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24 alternatives to I made a desktop dithering app

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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Backbeam▲93
Build web and mobile apps in half the time.
2014 · loryn.me · its alternatives →
2IB
I built a quick way to send links from desktop to mobile▲6
2020 · openthisurl.com · its alternatives →
3JC
JS Cloud/Web Desktop I made in my spare-time▲5
2013 · andersevenrud.github.com · its alternatives →
4MW
My weekend project - Etherpad + Repl.it▲9
2013 · replpad.com · its alternatives →
5WY
Web2Desk – Your favorite websites to desktop apps in one click▲8
2018 · desktop.appmaker.xyz · its alternatives →
6AU
Among Us Ejection Web▲5
A little web app I made for fun.
2022 · among-us-ejection.netlify.app · its alternatives →
7IM
I made a visual UI creation tool.▲9
2025 · uiblocks.xyz · its alternatives →
8IM
I made a browser TUI with its own layout engine▲6
Try it at: ssh krnl.duetbrowser.com No sign up, totally free - no download. Let me know what you think. Prior art exists (brow.sh) but I wasn't satisfied with their graphical take. I wanted the raw, old skool terminal days of the early internet - BBS, and old green phosphor library comptuers - but running the modern web, with all the bells and jingle jangle whistles (JavaScript, etc). No funding, no VC, just 100% raw terminal fun. Not sure how long the demo will last, but try it out.
Jul 2026 · its alternatives →
9IM
I made a tiny app generator for myself, maybe you will find it useful▲5
Hi, Sometimes I want to wrap an existing website into an Android app quickly so I made a service that does just that https://html2apk.com/ If you find it useful I'll be happy to hear about that, if you have any other comments/suggestions I'll be happy to hear about that too. 10x, Gilad
2019 · its alternatives →
10MP
My project Se.cret.ly --one-use short links for secret resources▲5
My first "real" web app! I appreciate any comments/suggestions.<p>Also I am available for hire. Contact me at www.sambolgert.com
2012 · se.cret.ly · its alternatives →
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I made a (self-hosted) Website Builder▲7
Hey Hacker News, I'm the maker of Kopage, a free & self-hosted Website Builder. While working on new, cool features (AI, of course), it would be great to hear some HN feedback :) Thanks, Simon
2024 · kopage.com · its alternatives →
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The Web Synthetizer from Space▲8
2017 · synthfrom.space · its alternatives →
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ExcaliHub▲9
Hello everyone, A couple of months ago I was introduced to Excalidraw and fell in love with it instantly. The only thing I didn't like was that I couldn't easily save my whiteboards and had to put everything in one whiteboard which started to lag my PC after a while. So I made ExcaliHub. It's exactly as it sounds: a hub for Excalidraw. It's free, open source, and I aim to keep it that way. Thanks in advance for any feedback!
2024 · excalihub.dev · its alternatives →
14MF
My first webapp, a simple, very simple notepad.▲6
2013 · dl.dropboxusercontent.com · its alternatives →
15IM
I made a link-in-bio for developers▲5
2025 · bug.to · its alternatives →
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I made a Chrome extension that writes docs by capturing your screen▲6
Would love to hear your feedback! It's 100% free. :-)
2024 · wizardshot.com · its alternatives →
17TI
Tapir.io CMS for Designers▲8
2014 · tapir.io · its alternatives →
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I Made a Chrome extension that's a clone of the iOS screentime feature▲5
tldr; improve productivity by tracking screentime & blocking sites that distract you would appreciate any feedback <3
2023 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
19MS
my side project inspired by HN post▲5
linkrdr (www.linkrdr.com), a personal link aggregator, was directly inspired by http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3555923 I read while browsing on HN. It's still a bit rough, but the concept is an interesting one and people have already shown interest. Let me know what you think. Also, if anyone knows a good UX designer, email me :)
2012 · its alternatives →
20IH
I hype drivingly recreated my website and it was awesome▲7
Hello HN, I had some christmas free time over the last two weeks (Merry Christmas btw ;-)) and used that time to completely recreate the website of my app[1]. I used all the fancy new tools. I didn't know some of them when I started. What was my goal? * Pretty website * Blazing fast * Mobile first * SSR * Webp support * Generally all the best website practices (high lighthouse score) What did I use? * Tailwindcss (https://tailwindcss.com/) * Tailwind Components (https://tailwindui.com/) * React (https://reactjs.org/) * ViteJs…
2021 · its alternatives →
21IM
I made a site and repo for sharing algorithm implementations▲6
2014 · dry-sea-7022.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
22MW
my weekend project, Gumb.io - a Gumroad Marketplace▲7
2012 · gumb.io · its alternatives →
23AS
A set of more desktop/mobile/touchscreen friendly web UI components▲5
http://az.ht/ui/build/curr/window.html http://az.ht/ui/build/curr/datatable.html http://az.ht/ui/build/curr/tabs.html http://az.ht/ui/build/curr/layout.html http://az.ht/ui/build/curr/accordion.html Github: https://github.com/elgs/azui I have been working on these web ui components in the past few months. Now they seem to start working. I was not a front end developer. The reason I was determined to write these components is…
2018 · its alternatives →
24IM
I made a product discovery platform▲5
2020 · prodafy.com · its alternatives →

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