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. JQAPI – Alternative jQuery Documentation Browser (V3, Based on Astro) launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   NotebookJS▲109

   Scientific computation for JavaScript

   2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

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   Jqview, a simple native GUI for inspecting JSON with jq▲208

   simplest possible native GUI for inspecting JSON objects with jq - fiatjaf/jqview

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   SHAXPIR 2.0▲77

   A modern cloud workspace for fiction writing & worldbuilding

   2016 · shaxpir.com · its alternatives →

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   AniJS▲87

   UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

   2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Tiny jQuery alternative with inline Locality of Behavior▲30

   🗿 Mini jQuery alternative. Dependency-free animations. Locality of Behavior. Use one element or arrays transparently. Pairs with htmx. Vanilla querySelector() but better! - gnat/surreal

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   TwentyTwenty▲93

   JQuery visual diff tool

   2015 · zurb.com · its alternatives →

8. 8JA
   Jhall – A JavaScript Alternative to Dhall▲5

   2020 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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   Reactive - 14: Wizards Of The Browser▲55

   Node packages, CSS Wizardry, RxJS Observables & Wombats

   2015 · its alternatives →

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    Cash – An absurdly small jQuery alternative for modern browsers▲9

    2014 · kenwheeler.github.io · its alternatives →

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    mixpanel JQL▲6

    JQL: A Query Language for Analytics

    2016 · mixpanel.com · its alternatives →

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    Monkberry▲6

    A JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

    2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

13. 13NS
    New Site Design for Ripe Apps (Lot's of jQuery goodies)▲5

    2012 · ripeapps.com · its alternatives →

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    Jalendar 2▲6

    jquery, plugin

    2017 · bqra.github.io · its alternatives →

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    JsDiff – Visually compare JavaScript libraries▲8

    2020 · jsdiff.dev · its alternatives →

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    An Interactive Jq Tutorial▲15

    Interactive jq tutorial: learn to filter and wrangle JSON files using a command-line interface in your browser.

    2021 · sandbox.bio · its alternatives →

17. 17HP
    hapi pal – an ecosystem of tools and best practices for hapijs▲5

    2018 · hapipal.com · its alternatives →

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    {jqi}▲4

    The almighty jq processor wrapped in a graphical UI

    2017 · n1r.tech · its alternatives →

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    NoobScroll▲8

    A simple scrolling library for jQuery

    2017 · noobscroll.js.org · its alternatives →

20. 20JA
    JSK – A community of experienced avid JavaScript programmers▲5

    2015 · javascriptkicks.com · its alternatives →

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    Fuse.js▲10

    A lightweight JavaScript fuzzy-search tool

    2016 · fusejs.io · its alternatives →

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    Graphene-JS – GraphQL framework for Javascript▲8

    Graphene framework for JS

    2017 · graphene-js.org · its alternatives →

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    displaCy.js▲13

    An open-source AI visualizer for the modern web

    2016 · demos.explosion.ai · its alternatives →

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    Hapi▲5

    A rich framework for building applications and services

    2016 · hapi.dev · its alternatives →

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