▲92

   a faster hnsearch

   2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Atom▲145

   A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

   2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

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   Katamari Hack▲100

   A "bookmarklet" that turns any page into Katamari Damacy

   2015 · kathack.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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    Glorium▲83

    A contextual filler text generator for Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hiro▲71

    Scrappy Notes with Friends (with semantic search)

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hello Tech Pros: Hacking for Fun and Proft▲66

    But mostly for fun

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Reddit Ipsum▲71

    Reddit-inspired lorem ipsum filler text generator

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Codecrap▲93

    Where developers go to laugh and cry

    2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shitty User Names▲101

    Generate crude and unusual usernames

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Endless Icons▲201

    A collection of free flat icons and creative stuff

    2014 · endlessicons.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sweet Themes▲99

    Color Themes for Slack

    2015 · sweetthemesaremadeofthe.se · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Upside Down Text Generator▲85

    ɹoʇɐlnɯᴉs ƃuᴉpɐǝɹ ʇɐq ɐ sǝʞoɯs ʎloɥ

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Technology Bullshit Generator▲138

    Create fancy tech jargon in seconds

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    hackster.io▲77

    Where hardware hackers and makers share their projects

    2014 · hackster.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Cleaver▲71

    30-second slideshows for hackers

    2014 · jdan.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Glyphter▲66

    The SVG Font Machine

    2014 · glyphter.com · 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 →